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The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
29 reviews
megletronic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
NOT practical magic or Gilmore girls… weirdly Christian?? Apparently the author has said the book was rejected 500 times before publishing…. Clearly for a reason.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Rape
whatischellereading's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Suicide attempt
Minor: Murder and Rape
amyteurhour's review against another edition
1.0
Content warning: cancer, abandonment, rape, infidelity, toxic relationship, murder
This was annoying. The mystery/curse was intriguing, but not intriguing enough that I was willing to get through the whole book. The overuse of "pissant" and "shit ass" was also annoying and not an adorable quirk (like what I think the author was trying to go for). This is compared to Practical Magic, and though I've only read a little of PM, I would agree, in that the sexual assault is just super casually mentioned and then buried in boring nonsense. To be honest, I got further than I expected because I've been in between audiobooks and didn't have any I wanted to start on my shelf, so I just kept defaulting to this when I was doing chores around the house.
I also didn't love the audiobook, finding the narration to be either very flat and boring, or super grating depending on the character. I ended up skipping the recipes at the end of each chapter because I was tired of the voice and just wanted to be done with the book. But this book is so long for seemingly no reason.
Stopped at ch 11 (7:37:15).
This was annoying. The mystery/curse was intriguing, but not intriguing enough that I was willing to get through the whole book. The overuse of "pissant" and "shit ass" was also annoying and not an adorable quirk (like what I think the author was trying to go for). This is compared to Practical Magic, and though I've only read a little of PM, I would agree, in that the sexual assault is just super casually mentioned and then buried in boring nonsense. To be honest, I got further than I expected because I've been in between audiobooks and didn't have any I wanted to start on my shelf, so I just kept defaulting to this when I was doing chores around the house.
I also didn't love the audiobook, finding the narration to be either very flat and boring, or super grating depending on the character. I ended up skipping the recipes at the end of each chapter because I was tired of the voice and just wanted to be done with the book. But this book is so long for seemingly no reason.
Stopped at ch 11 (7:37:15).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Cancer
lawmixitup's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Started reading it because a review said if you like Practical Magic you would like this. It is like Practical Magic but it overly relies on the miscommunication/ lack of communication tropes that just made it infuriating to me. The ending also makes less sense the more you think about it. Overall it's fine but not more than that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Cursing and Rape
roget's review against another edition
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
erinreadsbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
princessspooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Way too much going on here to the point where it got confusing. Good premise but just so scattered.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape
meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
This was potentially the biggest let down of a book I’ve read in a long time. It was marketed as a Practical Magic-type witchy romance, and for the first 20% of the book, it was delivering on that promise. However, the story takes a sharp left turn and the whole book ended up being a very difficult read. For starters, the characterization and setting seemed at odds with one another. Why was the grandmother constantly using southern phrases, going to a baptist church, and cooking with butter and shortening all for them to be living in…Southern California? Secondly, the pacing was off and the ending felt rushed and undone. There were major characters that came into the story at the last minute and had no conclusion whatsoever. Thirdly, the romance was lacking and became a subplot by the end of the book. The main character’s love interest was problematic, to say the least! The fact that I was expected to root for the two of them after he revealed that he was ENGAGED WITH A BABY ON THE WAY was absolutely wild! But not as wild as the fact that his fiancé was FAKING THE PREGNANCY or that the FMC was totally fine with TAKING HIM BACK after all of that!!!
Additionally, the undertones were weirdly conservative? There was a lot of missionary white-savior rhetoric, a lot of churchy language, a lot of overly generalized and stereotypical portrayals of people of color, and a literal mention of Young Living Essential Oils. 🙃 Lastly, you could tell the author was trying to speak positively about therapy and mental health, but that was immediately cancelled out by her portrayal of one of the characters trying to take their own life and following that scene up with another character casually brushing it off by saying, “We all have our dark days.” 🥴
All in all, I would not waste your time on this book!!
Additionally, the undertones were weirdly conservative? There was a lot of missionary white-savior rhetoric, a lot of churchy language, a lot of overly generalized and stereotypical portrayals of people of color, and a literal mention of Young Living Essential Oils. 🙃 Lastly, you could tell the author was trying to speak positively about therapy and mental health, but that was immediately cancelled out by her portrayal of one of the characters trying to take their own life and following that scene up with another character casually brushing it off by saying, “We all have our dark days.” 🥴
All in all, I would not waste your time on this book!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
kase's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape
goodjollymissmolly's review against another edition
Didn’t love main character-immature; Grandma dropping WILD history truth bombs was too much non-coziness for me
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Murder