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Flimflam Fairy: Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore #1 by Elizabeth Pantley
Flimflam Fairy: Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore #1
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
1st in New Series
Setting – Whisperglow Village
Publication date : August 27, 2026 (will be updated)
Print length : 275 pages
Digital
A fun cozy mystery adventure with an enchanted bookstore and a clever talking cat!
Best friends Willa and Lucy buy an enchanted bookstore full of charmed books. One wisp of magic later, they’re whisked inside a story, transformed into amateur sleuths, and joined by Banjo, a charming talking cat. There is no way out until the mystery is solved.
This adventure drops them in Whisperglow Village, a world of color, wonder, and fairies, where one of the most beloved residents in town has just been murdered, found clutching a cryptic note from a con man.
Villagers don’t lock their doors here. They never imagined this could happen, and they certainly never could have imagined whodunit.
Can Willa, Lucy, and Banjo unmask the killer, solve the case, and make it back to their own cozy bookstore before the story closes its final page?
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If you like the idea of an enchanted bookstore with charmed books, check out the companion series – The Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club: 11 book series available in eBook, paperback, audiobook, and Kindle Unlimited.
My Review of Flimflam Fairy
5 stars!
I was completely enchanted by Flimflam Fairy, the first book in the Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore series by Elizabeth Pantley, so much! This is a companion series to The Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club, but you can absolutely read this book without having read those books.
The main characters in this book are Willa and Lucy, retired best friends who decide that it’s time for an adventure. Throwing darts at a map seems as good a way as any to decide where their first trip should be. With both darts landing in the same spot, going there is a no-brainer. The magic begins when they step into a bookstore that happens to need a new owner, and it happens to come with a house perfect for two. It also comes with a talking cat named Banjo, though they’re definitely not his owners! When they buy the bookstore, they also become the new librarians who are whisked into a yet to be written cozy mystery! As they navigate the mystery, the book is “written.”
I loved Willa, Lucy, and Banjo! Having a smaller cast leads to a calmer yet just as charming cozy mystery. Though I love the characters in the companion series, they are definitely a more boisterous bunch! The author does a wonderful job of giving this series a completely different yet just as charming feel. The town the characters are swept into is called Whisperglow Village, and it is populated by fairies. Pantley brings the village and the fairies to life through her descriptive writing. She paints a picture with words and draws you right in.
The mystery is well-plotted, and I thought the pacing was just right. There are multiple suspects, and I was thrown off track several times. I had my suspicions close to the end and did guess correctly, but for most of the story, I wavered back and forth!
All in all, I thought that this was a charming cozy mystery with delightful characters, a lovely, whimsical setting, and an enchanting plot. I highly recommend it to cozy mystery readers who like their cozies with a little magic!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About Elizabeth Pantley
Elizabeth Pantley is a bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction books. She writes this new series and two well-loved cozy mystery series: The Magical Cozy Mystery Book Club, and the Destiny Falls Mystery and Magic series. She has also written the international bestselling No-Cry Solution parenting book series that is available in over twenty languages.
Elizabeth lives in the majestic Pacific Northwest and spends winters in the sunny desert of Arizona. While neither location is home to any paranormal beings (that she knows of) the vastly different, yet equally lovely locations are the inspiration for the settings in many of her books.
Author Links
Website – https://elizabethpantleyauthor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DestinyFallsMysteryandMagic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethpantley/
Goodreads: Elizabeth Pantley (Author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution) | Goodreads
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elizabeth-pantley
Purchase Link: Amazon
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1 Signed Copy of Flimflam Fairy: Magical Cozy Mystery Bookstore #1 by Elizabeth Pantley US Only
Flimflam Fairy TOUR PARTICIPANTS
September 15 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
September 15 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT
September 16 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
September 16 – Storybook Lady – REVIEW
September 16 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
September 17 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
September 18 – Romance Novel Giveaways – SPOTLIGHT
September 18 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
September 19 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
September 19 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
September 20 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
September 21 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
September 22 – Caboodle of Cozies – REVIEW
September 23 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
September 24 – @review_thick_and_thin – REVIEW
September 25 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
September 26 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
September 27 – Ruff Drafts -REVIEW
September 28 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – SPOTLIGHT
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