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Available
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Publication
Berkley (2008), Edition: 1st, 304 pages
Description
Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. Maggie Oâ??Neill reluctantly volunteers to care for her bedridden, oh-so-perfect sister, Mel, but strange spirits threaten to divert her attention. Then a friend of Melâ??s loses her husband to a dreadful fall, and the police call it an accidental death. Maggieâ??s not so sure, and sets her second sights on finding a first-degree
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LibraryThing member jjmachshev
Madelyn Alt's witchy mystery series is well worth the read. Her latest "No Rest for the Wiccan" catches readers up on the heroine Maggie's life and loves. Between being 'outed' by her sister after taking care of a slight 'entity' problem for her, being lambasted by both her mother and the local
I like Maggie and I'm personally rooting for luscious Marcus (big, bold, long-haired biker wiccan) to win the competition for Maggie's attention. So far there's no sex, but really well plotted mysteries are why I read Alt's books!!
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fire-and-brimstone preacher, getting tangled up in the latest murder in her small town, adopting a new kitten, and juggling the two men in her life...well Maggie's really hoping that surely things will have to slow down some.I like Maggie and I'm personally rooting for luscious Marcus (big, bold, long-haired biker wiccan) to win the competition for Maggie's attention. So far there's no sex, but really well plotted mysteries are why I read Alt's books!!
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LibraryThing member reannon
Fourth in Madelyn Alt's series about a woman in small town Indiana, who grew up steeped in Catholic guilt, but takes a job with a wiccan and finds to her surprise that it works for her and unleashes her talents as an empath. The character is a bit frustrating in that she won't let go enough of that
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past, and it makes her do dumb things.... I think I demand more of fictional characters than I demand of myself. ;-). Show Less
LibraryThing member Marlyn
Protagonist Maggie O'Neill has been drafted to help out her sister Mel, who is expecting her third child and has been put on strict bed rest by her physician. They've never been the best of friends, but suddenly Maggie finds her younger sister depending on her to help discover the origin of the
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weird occurrences in Mel's home. A quick, enjoyable read. Show Less
LibraryThing member IceQueenTN
Another tale involving Maggie O'Neill and the N.I.G.H.T.S. of Northeast Indiana. The owner of the local feedmill has been murdered and Maggie is trying to help her boyfriend, Tom, who is a cop, to figure out who doe it. Plus in the spare time she has, Maggie's playing ghostbuster at her bed-ridden
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LibraryThing member AFHeart
Delightful read, charming characters that grow with each book and an interesting mystery with subplots while romantic tension abounds. I find Ms. Alt's writing to be a wonderful diversion without the deep and depressing heaviness of suspense novels.
You will get ensnared by the main character and
For the fans of the series, this won't disappoint - but no solid resolution about the Tom versus Marcus issue, just some hints to keep you wanting the next installment. And, as always, a wonderful balanced presentation of the supernatural and psychic gifts as well as Wiccan beliefs. A sheer delight from beginning to end.
You will get ensnared by the main character and
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her dilemma of two men vying for her affections without seeming full of herself. She is a well written main character (flaws and all) that you can relate to - anybody who has ever struggled with a controlling/meddling mother will definitely understand her. You will find yourself giving her advise, as you read, about how to deal with her family - a sure sign you are caught in the web of the Bewitching Mysteries ! For the fans of the series, this won't disappoint - but no solid resolution about the Tom versus Marcus issue, just some hints to keep you wanting the next installment. And, as always, a wonderful balanced presentation of the supernatural and psychic gifts as well as Wiccan beliefs. A sheer delight from beginning to end.
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LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag
This time, Maggie is still working her job and building her spiritual skills. She is also helping out her snobby sister, Melanie, who is bed bound for the remainder of her pregnancy. Maggie really does not resent the task, she gets to spend time with her precious neices.. But the disquiet in the
This series is a lot of fun. I am glad I came back to it. Maggie and her wiccan friends are fun and friendly. Maggie has a great sense of humor. In typical chick lit fashion, her love life, such as it is, is in an uproar with two possible hunks. This series is light and fun.The paranormal parts are not over the top. Read in series.
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small town is increasing and this time Maggie's sister's house is invaded by spirits. Add to this an accidental death that might not be so accidental? Just another day in Maggie's life.This series is a lot of fun. I am glad I came back to it. Maggie and her wiccan friends are fun and friendly. Maggie has a great sense of humor. In typical chick lit fashion, her love life, such as it is, is in an uproar with two possible hunks. This series is light and fun.The paranormal parts are not over the top. Read in series.
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LibraryThing member dukefan86
The family/townie interaction is interesting here, but the romantic issues are irritating.
LibraryThing member JalenV
Because I read book 5, Where There's a Witch, before book 4 No Rest For the Wiccan, I know that quite a bit of what happens in this book sets up subplots for the next, including the romantic problems. Maggie O'Neill's younger sister, Melanie 'Have Gossip - Will Spill' Craven, is the one to set a
It seems a good bet that one or both of Maggie's nieces is a sensitive, too. I wonder if all three got it from Patty's mother, the late Grandma Cora.
Mel does something really foolish that makes her home less secure. One of Mel's friends is part of the book's mystery and Libby brings Maggie into it even more than a date with Deputy Tom Fielding already had. It wasn't difficult to figure out the killer, but I don't read this series for the murders.
The obnoxious Reverend Baxter Martin of the First Church of Evangelical Light makes an unwelcome appearance. (With all the enjoyable pop culture references sprinkled throughout the book, I wish Maggie were not too young to compare Martin with the first Reverend Trask of the original Dark Shadows soap opera. Alas, it doesn't seem likely that Maggie will ever deal with him as Barnabas Collins did with Trask or even as Judith Collins dealt with his descendant, the Reverend Gregory Trask. (If Baxter becomes the murder victim in a later book, I will be neither surprised nor sorry.)
I enjoyed the interaction between Maggie and her kith and kin more than the actual mystery, which is fine by me.
Fellow cat lovers, you will probably delight in the adorable stray black kitten introduced in this book. Also, the information about Scotland and white cats in chapter 9 was interesting.
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major subplot in book 5 rolling. Melanie is not like her sister. The only thing about Mel that I found at all likeable was her fierce and protective love toward her little daughters, Jenna and Courtney. Mel is six months pregnant and on enforced bed rest. Her mother's spoiled princess, Mel has been running Mrs. Patty O'Neill ragged. Patty ropes Maggie into caring for the kids after work until Greg Craven comes home. Greg is a very busy lawyer and he's been working longer hours lately. (If Mel treats her husband the way she treats her mother and sister, I don't blame him.)It seems a good bet that one or both of Maggie's nieces is a sensitive, too. I wonder if all three got it from Patty's mother, the late Grandma Cora.
Mel does something really foolish that makes her home less secure. One of Mel's friends is part of the book's mystery and Libby brings Maggie into it even more than a date with Deputy Tom Fielding already had. It wasn't difficult to figure out the killer, but I don't read this series for the murders.
The obnoxious Reverend Baxter Martin of the First Church of Evangelical Light makes an unwelcome appearance. (With all the enjoyable pop culture references sprinkled throughout the book, I wish Maggie were not too young to compare Martin with the first Reverend Trask of the original Dark Shadows soap opera. Alas, it doesn't seem likely that Maggie will ever deal with him as Barnabas Collins did with Trask or even as Judith Collins dealt with his descendant, the Reverend Gregory Trask. (If Baxter becomes the murder victim in a later book, I will be neither surprised nor sorry.)
I enjoyed the interaction between Maggie and her kith and kin more than the actual mystery, which is fine by me.
Fellow cat lovers, you will probably delight in the adorable stray black kitten introduced in this book. Also, the information about Scotland and white cats in chapter 9 was interesting.
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LibraryThing member anglophile65
I really enjoy this series. It transports me to a mindset that fills the cozy mystery need. The characters are enjoyable, not annoying and they continue to evolve. Will continue tonread the whole series. Not too many series i can say that about.
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
Crap, just total endless blathering..."yadda yadda yadda" crap.
This is it for the series......I guess I have no patience for stoopidity.
Ok, I bumped this up to a "2". reason being the 2nd 1/2 of the book had less personal narrative...still quite a bit of co-dependence, but that's when the action
I was still able to figure out "who done it" well before the final 1/4 of the book.
This is it for the series......I guess I have no patience for stoopidity.
Ok, I bumped this up to a "2". reason being the 2nd 1/2 of the book had less personal narrative...still quite a bit of co-dependence, but that's when the action
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began.I was still able to figure out "who done it" well before the final 1/4 of the book.
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LibraryThing member London_StJ
What started out as another cute read from Madelyn Alt quickly became boring rote conflicts and a highly undeveloped "mystery." Maggie O'Neill faces the same issues she's faced through all four novels - an overbearing mother, no backbone in her family, small town prejudices, a jerk of a
The mystery itself is more than just a subplot - it's relatively nonexistent, and is used only to gather Marcus, Tom, and Maggie in the same place. Oh, with a dangerous scene thrown in for good measure.
I'll continue the series for at least one more book - largely because I keep hoping Maggie will dump the bigot for the witch - but if the next book doesn't deliver some resolution on some level then I think I'll be done.
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half-boyfriend and a potentially hot boyfriend to be. Of course, like all of the previous novels, there is absolutely no resolution for any of these issues. Well, that's not entirely true - Maggie gets into a tiff with her mother over her job. And that's about it.The mystery itself is more than just a subplot - it's relatively nonexistent, and is used only to gather Marcus, Tom, and Maggie in the same place. Oh, with a dangerous scene thrown in for good measure.
I'll continue the series for at least one more book - largely because I keep hoping Maggie will dump the bigot for the witch - but if the next book doesn't deliver some resolution on some level then I think I'll be done.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008-11-04
Physical description
6.75 inches
ISBN
0425224562 / 9780425224564
Local notes
4th in the Bewitching Mysteries, featuring Maggie O'Neill: 1-The Trouble with Magic (2006), 2- A Charmed Death (2006) 3- Hex Marks the Spot (2007), 4- No Rest for the Wiccan (2008), 5- Where there's A Witch (2009), 6- A Witch in Time (2010), 7- Home for a Spell (2011), 8- In Charm's Way (2012)
Other editions
No Rest for the Wiccan (Bewitching Mysteries, No. 4) by Madelyn Alt (Paperback)