The three Charmed Sisters are all in need of a holiday and Paige is desperate to get them away from the Manor for a few weeks. She wants to visit Salem and Massachusetts and eventually the Piper and Phoebe agree so they set off with Leo and baby Wyatt as long as they can spend some time on the beach. Of course nothing runs smoothly and when their flights are delayed and they follow some bad directions which leads them to stay the night in a motel in a sleepy little town.

There is a mystery surrounding the town and the motel. The owners granddaughter is prone to fits and something magical seems to be at work. Plus the sisters are not sure that her grandmother is mistreating her. Not one to shy away from a problem they all follow different routes of investigation that lead them to the nearby Mystic Knoll which magnifies power. They find out the truth behind the towns stories about the motel owners which include a bad witch who cursed her daughter and many of the townsfolk before she died. Can the Charmed Ones stop the curse from coming into effect before the granddaughter is lost forever.

Lots of drama and excitement it was nice to have an adventure away from the Manor and San Francisco. It was good to meet a character who didn’t believe in magic despite being literally surrounded by it! I like the play on taking a superstition and making it truly magical and hidden behind a wall of science. ( )