Howdy Ya’all, Mountain Charm really struck a cord with me because it is set in the mountains of Tennessee. Living in Nashville myself, I have visited this area many times and there are few places on earth as beautiful as the Smoky Mountains. Angelina is a mountain witch in a long line of witches from her family tree. I was not aware that mountain witches were in a category of their own. Magic and spells plays only a minor role in the telling of this story. The spell Angelina casts on her thirteenth birthday is done to draw her true love to her. This is pretty much where the magic begins and ends for this witch. There is another talent or two that pops up here and there throughout the story but again, it is just not a big part of the story. Now that did not disappoint me in the least. Though I do like a good witchy book every now and then – the setting being my own backyard does not lend itself to the mystical notions of witches and such. For some reason I always want to place a good witch story either in a quaint coastal New England setting or an Ivy League university. Maybe them thar hills is crawlin’ with witches and such. Better keep my eye open the next time I do some hiking in the woods.
The rest of the story is endearing enough. It is a typical boy meets girl romance. Dylan Thomas travels from Nashville to the small mountain town of Maple Ridge on an assignment to write an article for a magazine. The article is about mountain witches of course. I did like the way Angelina met Dylan for the first time. Not a typical meeting to say the least.
Angelina is at first skeptical about the possibility that the spell from her 13th birthday would really work. Then when she sees it working in action she becomes concerned that this man who has entered her life is only there because of the spell. Dylan setting her mind at ease about this concern was perfectly romantic and convincing.
Now there are some romances novels I could recommend to my own mother with a clear conscience – not Fifty Shades of Grey, for example. And this book might be one I could recommend to her. There were some decent love scenes but nothing that caused me to get all hot and bothered. I would have liked a little more tempting and teasing and more drawn out southern lovin’. However, that might just not be where this author wanted to take her story. I wonder though, because she did not leave the hot and steamy out completely. I felt like the build up could have been better developed. You know what they say about bringing the reader right to the edge and then the delay… and another scene that gets you almost there but not quite all the way… before ahhhhhh FINALLY! Now that’s what I’m talking about! That is what was missing for me in this novel. It’s all about the build up baby!
The potential story between Angelina’s mother and a gentleman friend referred to a few times throughout the story would be one I’d like to read about. The hinting of a relationship between them and where that relationship could go and the “powers” her mother has would make for a good story indeed ya’all. Don't think I'm talking about a gray haired grannie witch here - mama is probably all of 45 years old seeing as Angelina is only 21. But that's another story for another day - if Sydney writes it.
I’d give this one a good solid 3 stars.
The rest of the story is endearing enough. It is a typical boy meets girl romance. Dylan Thomas travels from Nashville to the small mountain town of Maple Ridge on an assignment to write an article for a magazine. The article is about mountain witches of course. I did like the way Angelina met Dylan for the first time. Not a typical meeting to say the least.
Angelina is at first skeptical about the possibility that the spell from her 13th birthday would really work. Then when she sees it working in action she becomes concerned that this man who has entered her life is only there because of the spell. Dylan setting her mind at ease about this concern was perfectly romantic and convincing.
Now there are some romances novels I could recommend to my own mother with a clear conscience – not Fifty Shades of Grey, for example. And this book might be one I could recommend to her. There were some decent love scenes but nothing that caused me to get all hot and bothered. I would have liked a little more tempting and teasing and more drawn out southern lovin’. However, that might just not be where this author wanted to take her story. I wonder though, because she did not leave the hot and steamy out completely. I felt like the build up could have been better developed. You know what they say about bringing the reader right to the edge and then the delay… and another scene that gets you almost there but not quite all the way… before ahhhhhh FINALLY! Now that’s what I’m talking about! That is what was missing for me in this novel. It’s all about the build up baby!
The potential story between Angelina’s mother and a gentleman friend referred to a few times throughout the story would be one I’d like to read about. The hinting of a relationship between them and where that relationship could go and the “powers” her mother has would make for a good story indeed ya’all. Don't think I'm talking about a gray haired grannie witch here - mama is probably all of 45 years old seeing as Angelina is only 21. But that's another story for another day - if Sydney writes it.
I’d give this one a good solid 3 stars.
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