Bogs, Brews, and Banshees: A Skye O’Shea
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
by Rowan Dillon
This was a great, light read – just what I look for in a cozy
mystery.
Skye O’Shea is an American nurse having a hard time finding a
new position so when her gran sadly dies, and leaves her some property in
Ireland, Skye flies off to her grandmother’s home, nervous but ready to take on
a new adventure far away from her troubles. (Including the depressing failure
of her previous marriage and the interference of her ex-husband.)
Sadly, but fortuitously, she has inherited her gran’s pub and
guesthouse. Of course, there’s lots of work to be done, but before she can even
begin, a dead body appears in one of her outbuildings and strange things begin
to occur as Skye learns about her surroundings and the supernatural goings on.
Skye receives her grandmother’s car keys from the solicitor in
Dublin. “The back logo said Suzuki Splash. I’d never even heard of that model.
Perhaps it aspired to be a car someday. When it grew up.”
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and couldn’t wait to open it
each day to read a little more. I liked the aspect of learning how the magic in
this world works along with Skye as she is introduced to the strange happenings
and realizes that the stories her grandmother used to tell her were not so made
up.
Skye has always experienced the world a little differently.
“I’d always heard bits of music in my head. However, I’d also long since
learned not to mention it to anyone. Same with seeing colors on people. My
weird brain often played tricks on me.”
The characters speech patterns and descriptions of Ireland
transported me on a vacation to the Emerald Isle, along with the traditional
tales and folk lore described in the book. The cat in the book, Faelan, is a
bit unusual as well, which I enjoyed.
Of course, there is some unpleasantness, or it wouldn’t be a
murder mystery, but it’s in keeping with a cozy mystery.
There’s even a little spark of possible future romance. It
promises to be an enjoyable series with lots of potential for future
developments.
