REVIEW : Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller

Title : Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead

Author : Christiana Miller

Published May 1st 2011 by CreateSpace

Blurb from Goodreads :

A little magic can go a long way -- to really screwing up a girl's life!

 

Mara is having the worst month of her life. At least, that’s what her cards tell her and they’ve never been wrong. She's evicted from her apartment, loses her job and is banned from Beverly Hills. So when the tarot cards predict her imminent demise, she uses a little magic to make her world right.

 

Suddenly, an aunt she’s never met dies, leaving Mara as her sole heir. But when Mara moves into her inherited home, she discovers Aunt Tillie never moved out. She’s still one pissed-off old lady, even post-mortem, and she blames Mara’s magical meddling for her death.

 

When Mara accidentally releases a demon and awakens the spirit of the most powerful witch in history, Tillie’s ready to kill her -- literally. It’s the only way she can think of to save the girl from herself. The witch and the demon, however, have other plans for Mara’s body.

* Ebook courtesy of the author.

My Review:

With a title like Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead, the book ought to be an fun read. Turns out, this book was much more than just fun. It is a funny, entertaining, magical and scary tale about witches and a haunted cottage.

Mara's a witch with bad luck. She's unemployed and she's about to lose her apartment thanks to an anti-Wiccan landlord. With the help of magic and her best friend Gus, Mara tries to get her life on tracks. That's when she learns her Aunt Tillie died and left her all of her belongings including a cottage. Mara soon learns that her aunt still lurks around and she's not a happy camper! Using her magical skills, Mara calms down her dead aunt. Once the spirit of a very powerful witch is awaken and the family's haunted past is uncovered, Mara might wish she would've listened to her Aunt Tillie.

With all  her struggles, Mara needs the help of her gay best friend Gus to cheer her up. When the author first introduced Gus I knew I was going to like him. He is really funny. At times I found him a bit strange but he's still a lovable character. He's very loyal to Mara and will do anything to help her. He's the guy every girl wants to be best friends with.

Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead is the type of book you can read in one sitting. It's one of those hard-to-out-down books. With every page, the story gets better and better.

Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead is a must-read for paranormal lovers. Christiana Miller is an author to keep an eye on!
 
 

4 out of 5 stars!