REVIEW: Hooked on a Feline

 Hooked on a Feline
Author: Sofie Kelly

This is the 13th book in the Magical Cats Mystery series. I first started reading this series years ago when the first couple of books came out. Then life intervened and I didn't have much time to read. Life is calmer now, and I've learned that it's important to find time for things that make you happy. Reading moved up on my priority list! So, this year I backtracked and started reading this series again from the start. 

I've almost caught up to the author! :) 

A couple incredibly busy weeks at work caused me to not finish my library copy of this book before the due date...so at Chapter 6 I had to switch to an audio book through Hoopla to finish up. 

I enjoyed this story. This time, a local band comes back together to put on a reunion concert, but just days later one of them is dead. Librarian Kathleen Paulson, her two slightly magical kitty cats and her detective boyfriend Marcus....plus their circle of friends....are back on the case! 

The plot kept me engaged the entire time. There was plenty of suspects and amateur sleuthing. And, the cats, Owen and Hercules, helped solve the case as usual. 

The audio book (Tantor Media, 2021, Narrator Cassandra Campbell, 7 hours 21 minutes) was a great save when I had to return my book before I was done. In fact, when I came out of the library after returning my book, I sat in the parking lot for a minute and checked the book out on Hoopla using my phone. Modern libraries for the win! But....I didn't like the narrator. For me, the way she did the voices of the characters was odd and a bit annoying. Not my favorite narrator at all. But, I was determined to find out who the killer was, so kept listening. If this wasn't  one of my favorite series, I probably would have turned the book off and moved on to the next book.  

Great addition to this series!  I'm glad I'm finally getting to read all of these books. I will be sad when I close the cover on book 16 and realize I'm waiting on the author to publish a new story before I can continue. Or, that book 16 might be the end of the series. I will just savor the next 3 books in the series and hope that there will be more!