Review: Hummingbird Moonrise

 

HUMMINGBIRD MOONRISE

By Sherri L. Dodd

Paranormal Thriller / Fantasy / Magical Realism / Witch-Lit

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Pages: 304

Publication Date: October 9, 2025

SYNOPSIS

The past two years have taken their toll on Arista Kelly. Once an eternal optimist, now she has faced the darkness and must recalibrate what true happiness means for her. Meanwhile, Shane, her ex-boyfriend, is pulling all the right moves to help keep her sane from her heightening paranoia. But it doesn't help that Iris, her Great Aunt Bethie's friend, has disappeared.

Still, one additional trial remains. While searching for Iris, Bethie and Arista stumble upon a grand revelation in the eccentric woman's home. With the discovery, they realize their run of chaos and loss of kin may have roots in a curse that dates back to the 1940s-the time when their family patriarch first built Arista's cottage in the redwoods and crafted his insightful Ouija table.

This pursuit will not follow their accustomed recipe of adrenalized action, but the high stakes remain. Will the mysterious slow burn of unfolding events finally level Arista's entire world or be fully extinguished, once and for all?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sherri L. Dodd was raised in southeast Texas. Walking barefoot most days and catching crawdads as they swam the creek beds, she had a love for all things free and natural. Her childhood ran rampant with talk of ghosts, demons, and backcountry folklore. This inspired her first story for sale, about a poisonous flower that shot toxins onto children as they smelled it. Her classmate bought it for all the change in his pocket. Shortly thereafter, her mother packed the two of them up and headed to the central coast of California. Since that time, she has worked corporate, married, raised two sons, and now writes full-time creating atmospheric paranormal fiction. Her debut novel – Murder Under Redwood Moon – shot straight to #1 on Amazon, holding firm as a Best Seller in the Occult Supernatural genre.

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Hummingbird Moonrise is the third and final book in the Murder, Tea & Crytals Trilogy by Sherri L Dodd. It is a paranormal mystery that is mainly set in the redwoods of California and it follows the journey of Arista Kelly and her great-aunt, Bethie. Arista is recovering from emotional trauma and trying to find some sort of balance after what happened in the previous books in the series. In Hummingbird Moonrise, Bethie’s friend, Iris, has disappeared. In looking for Iris, Arista and Bethie discover something in Iris’s home that connects their lives and loss to a family curse from the 1940s.

This story was steeped in all things ghostly and spooky which finds itself right at home in this mystery. I found Hummingbird Moonrise to be focused on family dynamics, resilience, grief, and emotional trauma. The supernatural elements were wonderfully balanced with problems one would find in the real world.

In order to truly understand and enjoy this book, I encourage readers to read the first two books in the series: Murder Under Redwood Moon and Moonset on Desert Sands. The storylines are ongoing and the characters are rich in description and depth. Ultimately, I recommend this to readers who enjoy a blend of cozy and creepy - and to those who enjoy mysteries!

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