Review: I love this series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
I love Mudbug and all of its characters. It is laugh out loud funny, the mysteries are great, and there is plenty of sizzle in the romance department. The premise of the story begins with Maryse whose husband left her just weeks after they got married. Maryse was left with debt from Hank's gambling problem she was unaware of and can't get a divorce without his signature on the papers. So the story starts out with the death of his mother who was the biggest witch-with a B-in Mudbug. There is not a lot of mourning going on by any of the townspeople. Unfortunately Helena (the mother-in-law) is murdered and because of this she is not able to "crossover" and is stuck until she finds out who killed her. Maryse is the only one who can see Helena, at first anyway and she doesn't even believe in ghosts. She is a scientist. So now that Helena is dead and needs Maryse's help her character mellows out a little from her previous self-I said a LITTLE. This makes her hilarious. She was also more complicated in life than most people saw and that comes out throughout this books as well. She was more thoughtful and giving, but still a witch (with a B). So Helena leaves some property to Maryse that is worth some money. Someone apparently does not want Maryse to have control of that property and is trying to kill her at every step of the way. She meets up with a hunky agent and the sparks fly. Maryse's character is very reserved-she was burned by Hank and having already been a bit of an introvert she has become more and more reclusive. So the attempts on her life make her think about her recent life choices and what she wants to happen with the hunky agent. Throw in the fact that he can actually see Helena and it makes for a hilarious story. Maryse has some sidekicks who help her as well. So after the first book where we are introduced to Maryse and Helena and all of Maryse's quirky friends then we get to know more about Maryse's friends-their back story and their chances for romance tangled up in mysteries that threaten their lives as well. Once you start reading these books, they are hard to put down. I found myself reading my kindle in bed at night and laughing out loud. I would have to read my husband scenes in the book just because I couldn't stop laughing and couldn't leave him out on a good laugh. I don't give five stars to many books. Usually 4 is my top rank on about anything. So a five star rating from me says a lot. Please read the whole series and ENJOY!