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Back in a Spell by Lana Harper

11 reviews

allisonbraun's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Emotional abuse and Alcohol

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I am enjoying this series. However, the author had the chance to do much more with the genderqueer character and I found myself very disappointed with how much it felt like token representation, or just a fact tossed in/mentioned to try to be inclusive, but not actually built into the character like ones gender identity truly is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, and Body horror

Moderate: Toxic relationship

stacy837's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Classism, Alcohol, and Grief

saintyeehaw's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

relin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

There was a lot of good feelings and the smut was enjoyable. 

The magic system was neat, though the addition of the

goddess and the demigoddess stuff was a bit tough to see how it fit

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I struggled with the love interest as Morty had the potential to have much more depth than 'be hot' and 'be a decent person'. I appreciated their first date but struggled with how the narrative completely ignored that Morty uses he/they after the first conversation (and only used he). Which I was hoping for a bit more of a fleshed out partner to our main character. 

Did enjoy the surprise married factor though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol

memory manipulation

oliviathebookwyrm's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

lunarmagi42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As usual, Lana Harper's descriptions of magic are a delight and, in themselves, magical. She seems to take great delight in the imagery of the spells themselves and the feeling of the magic building and flowing through a person. Thistle Grove and her inhabitants were as charming as ever and I can't wait for the next book!

That said, I did not enjoy this installment nearly as much as those prior because, to me, the romance felt off somehow. I love a good soulbond/soulmate trope as much as the next person but I like to feel as if the people would have gotten together without the bond. I don't know that I believe Nina and Morty would have gotten together without the bond forming. Do I believe they genuinely love and deeply understand each other now, with the bond? Yes, absolutely. But without that sort of forcing them together, I'm not sure they would have realized it themselves. I loved the mystery and the new depth we got for the "religious" aspects of being a Thistle Grove witch and the story was excellent. I even loved Nina and Morty together, I think they are well matched and balance each other nicely! Without the uncertainty about whether they would be together without literal celestial intervention, I would have rated this a 4.5-5/5 sheerly because of how much I enjoyed reading this book. But, if you're going to do a soulmate trope, turns out I'm a little picky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, and Emotional abuse

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Cursing, Grief, and Toxic relationship

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship and Transphobia