Review: Witch and Tell, Angela M Sanders (2025)

Angela M. Sanders truly shines in Witch and Tell, delivering the seventh installment of the Witch Way Librarian Mysteries with her signature wit, charm, and a delightful infusion of supernatural angst. This time around, our beloved apprentice witch and librarian, Josie Way, finds herself facing a unique trifecta of challenges: a boyfriend who's gone radio silent after she revealed her witchy truth, powers that are suddenly on the fritz, and the baffling case of a corpse that appears and promptly vanishes from the locked library atrium.

What makes this book such a compelling entry is how Sanders expertly weaves Josie’s personal, relatable struggles—the anxiety of a relationship in limbo and the frustration of feeling disconnected from her own abilities—into a high-stakes, twisty mystery. The bad energy gripping the town of Wilfred feels palpable, and the disruption of Josie's connection to her spellbound library books raises the investigative stakes higher than ever. Her reliance on her magical grandmother's lessons and the always-entertaining presence of her cat familiar, Rodney, add essential layers of humor and heart.

The mystery itself is wonderfully plotted, featuring a cast of shady suspects and the introduction of potential long-lost relatives that keeps the reader guessing until the final pages. Sanders maintains a perfect balance of cozy small-town ambiance and genuine intrigue, ensuring that the book is a compulsively readable escape. For fans of the series, this is a pitch-perfect continuation that deepens the world and promises exciting developments for Josie’s future. For newcomers, it serves as a great example of the series' winning formula, proving that even when magic fails, a determined librarian never does. Five stars for this enchanting adventure!

Carolina Dean 
Book Witch