Spells and Sandwiches by Kate Moseman | A Cozy Paranormal Witchy Book To Read This Fall

Hi Readers!!!!

Welcome to Quills and Pages. This is Quills and I am back with another amazing book; Spells and Sandwiches. This is the first book in the series of West Side Witches written by Kate Moseman. I got the audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This is a cozy witchy paranormal romance well this is mostly plot driven so we don't have much of a romance but it laid the foundation of a great romance coming in the next books. So, let's get to the review.

BLURB

Beneath the soul of a chef, lies the heart of a witch.

Zelda Hawkins came to Manhattan to make sandwiches, not spells—but when a mysterious vampire offers free rent on her family’s old restaurant in exchange for repairing a magical mirror, Zelda’s plans are flipped like a hot grilled cheese.

With the help of a ridiculous rescue poodle, a mind-reading fire witch, a smoldering ex-boyfriend, and a hot Brooklyn hipster helping with the renovation, Zelda must use the magic she inherited from her grandmother to enter a world of witches, vampires, and fae, where masks and mirrors are only the beginning… and the stakes are higher than New York prices.

GENRE
Cozy Paranormal

THEME AND TONE
Cozy and Comfortable

LANGUAGE AND WRITING STYLE
Easy to Listen to

CHARACTERS
Interesting Characters

TROPES

☙ Cozy Fantasy

☙ Witches and Paranormal Creatures

☙ Contemporary Setting

☙ Hidden Identities

☙ A Great Mission

☙ A mind reader side kick

☙ Cute build up attraction/tension between 3 characters

☙ Fun, Cute, Light cozy Read

MY REVIEW
The story starts with Zelda Hawkins (fist of all I love the name). I already liked the book just because the protagonist name is Zelda 🤌. Moving forward she is a 46 year old witch and she moves to NY to save her grandmother's sandwich shop. there she met with age old vampire who offers her life time lease on the former place of the shop in exchange to close a magical portal.

Zelda thinks about it and accepts the offer because she needed that place and money to run the business gain. Moving forward all hell break loose in the paranormal community. She moves out of ex boyfriend place to save him the trouble of paranormal and then she meet with another cute person who offers her a business deal to set up her shop in a program. These two men caught up in Zelda drama but later we find out they were already in the drama😅.

Anyway the story is filled with action packed scenes, secret missions, stupid villains, a mind reader side chick, a cute poodle, amazing jokes and dialogues and a simmering tension brewing between Zelda, her ex boyfriend (Daniel) and the handsome stranger (Barron).

On whole the book is perfect blend of everything, plot, story, character. A great cozy read for spooky season if you are not into reading horror books or you just want a break to lighten up the mood. it's a 5 star from me. Totally recommend it.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Plot: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Romance: ★★★★★ | 5 Star

Characters:★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star

Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Spice Level: No Spice

Book Cover:★★★★★| 5 Stars (perfection )

THE BEST PART
☙ Zelda and her bond with her poodle 😂

☙ The amazing reveal at the end
☙ Zelda and Bruce(brother) sibling banter was hilarious

☙ The plot and story was really great

ABOUT AUTHOR

Kate Moseman writes paranormal romance, cozy urban fantasy, and magical women’s fiction. She lives in central Florida and can frequently be found at local bookstores, when she’s not busy snuggling her beloved miniature poodle or fixing her espresso machine. You can contact the author through her website(link).