About the Book:
When a bewitching spell goes wrong…
Almost thirty, almost divorced, and about to sell her last pair of Jimmy Choos to make rent, Sitara Singhal thinks she has hit rock bottom. And then she finds out her mother is coming to visit her in London. Which would have been lovely, except that her overbearing mother doesn't know she's getting divorced and Sitara would like to keep it that way until she's ready to tell her.
When her estranged husband, Blake, refuses to pretend they are still married, Sitara's best friend convinces her to cast a spell on him. But, can someone who doesn't believe in mumbo jumbo perform actual magic with a spell found in a spell book of questionable origin? As it turns out, she can. With disastrous results!
When the spell backfires and accidentally turns her psychic, Sitara sees her first ghost, and it is the last person she'd ever want to see - Blake's awful girlfriend, Shazia, who has just been killed. To make things worse, Sitara is the prime suspect in the murder.
Now, she's stuck with a vindictive ghost, a grieving ex, and the very bossy DI Richard Collins who is investigating the murder. Can Sitara find the real killer and prove her innocence?
To find out, read Death on the Doorstep , the first book in The Accidental Psychic series.
It is a funny, paranormal cozy mystery set in London.
My Thoughts:
Death on the Doorstep is a hilarious and quick read! Sitara accidentally finds out that she can see and talk to ghosts and this turns her world upside down. She is dealing with a divorce that she has hid from her parents for the moment and she doesn't get along with her soon to be ex-husband's girlfriend (it goes both ways with these two women!). So when Blake's girlfriend, Shazia, is found dead and Sitara is the main suspect, she has to work with Shazia to uncover the truth.
The best part of this story are the other 3 ghostly characters who Sitara meets. They are amazing and fun, making her journey of learning to be a psychic enjoyable in my opinion. I love her camaraderie with them and with her best friend Winnie. The entire story is fast-paced with a focus is on solving the murder and proving that Sitara is innocent. However, the author brings in smaller sequences that set the tone for upcoming books. The back-story is set and the characters are introduced. It is so easy to fall in love with them.
This book reminded me of reading Meg Cabot's paranormal series as well as books like Lockwood and Co. by Jonathan Stroud. There is friendship, budding romance, paranormal elements and enough light-heartedness to keep the readers hooked! I am definitely looking forwards to reading more about Sitara and her ghostly friends' adventures!
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