Magic Uncorked - Annabel Chase

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Title: Magic Uncorked (Magic Cocktail Club #1)
Author: Annabel Chase
Genre: Paranormal, chick-lit
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 212
Date read: March, 2021

Witches are created, not born.

The only magic word Libbie Stark seems to know these days is 'ibuprofen' thanks to a headache-inducing job, two teenagers, one ex-husband, and a deadbeat boyfriend — until the death of a friend brings unexpected consequences. Libbie and the other members of her weekly cocktail club are shocked to discover that their eccentric friend was a witch and that they are the recipients of her magical assets.

Libbie would've preferred to inherit an island beach house, especially when her life starts to unravel. With the help of the other Dread Pirate Witches and a handsome lawyer with a head of hair that Fabio would envy, Libbie strives to understand her gift and dig herself out of the hole she's created, one cocktail at a time. The more her life changes, however, the more Libbie realizes that maybe the end of midlife as she knows it is exactly what she needs.


A delightful read - I finished it in one sitting and was utterly charmed. From a literary standpoint it was nothing special, and I could certainly see its flaws, but for me it was the right book at the right time, and came in very handy after a bit of a reading drought. Besides - a witch who does magic through cocktails? I am so there for it! Also, I do enjoy reading about people who figure out how to polish their spine.

The first in a series, but can very easily be read on its own, as it seems like each member of the Magic Cocktail Club has their own book.