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alertzombie's review
3.0
I really wanted to give it four stars but a few things bugged me maybe I will list them down later.
lillianv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
2.75
ps_a22's review against another edition
2.0
I felt as if this book was trying to be something it wasn't. The authors tried too hard to make this like a fairy tale. I think the novel was trying to be a Grim Brothers story but didn't quite make it. Though it was well written. And a very nice cover.
sam747's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
kirkw1972's review against another edition
4.0
I was given the first 100 or so pages of this ARC free from netgalley and really wish I'd have the full book as I finished it in just over an hour and absolutely loved it. A history of witches, a fairy tale 1500 year old curse - what's not to love. Will be going out and buying the book so I can find out the answers to all the questions these pages raised
witchingrabbit's review against another edition
3.0
Overall:
3.5 stars.
Great characters, witch elements were very interesting and delivered its promise. Story is slow, but not in a negative way, it just takes time building characters instead of having them unrealistically changing overnight. The ending felt empty and so much more could've been done. Almost feels anti-climactic, taking away 1.5 stars.
Extended:
The Witch's Kiss is a novel that focuses a lot on character development and sibling relationships, and the 16 year old main character was extremely realistic and relatable. Not once was she an overpowered Mary Sue and what I loved about her was how she made a lot of mistakes that you would expect from a 16 year old.
I was quite bothered by the ending as i think it lacked a lot. The story is quiet slow, focusing on the character development as i mentioned, which is not a bad thing, but I hoped the ending would be more "epic" so to speak. The whole book built up to an dangerous face-off with the main antagonist, but it was resolved rather quickly and easily, leaving me wondering "wow that's it?"
[SEMI-SPOILER] Not to mention a certain death, which honestly not all books should have a happy ending, but I really hoped they would pull through somehow against all odds. The book just ended with a "well that happened...oh well can't be helped, time to move on." Why build up so much significance and depth around a character just for them to have such a lackluster death at the end? It felt so empty and thrown away. Let's just say the title does not correspond with the ending.
3.5 stars.
Great characters, witch elements were very interesting and delivered its promise. Story is slow, but not in a negative way, it just takes time building characters instead of having them unrealistically changing overnight. The ending felt empty and so much more could've been done. Almost feels anti-climactic, taking away 1.5 stars.
Extended:
The Witch's Kiss is a novel that focuses a lot on character development and sibling relationships, and the 16 year old main character was extremely realistic and relatable. Not once was she an overpowered Mary Sue and what I loved about her was how she made a lot of mistakes that you would expect from a 16 year old.
I was quite bothered by the ending as i think it lacked a lot. The story is quiet slow, focusing on the character development as i mentioned, which is not a bad thing, but I hoped the ending would be more "epic" so to speak. The whole book built up to an dangerous face-off with the main antagonist, but it was resolved rather quickly and easily, leaving me wondering "wow that's it?"
[SEMI-SPOILER] Not to mention a certain death, which honestly not all books should have a happy ending, but I really hoped they would pull through somehow against all odds. The book just ended with a "well that happened...oh well can't be helped, time to move on." Why build up so much significance and depth around a character just for them to have such a lackluster death at the end? It felt so empty and thrown away. Let's just say the title does not correspond with the ending.
yellowhighwaylines's review against another edition
2.0
While I raced through this fairly quickly, unfortunately I didn't engage enough with the story to see past some of the problems in the book.