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Packing Serious Magical Mojo: Twisted Sister's Midlife Maelstrom (Midlife Mysteries & Magic Book 13) Kindle Edition

by Brenda Trim (Author), Chris Cain (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 1,915 ratings

Book 13 of 50: Midlife Mysteries & Magic

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What happens when six middle-aged sisters with a party planning business buy a cursed plantation? Add one ghoul, the Queen of Voodoo, and a dash of unlocked dormant magic and find out!

When Dani convinces her five sisters to sink everything they have into purchasing a dilapidated old plantation, it seems like a great idea at the time. They need a site to expand their business, and none of them is a stranger to the occasional escapade. Little do they know buying Willowberry Plantation House will be the biggest adventure of their lives.

As New Orleans natives, the sisters aren't at all surprised to find a ghost haunting their new house. What they don't see coming is their discovery that the land was cursed by a wrathful witch centuries earlier. Then things get really strange when Phoebe pays them a visit, unlocking more than just the magic trapped in the earth as she removes the hex that plagued the plantation.

Can their business thrive with a ghoul on the grounds, an angry Voodoo Queen to appease, and a leaky roof to fix? As the sisters scramble to pull off their very first shifter mating ceremony, two things are certain: they won't make it without each other, and they've stumbled upon some incredible new powers they don't yet understand.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09NT9JCK1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DWA Concepts, LLC (February 6, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2416 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages

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Brenda is a USA Today bestselling author that loves everything fantasy and paranormal. She has written over one hundred books with plans for many more. Her series includes the best-selling Midlife Witchery, Mystical Midlife in Maine, Twisted Sisters' Midlife Maelstrom, Shrouded Nation, Dame of the Midnight Relics, the Dark Warrior Alliance, the Hollow Rock Shifters, and Bramble's Edge Academy.

Brenda creates worlds that feature dangerously handsome heroes and feisty heroines. With the help of popcorn and candy, she takes dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, and so much more and brings them to life. She lives in Texas with her husband and three kids, fueling her heart and life.

If she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, or knee-deep in projects with her husband and five sisters. She encourages readers to Dream Big. If your dreams don't terrify and electrify you, they aren't big enough!

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Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024

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A great way to start a new series with the Twisted Sisters. Each sister with their own personalities and commitment to each other makes this a captivating story. Can't wait to go on another adventure with them. Don't miss out on this great series.

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FangFreakinTastic Melanie

Fun but has problems.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022

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This is an easy-to-read book and a nice start to the series. I like the storyline and the characters. But, there are some problems. If you can overlook the problems, you’ll enjoy the story, but go into it knowing what to expect.

The sisters are super close. Which is cool. That’s great that they have such a tight bond. The problem isn’t with the sisters themselves, but with how confusing the author has made it to identify them. She repeatedly uses their full names while introducing them (there’s 6 of them!) which would be great if they went by those names, but they don’t. They go by nicknames. And every one of their names starts with a D. I’m pretty sure I have no idea which sister actually does what and I’m on book 4. The perspectives switch between the sisters for every chapter, so that doesn’t make things less confusing. I felt like I needed a help guide. Which, I did find at the back of the book, but it was just as confusing and included characters we hadn’t been introduced to yet. And it was at the end! I didn’t find it until I finished the book, so it wasn’t helpful at all. Essentially, they all blended together.

I like the variety of powers the sisters ended up with and that they’re learning more all the time. I also liked the idea of how they got them. What I didn’t like was how the one sister kept talking about needing a “tall boy,” and they didn’t clarify that she meant a Pepsi until much later. I’ve only ever heard beer as being referred to as a tall boy. It seemed like she was drinking a lot and in the morning. Now it’s just annoying.

While I appreciate having older main characters (as an older main character, myself), the constant references to needing to pee got old. If someone is peeing like that, they should probably see the doctor, bc that sounds more like an actual medical condition, not just age. And since one sister is a nurse, she should probably have told her sister that.

As much as I’m complaining, I enjoyed the story itself. If you can get past the problems, you might like the story too. Best not to take it too seriously, though. I gave it 4 stars bc I really like the story, but it was really more of a 3.5 to me. I’m also pretty easily entertained.

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Jessica

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

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This was perfect! Too many of the PWF books only have 2 chapters before everything goes crazy and it feels like you're on a sprint. I like how you have some adventure, but it's spread out. It feels more normal. It's also not depressing or too dark. I can't wait to read the next one!

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Laure Eccleston

Who knew midlife could be so exciting.

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022

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When the Smith sisters bought the old plantation they had no idea how much their lives would change. I loved this book and these characters. They are all such fun, and their witty interactions are pretty realistic. They can also be funny, and at times a little snarky, and that is just the sisters. All of the characters are well written, and utterly fascinating, so I was engrossed in their story from the first page to the last. Needless to say I loved this book. Magic, shifters, witches, voodoo queens, and a unique plot with plenty of twists make this a must read in my opinion.

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Jane Van Horn

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023

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This is a very interesting series. I love all of the sisters and them coming into their powers. And what about those shifters.

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Gary Mattingly

Very enjoyable reading.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024

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The book was entertaining and kept me reading. Interesting story. I look forward to the next in the series. Good descriptions and interesting characters.

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Patty Jo Sheldon

The sestras do not disappoint

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2023

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Enjoy how some families relate, Love the sister verbal interplay. Good story telling. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

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Quick Summer Read

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022

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OK the good first. This is a quick easy read. The plot is alright. Nothing amazing but not stupid beyond relief. And I applaud the author for the use of Aidonious, son of Hades.

Now the bad. First, at one point, the author uses the term "mixed breed" to describe the ghost of a slave girl. That is just absolutely offensive and SOMEONE in the developing, writing, editing, publishing of this book should have caught it. Mixed breeds are dogs not people.

Second, the author rotates the narrator between two of the sisters. There is really no reason to do this as they are always together and observing/participating in the same stuff. It is just confusing for the reader. And it leads to mistakes by the author in continuity, etc. For example, the author first writes that one sister has a need for soda and the other for energy drinks, but not two sentences later has it flipped the other way. These are amateur mistakes that would be eliminated by keeping the narration the same throughout the book.

Third, the author spends a good half the book constantly identifying each sister by name. Except that the sisters are identified by their nicknames or their full names arbitrarily and the reader is left trying to connect the two. Trying to keep track of who is who is annoying. And then there are the "romantic" nicknames of Flower and Sunshine, etc. It is cutesy and annoying (remember the Seinfeld episode Poopsie). Every character, except Steve, is identified by multiple names. And when they are first introduced to Kaitlin, one sister immediately says "thank you Katy". Enough with it. Just pick a name for the character and stick with it.

Fourth, way too much time is spent on platitudes about the sisters being so close and how they are each so wonderful - honestly I just wanted to reach out and slap them. It is cloying and saccharine.

Fifth, while I applaud the author for creating "real middle aged women" as her main characters, it is so dwelled upon that it's annoying. The need to constantly pee, the having to change their pants (you know eliminating caffeine would help with that), etc.

Sixth, the sisters have no individuality. The author attempts to give them their own personalities, but it just doesn't work. They all become a big blob of sameness. The author really needs to learn how to develop characters.

Seventh, WAY too much focus is put on the looks of the men in the book (well, except the husbands). Seriously, after the third time we hear about how perfect Lucas and Noah are, it makes it extremely unbelievable that they would be attracted to these middle aged women who pee their pants constantly. And again, the men have no individual personalities (or looks) to be distinguishable from one another.

In the end, while the concept of six sisters isn't bad, I think the author would have done much better to have had fewer sisters so she could focus on character development more.

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A. Ruth

A Plantation Packed with Surprises

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2023

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What a great introduction to this series! Every chapter is filled with supernatural surprises as we meet the six twisted sisters. Definitely a page turner to keep you up at night.

Brook10033

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024

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Well I managed to read this in 1 go. It has lots to recommend it, budding romance, magic, dead to living, more magic good and bad, oh and how to renovate a house.

Pat

Simple writing

Reviewed in Australia on July 5, 2023

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I felt that this introduction to what looks to be a series could have been so much more. The writing and language seemed very simple and relatively unpolished. This book had a promising concept that didn't really progress.

Kindle Customer

Great story but a bit confusing

Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2022

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I loved this book (the overall story) but telling the story of two of the sisters at the same time without a big change of "voice" made it really difficult to both decipher between the two characters and to connect with any. I'm going to re-read to see if it's easier the second time around.

Sue-Dee Numb

An amazing treat

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2022

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We met the Twisted Sisters in Phoebe's adventures in "Saggy But Witty in Crescent City" and this book ties in beautifully with the adventure there.
The Twisted Sisters are 6 sisters who run a party planning business. They have purchased an old Plantation that requires some work, ok a lot of work, but the girls are sure they can do it and run it as a party.

There is a lot to find out about Willowberry Plantation House. What they didn't expect was a long ago curse, meaning no business can flourish on the plantation, given the sisters have all put everything they have on the line for the business, this could spell disaster! But add in Phoebe, some dormant magic in the girls blood, and boom mayhem begins, And I do mean mayhem, from a real life ghoul, to the ghosts of owners long past,

This is a really great entry into this series and I look forward to finding out what is going to happen, how their magic will flourish and of course the shifters don't hurt.

I don't imagine it is the last we have heard from Marie Laveau either!

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