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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
funny
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
3.75 out of 5: I loved the solstice event and I loved the camp, community, and competition feel. The romance was a bit of a slow burn because these two didn't know how to communicate and drove me crazy. For 20+ year olds they should know how to talk. I did love the mental health and queer rep. The ending spice was sweet.
hopeful
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
I did enjoy the witchy setting and the characters but the miscommunication/lying (?) trope wasn’t working for me. I also wasn’t really giving with the writing style which made it hard to get through for me.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a nice idea but I didn’t feel the chemistry and didn’t care about the characters, especially morgan who I found annoying. Very cheesy at times. I did like the magic system and the setting although I am not a big fantasy reader so i may be easily impressed in that aspect
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
THIS WAS SO CUTE.
I loved this book so much. It was very realistically dorky for those of us who have tried and failed to be normal around girls we like and the fake dating plot was so cute. I have mixed feelings about the miscommunication trope in this book but overall I have very few complaints about this read. It was so fun and I'll probably read it again at some point.
I loved this book so much. It was very realistically dorky for those of us who have tried and failed to be normal around girls we like and the fake dating plot was so cute. I have mixed feelings about the miscommunication trope in this book but overall I have very few complaints about this read. It was so fun and I'll probably read it again at some point.
This was a fun sapphic witchy read. Morgan is very relatable with her being shy around her crush and making mistakes.
Blurting out that she could be her crush's fake girlfriend to get her parents off her back was tequila induced but got her closer.
I'm def a “shy around my crush” person.
Loved the shop she worked at making potions and the big festival. The scavenger hunt, the sweet fake to real dating. But the ever present mistake Morgan made. The magical competition and familial pressure and stress.
Rory, her crush, was well known for her magical abilities and she competed before being at a professional level so she is dealing with stress from taking a step back and just anxiety of being in front of large crowds. Don’t we all have that except a small percentage of people.
Liked how the big conflict was resolved pretty smoothly and didn’t drag on. It could’ve been solved by a conversation but she was terrified it would push her away so she was trying to fix it. This is single POV so we couldn’t tell Rory’s thoughts and feelings only what she was saying. I think miscommunication bothers people more in dual pov cause they know the other person is fine with it. But with a single pov idk what's going to happen lol. I also think it's realistic in a new relationship to be scared to bare all so this trope however big or small doesn't bother me.
Read if you like:
✨Fake Dating
🧹Sapphic romance
✨Witchy reads
🍲Magic competitions (light)
Thank you berkleyromance for the e-ARC for my honest and voluntary review.
Blurting out that she could be her crush's fake girlfriend to get her parents off her back was tequila induced but got her closer.
I'm def a “shy around my crush” person.
Loved the shop she worked at making potions and the big festival. The scavenger hunt, the sweet fake to real dating. But the ever present mistake Morgan made. The magical competition and familial pressure and stress.
Rory, her crush, was well known for her magical abilities and she competed before being at a professional level so she is dealing with stress from taking a step back and just anxiety of being in front of large crowds. Don’t we all have that except a small percentage of people.
Liked how the big conflict was resolved pretty smoothly and didn’t drag on. It could’ve been solved by a conversation but she was terrified it would push her away so she was trying to fix it. This is single POV so we couldn’t tell Rory’s thoughts and feelings only what she was saying. I think miscommunication bothers people more in dual pov cause they know the other person is fine with it. But with a single pov idk what's going to happen lol. I also think it's realistic in a new relationship to be scared to bare all so this trope however big or small doesn't bother me.
Read if you like:
✨Fake Dating
🧹Sapphic romance
✨Witchy reads
🍲Magic competitions (light)
Thank you berkleyromance for the e-ARC for my honest and voluntary review.
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
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes