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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Almost a 3 but the main character really doesn’t like herself and I wish she did
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-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
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the eARC.*
This Spells Disaster follows the fake dating journey of a potion maker and ex-spellcasting champion. From their small town to a large witches festival, problems are brewing for the two.
This Spells Disaster didn't work for me mainly due to Morgan's character. She makes absolutely awful choices and refuses to admit when she may have made a mistake. The book's blurb does state that she's "messy" but this is on a whole new level. Instead of confessing to a possible mistake (like an adult), she attempts to make the woman she's been obsessing over hate her. Wild. The mistake also didn't happen until about 50% through so the book was a bit of a frustrating slog.
The book's redeeming quality was Rory, the champion spellcaster. She is vibrant, kind and quiet, while also being a delightful human being. The way she opened up even after Morgan was horrible to her shows the type of person she is. Rory can stay, Morgan can go.
Definitely a missed opportunity to have a cat familiar who basically did nothing on page. There's also some ex-girlfriend drama that I would've rather had over Morgan's immature antics.
This Spells Disaster follows the fake dating journey of a potion maker and ex-spellcasting champion. From their small town to a large witches festival, problems are brewing for the two.
This Spells Disaster didn't work for me mainly due to Morgan's character. She makes absolutely awful choices and refuses to admit when she may have made a mistake. The book's blurb does state that she's "messy" but this is on a whole new level. Instead of confessing to a possible mistake (like an adult), she attempts to make the woman she's been obsessing over hate her. Wild. The mistake also didn't happen until about 50% through so the book was a bit of a frustrating slog.
The book's redeeming quality was Rory, the champion spellcaster. She is vibrant, kind and quiet, while also being a delightful human being. The way she opened up even after Morgan was horrible to her shows the type of person she is. Rory can stay, Morgan can go.
Definitely a missed opportunity to have a cat familiar who basically did nothing on page. There's also some ex-girlfriend drama that I would've rather had over Morgan's immature antics.
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
slow-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:
Yes
I knew what was going to happen not even FIVE OF THE TWELVE HOURS IN. And that’s exactly what happened. And it took FOREVER to get to that. It could have been 8-9 hours MAX. The lack of communication was so beyond unnecessarily drawn out and it was so hard to get through. I HAAAAATE the “this person would never love me without a silly reason” idea and that was the…entirety of the book. No.