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The Witch Handbook to Magic and Mayhem by Tish Thawer
1 review
xandriaisreading's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was a "stuff you kindle day" buy and I got it mostly for the cover. The premise of the book was very intriguing but fell flat. However, I want to read the next to see what happens!
The book is shorter than what I'm used to and everything went by super fast. I appreciated some of the jumps from chapter to chapter but sometimes it felt like the story was going too fast. Especially once everyone makes it to the fae realm and the light king invades the dark castle.
One thing that annoyed me was how Lily is quick to anger, self doubt, cry, and her total lack of patience; Bennett too. Made the characters seem very immature and it felt like those scenes were just used to shove the story forward.
Also, the sisters do not have a huge role in this book as the blurb/about suggests. We leave them behind like not even 10% in. They are also very emotional.
Finally, there's a lot of info dumping in the last 75-80%-ish of the book. Which makes sense as the story is bring told from Lily's perspective. I just wish the book was a little longer to really flesh out the world building, rules of magic, and characters.
The book is shorter than what I'm used to and everything went by super fast. I appreciated some of the jumps from chapter to chapter but sometimes it felt like the story was going too fast.
One thing that annoyed me was how Lily is quick to anger, self doubt, cry, and her total lack of patience; Bennett too. Made the characters seem very immature and it felt like those scenes were just used to shove the story forward.
Also, the sisters do not have a huge role in this book as the blurb/about suggests. We leave them behind like not even 10% in. They are also very emotional.
Finally, there's a lot of info dumping in the last 75-80%-ish of the book. Which makes sense as the story is bring told from Lily's perspective. I just wish the book was a little longer to really flesh out the world building, rules of magic, and characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
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