The Raven Spell
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- Author：Luanne G. Smith
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Summary
In Victorian England a witch and a detective are on the hunt for a serial killer in an enthralling novel of magic and murder by the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of The Vine Witch。
After a nearly fatal blow to the skull， traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London。 Among his effects: a bloodstained business card bearing the name of a master wizard and a curious pocket watch that doesn’t seem to tell time。 To retrieve his lost memories， Ian demands answers from Edwina and Mary Blackwood， sister witches with a murky past。 But as their secret is slowly unveiled， a dangerous mystery emerges on the darkened streets of London。
To help piece together Ian’s lost time， he and Edwina embark on a journey that will take them from the river foreshore to an East End music hall， and on to a safe house for witches in need of sanctuary from angry mortals。 The clues they find suggest a link between a series of gruesome murders， a missing person’s case， and a dreadful suspicion that threatens to tear apart the bonds of sisterhood。 As the investigation deepens， could Ian and Edwina be the next to die？
After a nearly fatal blow to the skull， traumatized private detective Ian Cameron is found dazed and confused on a muddy riverbank in Victorian London。 Among his effects: a bloodstained business card bearing the name of a master wizard and a curious pocket watch that doesn’t seem to tell time。 To retrieve his lost memories， Ian demands answers from Edwina and Mary Blackwood， sister witches with a murky past。 But as their secret is slowly unveiled， a dangerous mystery emerges on the darkened streets of London。
To help piece together Ian’s lost time， he and Edwina embark on a journey that will take them from the river foreshore to an East End music hall， and on to a safe house for witches in need of sanctuary from angry mortals。 The clues they find suggest a link between a series of gruesome murders， a missing person’s case， and a dreadful suspicion that threatens to tear apart the bonds of sisterhood。 As the investigation deepens， could Ian and Edwina be the next to die？
Reviews
Angela Edwards
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Interesting！Set in a time where the Victorian past and the start of a modern technological future overlap within a world of mortals， imps， and witches， this tale of two witch sisters， a witch detective with missing memories， and a killer on the loose quickly grabs your attention。 I immediately wanted book 2 of the series but will have to patiently wait until October 2022。 I will definitely continue this series about Edwina and Ian。
Laney
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Great！Need more！ Very exciting and will totally keep you guessing the whole way 。 I didnt see the ending coming at all！
Cherise Lear
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Well writtenGood book to the start of the series looking forward to the next one coming out in October 2022 thanks
mrs s r wolfe
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InterestingThis book started off slowly but was soon captivating me。 The twists along the way made it a good age turner。 Can't wait for the next book。 InterestingThis book started off slowly but was soon captivating me。 The twists along the way made it a good age turner。 Can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Julie Flanders
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I loved Smith’s Vine Witch series but I think this book is even better。 I loved the London setting and the mystery kept me guessing。 I’m excited to read more from this author and I’m hoping for more stories on the Raven Spell universe。
Anna Furtado
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Well written and magically interesting。 Quite a fascinating read。 This story kept me turning pages from beginning to end。
Ellie ↟
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A really enjoyable little book that delivers what it promises， a great book to devour over a weekend。
Ginny
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Historical fiction， witches， ghosts， surprises， London。 Interesting ride。 I liked Ian， though I was concerned at first that I wouldn't， and I liked Edwina。 There are some unanswered questions and a hmmmmm！ at the end， all leading to the next book。I appreciate historical fiction for many reasons， one of which is that I am reminded of how good we have it in our current world compared to most of history。 My thanks to Amazon First Reads through whom I was able to read this book for free！ Historical fiction， witches， ghosts， surprises， London。 Interesting ride。 I liked Ian， though I was concerned at first that I wouldn't， and I liked Edwina。 There are some unanswered questions and a hmmmmm！ at the end， all leading to the next book。I appreciate historical fiction for many reasons， one of which is that I am reminded of how good we have it in our current world compared to most of history。 My thanks to Amazon First Reads through whom I was able to read this book for free！ 。。。more
Becca
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I chose this as an Amazon Prime First Read。 Victorian London， a mystery， witches。 Yes please。 I did like this story。 And I will certainly check out the next one when it is released。 This series has great potential。 The ending of this first book was such that I want to read more。 There were a few things that bugged me。 The first was using the term mortals。 A lot。 In reference to anyone non-magical。 I mean， I get it， you can't use muggle。 And to make up your own word could potentially be silly。 Bu I chose this as an Amazon Prime First Read。 Victorian London， a mystery， witches。 Yes please。 I did like this story。 And I will certainly check out the next one when it is released。 This series has great potential。 The ending of this first book was such that I want to read more。 There were a few things that bugged me。 The first was using the term mortals。 A lot。 In reference to anyone non-magical。 I mean， I get it， you can't use muggle。 And to make up your own word could potentially be silly。 But， for some reason， I tripped over the word mortal。 It almost felt like a placeholder till a better word was found。It took another reviewer for me to realize the other thing that bugged me a bit。 The characters never developed in my mind。 I mean， yeah， they were there， but barely fleshed out。 Normally I have these really vivid images in my head of what characters look like。 But with this read they were there but more like shadows of characters if that makes any sense。 I don't need a lot of endless descriptions to flesh out characters but this story could use just a titch more。 And yeah， like a few others mentioned， it didn't feel all that British to me。 And at times， not Victorian either。 So a little more research， or assistance from those on the other side of the pond could easily make the second book a four/five star read。 。。。more
John Sullivan
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Now， this interesting thing about this book is， i never read this type of book。 Fantasy， fairies， Pixies， Hob Goblins， et。， just ain’t my thing。 So why read it？I find it hard to resist a free book and this， if my memory serves me correctly， was an Amazon start of the month book offer。I admit it took me away I’ll to acclimatise to this genre， but having persevered， began to enjoy it， bot least because of the the writing。 It is very well written with some adultly longish words that might make your Now， this interesting thing about this book is， i never read this type of book。 Fantasy， fairies， Pixies， Hob Goblins， et。， just ain’t my thing。 So why read it？I find it hard to resist a free book and this， if my memory serves me correctly， was an Amazon start of the month book offer。I admit it took me away I’ll to acclimatise to this genre， but having persevered， began to enjoy it， bot least because of the the writing。 It is very well written with some adultly longish words that might make your scurry to the dictionary。 I really did enjoy it！ There。 A confession and I’m not getting paid a penny。 Seriously， though， even though it really is to my kind of genre， it was worth a read and it became a page turner。 In fact， I enjoyed it so much， I ordered the sequel， but will have to wait unti October。 Back to my crime novels， then。 。。。more
seku
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a whole ass murder mystery WITH MAGIC so Ian is scottish i'm assuming based on the use of 'ken' and 'dinna' and 'canna' but if you're gonna include a scots accent ya need to go the whole nine yards because i would be reading in a regular ol british accent then be hit with a DINNA and have to switch the voice in my head right there in the middle of the sentence and it would throw me offbut thats maybe just a me problem a whole ass murder mystery WITH MAGIC so Ian is scottish i'm assuming based on the use of 'ken' and 'dinna' and 'canna' but if you're gonna include a scots accent ya need to go the whole nine yards because i would be reading in a regular ol british accent then be hit with a DINNA and have to switch the voice in my head right there in the middle of the sentence and it would throw me offbut thats maybe just a me problem 。。。more
Carole
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A good reaEnjoyable， finished it in one evening。 One can hope that the essence of our memories somehow live on。 Highly recommend
Sharon
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Vert intriguing I totally enjoyed the story。 Quiet original and not like so many common tales of witches and majic。 The characters were well developed and easy to relate to。
CrisDee Plambeck
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Wonderfully Written StoryThis is the 4th Luanne G。 Smith book I’ve read， and it doesn’t disappoint。 The Raven Spell is murder mystery wrapped in magic delivered through marvelous characters。 I can’t wait for the next book！
Carol Haddock
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Entertaining。Set in Victorian England， the story is of two witch sisters of old bloodlines and a private detective who needs their help。 Great original story with interesting twists and turns。 I usually do not read books about witches， however the description sounded interesting and I'm glad I read the book。 It's very entertaining。 Entertaining。Set in Victorian England， the story is of two witch sisters of old bloodlines and a private detective who needs their help。 Great original story with interesting twists and turns。 I usually do not read books about witches， however the description sounded interesting and I'm glad I read the book。 It's very entertaining。 。。。more
Sarah Bradbury
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I had no idea what to expect from this having never heard of the author before， and I wouldn't have chosen to read it had it not come to me via amazon's first reads and I was not really being taken by any of the others on offer。Loving a bit of all things witchety I figured I would either love， or hate this; I found myself doing neither and feel most indifferent about it。 It's set in what I assume to be London although don't hold me to that as it could equally be set in Boston or New York。 My rea I had no idea what to expect from this having never heard of the author before， and I wouldn't have chosen to read it had it not come to me via amazon's first reads and I was not really being taken by any of the others on offer。Loving a bit of all things witchety I figured I would either love， or hate this; I found myself doing neither and feel most indifferent about it。 It's set in what I assume to be London although don't hold me to that as it could equally be set in Boston or New York。 My reason for saying this is that a lot of the places described are easily identifiable as London， however a lot of the spelling and wording used is not English English。 It is american english。 Maybe that is down to the author being one nationality whilst trying to write a book set in another country， or due to the publishers， but I found it quite off-putting at times and detracted from the story somewhat。It shifts about a bit and whilst there is continuity as a whole， people （or creatures） will suddenly put in an appearance。 One minute the main male character， Ian， appears to be a mortal man， the next his 'Hob' appears out of nowhere， having never been mentioned or even alluded to in any way。 The little subplots running alongside the main story also tend to take away the focus。 I'm assuming the author was limited to the amount of pages allowed when writing so had to condense a lot of the story - at least that's how it felt to me whilst I was reading。 It's nice to read something with 2 main female characters， however， I'm sure either of them were really portrayed in a very positive light， both seemingly not really being able to function without a man。 On the whole it wasn't an unpleasant book to read and I did go to the very end。 I just feel had it not been quite so disjointed it would have been much more enjoyable， and the plot of the whole murder/mystery side of the story was easy enough to figure out before reaching the halfway point。 。。。more
Mimi
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Liked it。 This could be a great series。
Amy
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This was good。 It was a fantasy murder mystery。。。not my favorite genre。 It was a quick， fun r，ead but will I continue with the series。。。 probably not。 This was more of a 3。5 for me。
Maureen Sheppard
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Intriguing read！ Love the old gritty London setting， magical creatures， and unexpected twists！ Will look for more by this author！
Shannan
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WowOk there are parts that are quick and parts that are slow but that was one heck of a read。 The last ten percent had more action and twists than the first ninety。 And it ends in a way that ties up the story yet leaves me wanting to know what's next。 Definitely reminds me of a paranormal tinted alternative history type book。 In that there's pieces of London history I'm quite familiar with yet a whole other world rubbed up beside it。 I'm intrigued to see what comes next WowOk there are parts that are quick and parts that are slow but that was one heck of a read。 The last ten percent had more action and twists than the first ninety。 And it ends in a way that ties up the story yet leaves me wanting to know what's next。 Definitely reminds me of a paranormal tinted alternative history type book。 In that there's pieces of London history I'm quite familiar with yet a whole other world rubbed up beside it。 I'm intrigued to see what comes next 。。。more
Olivia Swenson
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In some places i felt like the same point was being belabored， but I loved the relationship between Edwina and Ian。 My favorite is when one party starts out uninterested and by the end they see the other person in a totally different light， even though that person hasn't changed that much--it's all in the eye of the beholder。 The magic system was a little soft for me。 I loved how Smith painted London。 The ending was surprising。 Recommend！ In some places i felt like the same point was being belabored， but I loved the relationship between Edwina and Ian。 My favorite is when one party starts out uninterested and by the end they see the other person in a totally different light， even though that person hasn't changed that much--it's all in the eye of the beholder。 The magic system was a little soft for me。 I loved how Smith painted London。 The ending was surprising。 Recommend！ 。。。more
Jane
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Great read。 Twist was done so well and you get drawn right into the story。 Found it intriguing and so well written
Teresa
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Poor Ian loved HobNew to this author，saw this on first reads， I think this is the second series after the vine witch （going to read that next） but I think you can still read this series independent。I thought the beginning was confusing at first and getting close to not enjoying it but the mystery of George and routing for Ian to find him and get better himself plus the slow burn romance with Edwina。was what keeps me reading。this says book one so not sure where it's going next？ But will be intere Poor Ian loved HobNew to this author，saw this on first reads， I think this is the second series after the vine witch （going to read that next） but I think you can still read this series independent。I thought the beginning was confusing at first and getting close to not enjoying it but the mystery of George and routing for Ian to find him and get better himself plus the slow burn romance with Edwina。was what keeps me reading。this says book one so not sure where it's going next？ But will be interesting to see。 。。。more
Stacey Nadin
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Brilliant Loved it！ Couldn't put this book down， it was so different & refreshing， a must read for those who like me who love giving in to our imaginations 。 Brilliant Loved it！ Couldn't put this book down， it was so different & refreshing， a must read for those who like me who love giving in to our imaginations 。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Enchanting is an understatementI read about a book a week and normally I enjoy them at a leisurely pace in whatever free time my kids give me。 But this book had me addicted in a way I haven't felt about a book in quite a long time。 It truly just flowed so beautifully and I adored the early 1900's London atmosphere combined with the fantastical witches and hobgoblins and pixies and the like。 I wanted to cry when I came to the end knowing my time in that world was near close for now。 Needles to sa Enchanting is an understatementI read about a book a week and normally I enjoy them at a leisurely pace in whatever free time my kids give me。 But this book had me addicted in a way I haven't felt about a book in quite a long time。 It truly just flowed so beautifully and I adored the early 1900's London atmosphere combined with the fantastical witches and hobgoblins and pixies and the like。 I wanted to cry when I came to the end knowing my time in that world was near close for now。 Needles to say， I'm very much looking forward to the next book in the series and seeing what Edwina and Ian are up to。 Please don't make me wait very long！ 。。。more
Kim Kaufman
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Amazing， amazing book。This book pulls you in right away。 It was a book that I could not put down until I finished it！
Megan Gregory
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witches and mysteryThis book was not only a great read about witches， but it was also mystery intertwined。 Two of my favorite genres。 The author does an amazing job of describing the characters and scenes that come to life in your head as if you’re watching a movie。 Can’t wait for the second book！
Ann Dudzinski
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The Blackwood sisters， Edwina and Mary， barely earn a living as second-hand merchants in Victorian London。 Left on their own after their parents left， they scour the shore of the Thames， searching for trinkets to sell。 One morning， they find a body and Mary takes his memories， turning them into a shining bauble to add to her collection。 The only problem is - the man isn’t dead。The sisters have moved from place to place， outcasts even among witches。 They’d hoped that London would offer them the a The Blackwood sisters， Edwina and Mary， barely earn a living as second-hand merchants in Victorian London。 Left on their own after their parents left， they scour the shore of the Thames， searching for trinkets to sell。 One morning， they find a body and Mary takes his memories， turning them into a shining bauble to add to her collection。 The only problem is - the man isn’t dead。The sisters have moved from place to place， outcasts even among witches。 They’d hoped that London would offer them the anonymity they sought， but when private investigator Ian Cameron arrives in their shop seeking his lost memories， their days in London are numbered。 Unless Edwina can help him solve the disappearance of a master wizard’s son。 Investigating the case leads them to a string of unsolved murders and possibly to secrets in Edwina’s own family she’d rather leave uncovered。I’d been waiting for this book to be published and was delighted when it showed up as a January Prime Read。 I jumped on it and pushed it to the top of my TBR pile and it didn’t disappoint。 I love Victorian fiction， possibly because I write it as well， and the historic details were spot on。 Add in a world of witches and wizards living alongside mundanes， and I happily binged the book。Although I had difficulty getting absorbed in the author’s previous trilogy， that wasn’t the case in this novel。 The mystery and action took off immediately and the pacing never flagged。 The two points of view （Ian and Edwina） worked well for me。 The romance tied into the arcs was believable， as well as Edwina’s blind spots。 I also appreciated the twist in the sister’s powers that wasn’t revealed until the last bit of the book。 All in all， Smith delivered a new magical world that I’m looking forward to reading more of。I did have one complaint about this novel that kept my rating down slightly。 While I went into this knowing there will be a sequel， my preference is to have most， if not all， of the loose ends tied up at the beginning of the first book。 Obviously， there needs to be a new conflict in the subsequent novels but I’m not a fan of sequel bait。 The hook for the next novel was so obvious that it left this one feeling unfinished。 Personally， I’d rather it be left a surprise。Regardless， this book checked all of my boxes - great voice， intriguing mystery， imaginative premise， and witches。 I rated this book 3。5 stars。 。。。more
Julia
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Great read！Enjoyed the writing style and thought there was just enough magic in this story， although more wouldn't have hurt。 Excited to read the next book in this series when it's released。 Great read！Enjoyed the writing style and thought there was just enough magic in this story， although more wouldn't have hurt。 Excited to read the next book in this series when it's released。 。。。more
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