Christmas Witch List is the fourth book in this series featuring a magical family of witches living in the small town of Westwick. Cendrine is a non-practicing witch with lots of unused magical powers, her mother Ruby uses her powers for mostly kitchen magic, and her Aunts Amber and Pearl are powerful and skilled witch practitioners. The entire family is gathered together for their usual Christmas Eve celebration, but Pearl has shaken things up by inviting several unexpected guests. Cendrine has also invited her boyfriend Tyler, the sheriff of Westwick and Aunt Pearl’s archenemy. Two of the guests are Aunt Pearl’s star pupil at her magic academy and her boyfriend, and two others are Cendrine’s ex-fiance and his current girlfriend. Aunt Pearl’s current flame Earl dressed in Santa regalia is also attending. Talk about a recipe for disaster, and Aunt Pearl overreaches her goal of getting some excitement when one of the dinner guests drops dead of poisoning. Everybody starts pointing fingers at everybody else as the guilty party, but I was completely shocked by how everything came together in the end. If you enjoy a great whodunit with lots of delightful and funny character interactions and just a dash of the paranormal, this book and the entire series is an excellent option.
Petrea Burchard narrates all the books in this series, and she is truly the voice of Cendrine. I love how she portrays Aunt Pearl’s highly crotchety and confrontational personality, and her performance is absolutely flawless. I recommend anything that Colleen Cross writes and anything the Burchard narrates. Together, they make for great entertainment.
I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.