Charms and Firearms by Trixie Silvertale

Mitzy is going on a trip with Rory Bombay. She's been warned against him but she's decided that she knows best. They are going just out of town to a ski hill that's seen better days and an owner who is a decided lush. Of course, it's Mitzy who discovers a body on the hill. She and Rory also do a quick search of the body (who, even in 2020 when this was written, doesn't know to leave a body where it is?). It's a photographer who has some incriminating evidence on an SD card that eventually makes its way to the police.

I'm going to read the next book in the series because I got a three-book file from Kindle Unlimited but I am really not liking Mitzy. I get that she's young but she is not listening to anyone in her life and is doing things that will actively get her potential love interest in trouble. 

Warning for racist stereotyping: thieving "gypsy"

Two stars

Finished March 17, 2020

Follows Sparks and Landmarks

Followed by Bars and Boxcars

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

Opinions are my own

Sparks and Landmarks by Trixie Silvertale

There's good news and bad news when Mitzi wakes up to a fire next door. The good news? She gets out with her life. On the other hand, somebody else didn't. It gets worse when she finds out it's the judge who sentenced her father to jail. Sure, the man has lots of enemies but Mitzi's father is nearby. And he has another connection to the building that makes it even more likely that he is the arsonist. 

It will be up to Mitzi and her ghostly grandmother to figure out what is actually going on.

We get some movement with all of the characters which is nice. 

Three stars

This book came out January 28, 2020

Follows Wings and Broken Things

Followed by Charms and Firearms

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

Opinions are my own

Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale

Sigh. I wasn't sure of this series but I've kept reading and I'll give it another shot but... Mitzy is an idiot. I'm not sure how she's actually solving these cases when she is an idiot. She literally pays off a character to suppress evidence. Really? And the author has many characters warning Mitzy away from Bombay and yet she still persists on the "well, he's always treated me okay" theory. This is not a valid theory if you have many different people telling you for different reasons. Yes, she's young but... ugh. I did round this up to three stars because it was an okay book outside of my disgust with the main character and I am going to give the next book a shot (mostly because I've already borrowed it so, what the heck) but this was really a two and a half star book for me. There are two mysteries -- a local thief and discovering who hit the local veterinarian -- but neither ends up being high stakes (or fairly clued) and the vet is ridiculously Pollyanna about the situation.

Three stars

This book came out December 13, 2019

Follows Tattoos and Clues

Followed by Sparks and Landmarks

Opinions are my own

Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale

Mitzy is just settling in to her new home town. And with the realization that she is seeing her grandmother's ghost. She's also dealing with the fact that her grandmother has no boundaries; or, at least, is giving Mitzy no boundaries. The woman (ghost woman?) can literally read Mitzy's thoughts. Which is not great at the best of times and is especially hard because Mitzy is dealing with a murder that hits close to home. She is walking Pye (her cat) on the beach when they come across a dead body. The man is not only Odell's (the man who runs the local diner) brother but he also had a daughter. Sort of like Mitzy being left orphaned. 

Odell asks Mitzy to look into the problem so she jumps into the fray. Like, she is put in some pretty severe danger in this book. Your general Mary Sue detective who doesn't turn over evidence to the police. 

The mystery is a little weak in this book though I did really enjoy the character development in this book as well as seeing Mitzy and her father's relationship growing. Mitzy seems to be gaining a LOT of powers. Like, a lot. I don't mind someone being powerful but she just keeps adding to her skill set and it's getting to be a lot. Will try the next book in the series but I'm hoping it levels out soon. 

Three and half stars

This book came out November 19th, 2019

Follows Fries and Alibis

Followed by Wings and Broken Things

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

Opinions are my own

Fries and Alibis by Trixie Silvertale

 Mitzi Moon is an orphan but one who just received an unexpected inheritance, a bookstore in a small town she's never heard of. This part of her family had never contacted her before but, what the heck, her life sort of sucks right now so why not get out? And she makes a super positive first impression in town... first the sheriff tries to roust her because he thinks she's a vagrant and then, when he trips, she falls on top of him. Plus there's a body that shows up behind her new building which turns out to have a mysterious connection to Mitzi and her grandmother's ghost... life gets weird fast.
Mitzi is somewhat brash, especially in her own head which we get to hear. The narrator really gets into this role adding a ton of sounds and energy that adds to this feeling about Mitzi. The story ended up being a little fractured but a fun story all the same. 

Three stars

Followed by Tattoos and Clues

This book came out July 30th, 2019

Borrowed as audiobook from RB Digital

Opinions are my own