Hummingbird Moonrise Murder, Tea & Crystals-Book 3

Hummingbird Moonrise (Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy Book 3)

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.

Robin’s Review

Triggers: Family trauma, murder, curses, loss

What Did I Just Walk Into?

A family curse that stretches from 1940s California to modern-day witchcraft and crystal shops in the redwoods. Arista Kelly and her Aunt Bethie are knee-deep in paranormal inheritance issues—missing friends, ghostly possessions, and ancestral sins included. It’s equal parts tea party and séance, where cinnamon bread meets dark magick and the walls hum with old regrets.

Here’s What Slapped:

Ms. Sherri L. Dodd delivers a finale that’s both eerie and tender, wrapping the Murder, Tea & Crystals trilogy in a warm fog of witchy redemption. The writing is lush and cinematic, toggling between cozy and uncanny with enviable ease. The prologue alone—set in 1940 and dripping with guilt, gunfire, and generational curses—hooks you instantly. The way Dodd balances domestic comfort (feeding stray cats, sharing spells over tea) with lurking dread is chef-level storytelling. Arista finally steps into her own, showing that healing from ancestral trauma is its own kind of spellwork. The redwood forest setting feels alive, the dialogue rings true, and the emotional payoff lands harder than expected.

What Could’ve Been Better:

There are moments where the exposition lingers a little too long on lore dumps, and juggling multiple perspectives sometimes slows the pacing. But honestly? The depth of the character work more than earns the detours. You’ll want to linger just to soak in the worldbuilding.

Perfect for Readers Who Love:

Practical Magic with sharper teeth

Multi-generational witchy drama

Curses, crystals, and found family

Cozy mysteries that flirt with the paranormal

Emotional closure that actually feels earned

Book Series:

Murder Under Redwood Moon: A Thrilling Paranormal Murder Mystery (Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy)

Book 1 of 3: Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy

Moonset on Desert Sands (Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy)

Book 2 of 3: Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy

Hummingbird Moonrise (Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy Book 3)

Book 3 of 3: Murder, Tea & Crystals – A Trilogy

Reviewed by Robin for Robin’s Review

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