I’m not sure how I found this series, but it is a super fun read. I do remember looking for cozy mystery-fantasy mixed genre, so it probably popped up in the search.
The basic overall plot is the main character, Eden Fury, returning to her home town of Chipping Cheddar to be an FBM (Federal Bureau of Magic) agent with her faithful hell hound Princess Buttercup. The only thing is she wants to be an FBI agent and she wants to stay as far away from her home as possible. She want to be human and leave her fury powers in Chipping Cheddar. But once home, the quiet cozy town that celebrates all things cheese doesn’t remain quiet for very long.
I fully enjoyed this series and am currently reading it for the second time. The main character is very likeable. There is a lot of subtle humor in the book centered around town’s dairy farming/cheese making history. The content is light and it is easy to get caught up in the story. And the romance is clean/sweet and slow-burn.
These cozy mysteries aren’t the typical someone is murdered and the main character, who is an amateur sleuth, figures it out with her friends and family. The unique twist is that the mysteries are always something related to magic or magical creatures and Eden who is very reluctant to ask her family for help or use her magical fury powers must do just that. She falls in love with a human and this mortifies her magical family who try to sabotage their romance.
The only downside to the series is I did find Eden’s family squabbles to be a bit much at times. The characters were very well developed and stayed true to who they were intended to be -evil witches. Eden, her mom, and her grandmother had a complicated relationship that on the one hand was very believable and poked at Eden’s character arc -her pride and righteous attitude. I can fully appreciate their place in the story, but wished some of the conflict had been toned down a little.
There are a lot of things in this book to keep the reader’s interest. And the series is complete with fourteen books! I don’t usually read such long series, but this one held my attention to the end. These books are available on Amazon, so check out the series and see if it’s right for you.
K. M. Wray 