Reviewed by Jeanne
Librarian Josie Way is living the dream working in the Library of Congress until she overhears a conversation implicating a Congressman in graft. Whistleblowing being a dangerous business, she decides to flee D.C. and accepts a job in a rather remote town in Oregon, hoping to lie low for a while. Unfortunately, it seems that her new library haven is about to be torn down to make way for a resort. Part of the argument is that the library attracts undesirables. . . like the dead woman found nearby.
I had to suspend a lot of disbelief in this first in the Josie Way series, but that turned out to be okay, especially after Josie begins to manifest some supernatural powers when it comes to Readers Advisory. (Library lingo for recommending a book.) From then on, I bought into the premise with ease, mainly because I found the whole thing to be a lot of fun. I adored the idea of the books sending messages to her, grumbling or laughing amongst themselves, and the library as a whole welcoming her. So what if I had trouble with someone who was supposedly in hiding taking a job under her own name and social security number? I got talking books and a cat named Rodney. I was happy.
This book was a delight, and the ending had me looking forward to the next title. It wasn’t a cliff-hanger (for which I am grateful!) but it definitely teased interesting things to come. I am certainly going to read the next in the series (out now) and will look forward to the third title.
The books are:
Bait and Witch
Seven Year Witch
Witch and Famous (2022; now listed as Witch Way Librarian Mystery)
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