A Charming Crime [NOOK Book]

Wonderful Book!!

I loved this book..It's a fun,quirky,magical mystery and has a satisfying ending..Highly recommend it!!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

This is the first in the Charmed series, and it hooked me. June

This is the first in the Charmed series, and it hooked me. June is quirky and just real enough to make it easy to relate to her. I love her Ding Dong addiction. The supporting characters are great from the cranky nosey neighbor, to her handsome best friend. Love the twists and turns in this story as Junes life takes it's own twists and turns, from moving, to solving a murder that has her name written all over it. Thank goodness for her loyal cat Mr. Prince Charming who seems to be the only true friend she has left in her life. If you love magic, and mystery then you should love this book. Hats off to Tonya for a well told story.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I absolutely loved "A Charming Crime". This is definit

I absolutely loved "A Charming Crime". This is definitely a must read especially if you are a fan of cozy mysteries. Tonya Kappes has a way of taking you right into the life of June Heal and the magical world of Whispering Falls. It's a great book to kick back,grab a cup of coffee and get lost in. I couldn't put it down because I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. I can't wait to return to Whispering Falls with June,Mr.Prince Charming and all of the other fun characters when the next book in the series comes out. Hurry up August!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I can't put it down. Tonya continues to keep the reader wanting

I can't put it down. Tonya continues to keep the reader wanting to know more. A fun read for anytime, but can't wait to sip some tea or a diet coke by the pool and see what happens next in Whispering Falls.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A new magical world of spells, charms, and murder

A Charming Crime is a great mystery, a super fun book with characters that will have your heart, and is hard to put down until you have devoured the entire book. She is put into a world of the funniest characters. There is a talking crystal ball that had me cracking up with her snarky comments, plus Mr. Prince Charming (the white cat) is a bonus to the book. She had me smiling from page to page. Truly magical, fun, and I can't wait until the next on in the series! Warning - do not read the end first. It's a winner. Tonya Kappes has created a completely original world of potions, secrets, and murder that is sure to appeal to fans of HP Mallory and Rose Pressey.

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Great read

I loved this book! Ms Kappes has done it again. All her books are fun reads. Hurry and write the next one!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

My original intention for this series was to do one big review,

My original intention for this series was to do one big review, but the further I got into the series, it was clear that I was not going to be able to do this as Ms. Kappes defined each of these books with its own distinct storyline.

In A Charming Crime, June Heal, thanks to her mother's journal, develops and sells homeopathic cures at the local flea market. The business, known as A Dose of Darla, is a tradition that she learned from her mother. What she doesn't learn from her mom is a love of Ding Dongs. (Ummm...didn't Hostess just go out of business? This does not bode well for June!)

Now that her mom is gone, she's left with a house, a cat known as Mr. Prince Charming, a qrumpy neighbor named Mac McGurtle, and her best friend, Oscar Park, the local police officer. Little did she know, her life if about to change...and in a really big way.

When a mysterious woman drops by her house after a fire burns down her shed, she gets an offer that she can't refuse and heads towards Whispering Falls to check it out. Upon her arrival she meets a cast of characters that will eventually become her new family. Oscar joins her on this little adventure and becomes the new policeman for the charming little town.

June is not quite sure what to make of this whole thing and before she knows it, everything just seems to magically come together for her to move to this quirky tourist town. All seems to be going pretty well until she finds herself smack dab in the middle of a crime...where she's the primary suspect.

With this in mind, I'll leave the rest of the story for my readers to discover. For someone like myself who has a difficult time going outside her normal reading genres, A Charming Crime by Tonya Kappes is a fun read to get into. The story was not too overwhelmingly complicated and the characters were just quirky enough to keep me interested.

A few things to note: The overuse of the "Ding Dongs" theme (it does get a little old), June's unstoppable nature which makes her a very strong character in my eyes, and of course, the formatting and editing issues (which, by the way, I have yet to see any Kindle book escape from this problem). Overall, this story makes for a great weekend escape, especially if you have the opportunity to read the other books in the series.

This is the first book in the Magical Cures series by Tonya Kapp

This is the first book in the Magical Cures series by Tonya Kappes. It is the first book I have read written by Ms. Kappes and it sure won't be my last. I found the book humerus, fun, a bit campy and with just enough action to keep the story moving. We are introduced to June Heal, as the fire department has come to put out the fire that has destroyed her shed and workroom. See, June has taken over running her mother's homeopathic medicine stall at the local flea market, Doses by Darla. June has been experimenting with creating better tonics, even though she has had no formal training. She simply trusts her instincts as her mother has instructed her all her life. 

June has a best friend, Oscar who lives next door and has been her best friend since childhood. Oscar is now on the police force and works under his uncle, Jordan. After the destruction of her shed and workshop, Oscar convinces June that she should check out the town of Whispering Falls, a small village not far for their current hometown of Locust Grove. Oscar himself is taking over the job of Sheriff and thinks that June should relocate as well. June is unsure, but decides to head to the village with her cat, Mr. Prince Charming to check things out. What she finds throws her carefully ordered and mundane world into a tailspin.

The entire story is told from June's point of view. There are parts where I could really feel June's confusion with how things were working out and the new world she had found herself in. I am not sure that could believe how quickly June adjusted to her new life though. Maybe it was the almost hippie lifestyle that June was raised in, or maybe it is that she has always been just a step off of normal herself. 

As I stated earlier, this is a fun book, though a bit campy at times. But not every book needs to be or even should be a serious tomb to be painstakingly picked apart and debated over for every drop of nuance, real or imagined, that it may or may not hold. I am giving this book a solid 3 stars on Goodreads. It was a quick read, and just the right thing if you are looking for a few hours of distraction.

I just loved this book, if you love Cozy Mysteries you have to r

I just loved this book, if you love Cozy Mysteries you have to read this book and the other books by this Author. I love June's story and how she learns that she magical powers. I want to move to Whispering Falls, it sounds like such a wonderful magical place to live. I love Mr. Prince Charming the cat and the other people who live in this magical place. I read this book in one sitting and couldn't put it down until I finished reading it. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Tonya Kappes has done it again with this wonderful book!!!

Great Characters

I highly enjoy the quirky magical characters that this book offers. You find yourself, as is usually the case, rooting for Oscar and June to realize they like each other! :). June finds out that she is more than lucky in her potion making and starts a new life. I never saw the twist coming... must read!

Cute and entertaining

You will love this series. Keeps you guessing and the characters are fun and magical. Enjoy.

Disappointment

This was all over the place. No transitions from plot point to plot point.

Uncharming - Falls flat

I bought this for a light hearted read as break from heavy, dark books lately. Characters dull, typos abound, improper use of homonyms, and poor pacing kept irritating me. This could have been delightful. The real crime here is money taken from me to buy this drivel.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Never feed a cat chocolate it can kill them

Cute book but never give a cat or dog chocolate as the main character did....it is toxic to them. It can kill them in higher dosages.

I loved this book. It was a fun who done it. I was kept wonderi

I loved this book. It was a fun who done it. I was kept wondering to the end who was the evil doer. A little magic, a little mystery and a whole lot of fun. TONYA KAPPES has done it again! Can 't wait for the next one.

This book was so much fun to read. I can not wait for the next o

This book was so much fun to read. I can not wait for the next one. I started reading it 3 days ago and could not stand to put it down. I had to read it while walking the dog, trying to cook dinner, and my lunch break at work. I haven't had this much fun with a book since The Harry Potter series. Loved June Heal, but would like to see more of Constance. LOL Thanks Tonya Kappes. Please keep them coming.

A fast and charming read! I really enjoyed this mystery and the

A fast and charming read! I really enjoyed this mystery and the characters were delightful, especially Prince Charming! I loved the village of Whispering Falls & wished I could really visit such a quaint and magical place! I would of gave this four stars because the story was so much fun but there were some very noticeable grammatical errors that needed a little tweaking. All in all this book is a must read! My only real complaint is that it wasn't longer because I REALLY DO WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN STORE NEXT FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS OF WHISPERING FALLS! Great job Tonya!

A super cute and quick read

I blew through this book in a little over a day! Kept me guessing until the very end. I only with there was a bit more detail. Cannot wait for the next one!!

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