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Narrated by Hollie Jackson, 🎧︎Have Yourself A Merry Little Witness is the 2nd book in the cozy paranormal mystery series, Marshmallow Hollow. It’s one week since Halliday and Hobbs solved the murder of a developer, in Jingle All the Slay, only to face another where Halliday’s uncle got hurt.

I had a blast revisiting the town of Marshmallow Hallow and getting reacquainted with the characters. It was also a pleasure meeting Halliday’s drag queen uncle (Uncle Darling). His overdramatic personality brought humour to the story. However, Atticus Halliday’s familiar retains his spot as my favourite character in the series.

I enjoyed the mystery. Not only do we have a murder, the story also gave us a missing persons case. As Halliday and Hobbs dug, they discovered a connection between the murder and the case of missing persons. The fact I could not guess the identity of the murderer and the motive for the murder showed that the mystery was well done. It stunned me and the motive doubly shocking and a tad heartbreaking.

Halliday has finally trusted Hobbs with her secret in relation to her psychic and witch abilities. It made me happy to see her trusting him, which helped in the development of their romance. Her fear of his not understanding and thinking her a freak was all for naught. Despite Halliday’s many attempts to hide from the truth, she could not deny the chemistry she shared with Hobbs.

Hollie Jackson did a wonderful job with the narration, which came as no surprise. She has become the voice of the characters. She did a great job of bringing out each of the character’s personality. However, I thought it weird that her tone for Halliday remained the same even when it was stated she was ill.  

Overall, 🎧︎Have Yourself A Merry Little Witness proved to be a fun read featuring quirky characters. A great addition to the series. Looking forward to One Corpse Open Slay, which is the next book in the series.

This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading