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alic59books's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
s4rah3's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked it! it was funny and I had a ton of fun with it!
cdaly's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This book reads like a fairytale and fairytale characters in their original stories don’t have strong character development because that’s not really the point so it’s not a bad thing
Belladonna is one of my favorite characters of all the books I have read and the romance is one of the best ❤️
Belladonna is one of my favorite characters of all the books I have read and the romance is one of the best ❤️
naomi_branham's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting, fun and quick. I couldn't decide whether this was a 3 star or 4 star read, but overall went with 3. Arriman must have a witch as a wife, so he sets a contest and wants the worst of the worst for a wife. The part with the rats was really grotesque especially for a YA book and I could have done without it, but it fits for dark magic. The ending was a bit of a twist.
wordnerdy's review against another edition
4.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2017/03/2017-book-45.html
After my last few books, I wanted to read something on the sillier side, and this certainly obliged. It's the story of a very black wizard in England who decides he has to marry and have a child, and so he holes a competition for the local witches--one of whom is a very white witch who longs to be a black witch! And then an orphan, an earthworm, an ogre, and an enchantress come into play. Now, this is certainly a little bit sexist (though it does have some very funny women characters) and a few parts are APPALLINGLY racist/stereotypical, in that casual 1970s way, but it was cheerful and whimsical (and occasionally dark) otherwise. B+?
After my last few books, I wanted to read something on the sillier side, and this certainly obliged. It's the story of a very black wizard in England who decides he has to marry and have a child, and so he holes a competition for the local witches--one of whom is a very white witch who longs to be a black witch! And then an orphan, an earthworm, an ogre, and an enchantress come into play. Now, this is certainly a little bit sexist (though it does have some very funny women characters) and a few parts are APPALLINGLY racist/stereotypical, in that casual 1970s way, but it was cheerful and whimsical (and occasionally dark) otherwise. B+?
nick_lehotsky's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful read—fine adjectives abound and with whimsical characters everywhere.