I read this years ago, long before my vow to write something about every book I read; likely just after joining GoodReads back in the halcyon days when the site was actually fun, but I was still too nervous to write anything. I loved it, as is evident by the 5 star rating I gave it back then (and I'm keeping for posterity's sake). Sunday I was feeling slumpy and needed something easy, and since I've always wanted to go back and write something about all the early books, a re-read of this accomplished two goals.

3 sisters with powerful magic, hiding from the Aunt that killed their parents while stealing their powers. A fabulously evil Aunt determined to get the sisters to surrender their powers to her, who attempts to bribe them all by sending them their soul mates; or in one case, a reasonable facsimile thereof. A showdown in a small town whose residents are obviously deaf, dumb and blind in the extreme. Heaps of humor, sass, girl power and HEA's. An absolutely awesome, awesome cat name Pywackt.

I didn't expect it to stand up very well over time. I love a few of Crusie's non-paranormal titles to death, but she's not a consistent writer, her paranormal stuff tends to be over the top, and I remembered this being more romance than chick-lit (fine line, I know). But it did stand up rather well. It's not one of Crusie's best by a long shot - although it's really one 1/3 hers anyway, as she co-wrote it with 2 other authors: Eileen Dreyer and Anne Stuart, neither of whom I know anything about - but it's fun without being flaky or formulaic. The humor stands up, and there are a few sex scenes which I'd forgotten about that are far steamier than Crusie's other works (making me think that perhaps those scenes represent some of Dreyer and Stuart's contributions).

All in all still a great read when you're in the mood for a literary rom-com. ( )

I thought it was ok but honestly it would have been better as a trilogy. Where each sister had their own book with the third book being the big showdown between the sisters and their evil aunt. I would have liked to get to know the characters better. As it is the book was written as a full book with each author contributing something but it read like an anthology whereas each sister's love story was told very quickly making it feel rushed.

There were some humorous things in the book that I enjoyed a lot and one of the couples had some great banter between each other. One of the sisters is a meek woman afraid of her own shadow and within a few hours suddenly developed a backbone. It felt as if she was a completely different character than what we were introduced to. I did enjoy the pop culture sprinkled in the book which felt right with one of the sisters. That particular sister actually felt more fleshed out than the other two to me however I liked the connection between the meek sister and her love better than the other two.

Collaborations are becoming quite popular and I'm not sure it worked here. I couldn't really tell when one author ended and another one started which was good but once again I really felt this book would have been better to have each sister have their own book. ( )

There are many witch stories out there, but many of them, I'm sorry to say, do not have happy endings. This is a book with a happy ending, suitable for fans of Charmed and Bewitched. This is also a book I gave myself for my birthday; I've decided to only buy books that make me feel good and/or laugh in delight.

These women can construct a romcom to make anyone proud.

personal copy ( )

I found this book courtesy of my TITTM for PBT. This book follows the lives of 3 sisters; Dee, Lizzie, and Mare. However, these sisters aren't your typical sisters, they have been on the run from their Aunt Xan after she murdered their parents 13 years ago, not to mention they are psychokinesists. They each have individual powers but when brought together can be dangerous.

I overall thought this was a rather enjoyable book. I liked it because of the topic but it was overall easy to read. ( )

Dee, Mare, & Lizzie live in a small town and are trying to be as "normal" as possible. Their parents died at the hands of their Aunt Xan(trippe) when the two latter sisters were young...so they have run away & changed their names. All three have magical powers: Dee shapeshifts, Lizzie transmogrifies objects into bunnies & shoes, and Mare can move objects at will, but because they have had no formal teaching their powers tend to be just a tad out of control.....

Enter Crash, Danny, Elrich, & Jude their Soul Mates......unfortunately they were summoned by Xan....who is no less than unmitigated badness in form of a very seductive older woman.....

This book was well written, suspenseful, humorous & it held my interest. But then I happen to like Jennifer Crusie, very much! ( )