Wednesday Night Witches

by Lee Nichols

Book Overview

On the outs with her live-in boyfriend, Eve Crenshaw flees Manhattan for a different kind of island life off the coast of Maine. With the help of her college roommate, Natasha, and her friend Kim, she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373895542
• ISBN13: 9780373895540
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Enchanting Reviews: Wednesday Night Witches

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES LEE NICHOLS Rating: 4 Enchantments Following a day that sees her dressed like the poster girl for The Scarlet Letter and the realization her boyfriend may not be the perfect man for her, Eve Crenshaw hops into a cab, deciding to leave Manhattan behind - at least temporarily - and head to Broome Isle, home of her best friend. But her temporary stay in Broome Isle suddenly offers her a chance to make it a permanent one when she's offered a job as a real teacher as opposed to the role of teacher's assistant she had back in Manhattan. And when the opportunity to move out of her best friend's cold barn loft and into a cute little cottage of her own, Broome Isle may not be as bad as originally thought -- especially when after a night of drinking with her two best friends, all those crazy wishes they made are starting to come true. And none of them can remember what happened after they opened the mysterious bottle. I really liked this book. It took awhile to get used to the first person point of view with Eve and third person with Kim and Natasha but after a few chapters, it seemed natural and really fit the story. Loved the slight paranormal bent, though it could have been used a little more throughout the book. All in all, WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES is a great entertaining read by Ms. Nichols. Lisa Enchanting Review

Luvved this book

Maybe it's because one of the main characters in this book came looking to rent the bottom half of my house here in Maine recently (she's the basis, at least, for one of the main characters). Or maybe it's because I taught elementary school for a few years, and another of the main characters is the funniest kindergarten teacher I've ever had the pleasure of meeting up with in a novel. Or maybe this is just a darn good book. All I know is, I loved it. Luanne, the woman who came to look at the bottom half of my house grew up on an island off the coast of Maine (which is where this novel takes place). A couple of centuries ago, her great, great, great etc. grandmother was hung there as a witch. Luanne edits for Lee Nichols, the book's author, and Lee decided to do a novel (this one) about Luanne's life -- and the life of her unlucky grandmother. I even keep thinking I'm going to read this book on tape and donate copies to my local library. I think the writing is great, and the humor was the gut-level kind that makes involuntary noises bubble out of your mouth when you least expect it. Another thing I really vibrated with was the way the author got the three main characters 'right.' One was a Maine native whose family had lived in the state for generations, the second was what Mainers call a 'summer person' (spent summers here and winters elsewhere), and the third was a New York City woman completely unschooled in the wily ways of the true Mainer. As someone who's lived in Maine for 25 years, it was really interesting to see how Lee painted the personality and character differences among the three women. The only reason I'm giving the book 4 stars instead of 5 is I I don't think Lee has the witchcraft part of it totally right. Although this might be unfair to her and her book both, since it's no fault of hers if she doesn't understand what many today consider "true" witchcraft (or wicca). Anyway, the evil power in the book emanates from deep inside the earth, and it is my understanding that most wiccans today believe that the earth is Mother Earth and actually the antithesis of evil. Anyway, small point, really, considering all that this book offers: LOL humor, `good' writing, great local color, and fantastically fun fantasy. On the other hand, if you're in the mood for some heavier stuff about female supernatural power, I'd recommend Switching to Goddess: Humanity's Ticket to the Future.

Cute, Original

Predominantly chick lit with a tiny bit of witchery thrown in, this story starts off following Eve, a Manhattan kindergarten teacher with a boyfriend so overwhelmingly obnoxious that you can't wait for her to shake him off and head to the backwoods of Maine to cry on the paint-spattered shoulder of her best friend, starving artist Natasha. Add to this Natasha's ex sister-in-law, Kim, who is still in love with her ex-husband and regretful that they allowed themselves to be torn apart over Kim's miscarriage, and you have a nice trinity of young, seemingly luckless gals who just need a little shove in the right direction, and maybe a little magic to boot. On a proverbial dark and stormy night, the girls gather at one of their homes to drown their sorrows and make tipsy wishes via a mysterious bottle of liquor from Kim's ancestral stores - those ancestors, of course, being witches. None of them remember a thing the next morning, but just put that down to it being one hell of a bottle of wine. Soon, however, their wishes begin to come true in ways they never imagined possible, yet naturally there's another side to the coin in that something malicious is growing and gaining strength deep in the roots of the island. It was narrated in a way I've seldom seen before, in that Eve's narration was all in the "I" first person and the others were traditional third person. I thought it was interesting the way these two styles were put together, being more accustomed to an author picking one method and sticking to it. It melded fairly seamlessly, I thought. This is very much a chick lit book and the occult aspect - which is what I got it for - is just a sidebar. Truthfully, had that element not been present I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the story at all because I don't care for chick lit as a general rule. There were also times I thought the author was trying a bit too hard to be clever and cute with her dialogue, and it's true that dialogue is the strong point here. It just glared at me here and there as a little too obvious. These are very minor flaws, though. It's a cute, well-written and well-paced book, a fast read, and very nicely and originally done. Recommended.

Entertaining and Full of Bewitching Excitement....

Pour yourself a pink cosmopolitan, and curl up with this fun combination of chick lit with a supernatural twist! Follow 3 friends as they each experience some crazy times. Eve is a Kindergarten teacher who has just moved to Broome Island, just off the coast of Maine, after an embarrassing break-up with her Lawyer boyfriend. Natasha is a struggling artist, searching for appreciation and acceptance of her art. Kim is a cook with a witchy heritage, and a troubled past. These three friends come together to share their misery, and toast to their friendship -- eventually becoming a tightly bonded group, they dubbed themselves the "Wednesday Night Witches" after they decide to meet for drinks every Wednesday night. However, trouble gets stirred up after these three "witches" find a mysterious bottle of liquour in the basment, and use it to toast each other and make a wish. When the wishes start coming true, the real fun begins... This book is just a lot of fun. I love all the magical and witchy aspects of it. It takes a traditional chick lit story, and turns it into something new and exciting. More and more we are seeing supernatural chick lit novels introduced into this particular genre, and most of them are really entertaining. "Wednesday Night Witches" is no exception. The characters are each unique and fun, and I think most people will be able to find something relatable about each of them, whether it's relating to Eve's romantic pursuits, and her desire to prove herself through her career -- or maybe relating to Natasha's frustration with her art, and her desire to be appreciated for her talents (in addition to finally attracting a man). Or, perhaps you will relate more to Kim, and her lonliness, and desire to overcome her past difficulties, and have a child of her very own. One of the things I liked about this book was that although (as usual with chick lit) a large emphasis is given to these women's romantic lives (all three want to find the man of their dreams, of course), they are also more indepth characters, and have other dreams, pursuits, and wishes that have nothing to do with snagging a man! Bottom line, this is an easy read, and a great book for a lazy afternoon.

After riding the subway, kindergarten teacher Eve Crenshaw has a hard time with her superior at the

After riding the subway, kindergarten teacher Eve Crenshaw has a hard time with her superior at the Open House and then with her boyfriend Gregory who insists her work is a glorified camp counselor. Having enough hits in one day, she immediately leaves New York City to spend time with her former college roommate Natasha Kent on Broome Isle off the Maine coast. While Eve moans over the loss of Gregory and more critical Starbucks, artist Natasha feels life is passing her by, but is unsure why she cares. Nat's friend Kim Gray mourns the death of her baby that also led to the demise of her marriage. This trio drinks together and jokingly dub themselves the WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES. However, during a stormy evening they find a bottle of liquor in Kim's cellar that enables them to make wishes. As the threesome find life improving with the granting of each wish, the rest of the islanders feel they are spiraling into hell as everything goes wrong. Soon the WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES will realize what they have brought forth that they must fix in order to save Broome Isle. This is an amusing paranormal romance as the three witches learn key lessons about life that for every positive action, there is a negative reaction, and the sum of friendships is stronger than the individual friends. The humorous story line twists and spins as wishes are made and granted until the witches especially Eve realizes they do not know jack about what they are doing. Lee Nichols provides After riding the subway, kindergarten teacher Eve Crenshaw has a hard time with her superior at the Open House and then with her boyfriend Gregory who insists her work is a glorified camp counselor. Having enough hits in one day, she immediately leaves New York City to spend time with her former college roommate Natasha Kent on Broome Isle off the Maine coast. While Eve moans over the loss of Gregory and more critical Starbucks, artist Natasha feels life is passing her by, but is unsure why she cares. Nat's friend Kim Gray mourns the death of her baby that also led to the demise of her marriage. This trio drinks together and jokingly dub themselves the WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES. However, during a stormy evening they find a bottle of liquor in Kim's cellar that enables them to make wishes. As the threesome find life improving with the granting of each wish, the rest of the islanders feel they are spiraling into hell as everything goes wrong. Soon the WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITCHES will realize what they have brought forth that they must fix in order to save Broome Isle. This is an amusing paranormal romance as the three witches learn key lessons about life that for every positive action, there is a negative reaction, and the sum of friendships is stronger than the individual friends. The humorous story line twists and spins as wishes are made and granted until the witches especially Eve realizes they do not know jack about what they are doing. Lee Nichols provides a fun lighthearted rom