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sarahesmaewolfe's review
4.0
Nice quick, light read with lots of real witchcraft! As someone who practices, it was fun to see spells I would do in real life. Plus there were a lot of fun fantasy movie references. I enjoyed the main character and her sense of humor and her witchy family and I look forward to continuing. The reason I didn't give it five stars is the romance happened a little too quickly and I wasn't convinced by it.
floofymoosereads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Legacy of Magick by Ellen Dugan is the first book in a series that follows Autumn Bishop, a young women that moves back home to attend graduate school near her father’s family, family she hasn’t seen since childhood. Autumn quickly learns of her family’s magickal legacy and exactly where she fits into that legacy. Woven next to that storyline is Autumn’s chance meeting with a romantic stranger who just happens to be on the other side of a family feud. This feud develops and darkens as Autumn learns about her family history, culminating in a dangerous and dramatic collision of the feuding families.
The Lovely: The author excels at illustrating the characters and how they develop. I can picture Autumn and her cousins in particular.
The Mundane: There was an even pace to the book as events kept happening just fast enough to hold interest.
The Dreadful: The romance is predictable and it is just one cliché after another. They literally run into each other while out jogging. It became a bingo game of romance book clichés and sadly went on like this for the first 2/3 of the book. The main character is 24 years old but feels younger most of the book based on how she thinks and acts.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Recommendation: This is a cute quick read (or in my case, an audiobook) that weaves together a romance, witchcraft and, later in the book, some mystery and tension. That said, it does read more like a YA book and I just didn’t connect to the characters. Perhaps most telling of all, I didn’t run out and plow through the sequel immediately, which is what usually happens in a series. That said, I did listen to the second book and a lot of issues were improved.
keelygorski's review
4.0
Very good...
I gobbled this little gem up in less than 24 hours and really enjoyed it. It's been a while since I've read a book I had a hard time putting down. I have read some of Ellen Dugans non fiction works so I was excited to check this out. It did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to the release of book 2 in the summer.
I gobbled this little gem up in less than 24 hours and really enjoyed it. It's been a while since I've read a book I had a hard time putting down. I have read some of Ellen Dugans non fiction works so I was excited to check this out. It did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to the release of book 2 in the summer.
honeysidehomestead's review against another edition
The main character acted more like an emotional 15 year old than a 24 year old about to start graduate school.
kmacee804's review
1.0
DNF@70%
I tried really hard to like this book, kept searching for reasons why it has such good reviews. It's not hard to please me, I've been thinking recently that I'm too easy on giving books 5 stars. Not with this book.
It's very childish. The heroine is meant to be in her 20s and is written like a teenager. She actually throws a tantrum, this was towards the end of the book so I'm assuming there was no time for personal growth. It's an instant love romance but done in such a cringey way.
I've actually no more words to describe how bad it is. Just no.
I tried really hard to like this book, kept searching for reasons why it has such good reviews. It's not hard to please me, I've been thinking recently that I'm too easy on giving books 5 stars. Not with this book.
It's very childish. The heroine is meant to be in her 20s and is written like a teenager. She actually throws a tantrum, this was towards the end of the book so I'm assuming there was no time for personal growth. It's an instant love romance but done in such a cringey way.
I've actually no more words to describe how bad it is. Just no.
rogueblackwood's review
3.0
Just to be clear this is NOT Paranormal Romance and it reads much more like a YA book. So just know that going in. The "Romance" is not developed or focused on, it just slightly drives the plot forward.
It is very slow in the whole first 60% of the book and has some big cliched information dumps of telling not showing.
Listen it was her first fiction novel. I'm sure she gets better, but after reading the 2nd book in the series I'm done. I will always love her Non-fiction work but this is not up my alley for Fiction.
It is very slow in the whole first 60% of the book and has some big cliched information dumps of telling not showing.
Listen it was her first fiction novel. I'm sure she gets better, but after reading the 2nd book in the series I'm done. I will always love her Non-fiction work but this is not up my alley for Fiction.
jgallagher1983's review
4.0
Solid story base, likable characters, drama continues into second and hopefully third books. I’d like to see where this series goes.
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