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bookdragonpage1's review against another edition
2.0
I really enjoyed this book until page 80 or so and then it got kinda boring. Really don't know what happend but I think if it was 150 pages shorter I would have loved it. Now, not so much.
tamarig111's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
dutch_bookymonster's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
ladylarson's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kaysbookgallery's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sioranth's review against another edition
1.0
Major spoilers ahead.
This is fantasy CR and set in Tennessee. Witches and fae mostly.
FMC's grandmother (and family matriarch) dies on the same night FMC gets dumped by the BF she thought was going to propose.
Immediately, her family is like "arranged marriages and babies STAT to save our waning family magic." And all the daughters (7 of them) are like, "we shall have balls to find husbands and make babies to save our magic!"
Mourning the grandmother literally never happens.
Enter MMC. First wife died due to no fault of FMC's family but it happened inside their shop. So, he wants to ruin them. Arranged marriage, not the love of his life.
FMC and MMC get fake engaged and activate some kind of rare "joining magic" that necessitates forced proximity and conjures extreme horniness whenever they touch.
Some okayish stuff happens while they fall in love and he helps her find her missing magic. She saves his little cousin's life.
Enter the Scorned Ex-GF who tricks FMC into giving MMC a gift which is connected to his first wife's death. He, of course, never gives her a chance to explain, assumes the worst (even though she *saved his cousin's life*), and she rolls over like a whipped dog and doesn't "see the point" in trying to explain. Then, after this huge fight, they *immediately fuck* to break the magic binding them together (sex is the only way to break it). So depressing and stupid I didn't even read the spice.
He goes all scorched earth and burns her family's shop (and livelihood) to the ground, literally, getting his "revenge" for his first wife's death.
Seven stupid sisters start up the bride balls again.
Meanwhile, a *male* wizard trapped in a mirror, who MMC has never met but somehow automatically trusts (even though fae and witches/wizards have been at odds for centuries), tells him how FMC was duped by Ex-GF. Sister #2 convinces FMC that MMC burned down their shop because he *loves* her and he was just *so hurt.* (My eyes rolled so hard I had to go chase them down the hall before I could continue.)
MMC realizes he's a dick since a bro mansplained it to him. He rebuilds the shop good as new. (Yay!) She *thanks* him for rebuilding the shop and is oh-so-understanding about his tantrum. She professes her love for him, tells him how sorry she is (gag), etc.
He does say he's sorry and how another dude "helped him see" that she was tricked by his ex. Whatever.
Then they get married. Barf. Six months later she's ready to pop out the required baby to keep the magic going. *Go. Her.* Nana comes back from the dead to make sure the next sister gets married.
Another fun tidbit was at the Solstice ball where women aren't "allowed" to decline any man that asks them to dance because it's "bad luck."
This book just made me so mad.
This is fantasy CR and set in Tennessee. Witches and fae mostly.
FMC's grandmother (and family matriarch) dies on the same night FMC gets dumped by the BF she thought was going to propose.
Immediately, her family is like "arranged marriages and babies STAT to save our waning family magic." And all the daughters (7 of them) are like, "we shall have balls to find husbands and make babies to save our magic!"
Mourning the grandmother literally never happens.
Enter MMC. First wife died due to no fault of FMC's family but it happened inside their shop. So, he wants to ruin them. Arranged marriage, not the love of his life.
FMC and MMC get fake engaged and activate some kind of rare "joining magic" that necessitates forced proximity and conjures extreme horniness whenever they touch.
Some okayish stuff happens while they fall in love and he helps her find her missing magic. She saves his little cousin's life.
Enter the Scorned Ex-GF who tricks FMC into giving MMC a gift which is connected to his first wife's death. He, of course, never gives her a chance to explain, assumes the worst (even though she *saved his cousin's life*), and she rolls over like a whipped dog and doesn't "see the point" in trying to explain. Then, after this huge fight, they *immediately fuck* to break the magic binding them together (sex is the only way to break it). So depressing and stupid I didn't even read the spice.
He goes all scorched earth and burns her family's shop (and livelihood) to the ground, literally, getting his "revenge" for his first wife's death.
Seven stupid sisters start up the bride balls again.
Meanwhile, a *male* wizard trapped in a mirror, who MMC has never met but somehow automatically trusts (even though fae and witches/wizards have been at odds for centuries), tells him how FMC was duped by Ex-GF. Sister #2 convinces FMC that MMC burned down their shop because he *loves* her and he was just *so hurt.* (My eyes rolled so hard I had to go chase them down the hall before I could continue.)
MMC realizes he's a dick since a bro mansplained it to him. He rebuilds the shop good as new. (Yay!) She *thanks* him for rebuilding the shop and is oh-so-understanding about his tantrum. She professes her love for him, tells him how sorry she is (gag), etc.
He does say he's sorry and how another dude "helped him see" that she was tricked by his ex. Whatever.
Then they get married. Barf. Six months later she's ready to pop out the required baby to keep the magic going. *Go. Her.* Nana comes back from the dead to make sure the next sister gets married.
Another fun tidbit was at the Solstice ball where women aren't "allowed" to decline any man that asks them to dance because it's "bad luck."
This book just made me so mad.
reliska's review
challenging
lighthearted
medium-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
1.0
clairereadstoomuch's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
*sigh* where do I begin…
the fact that this book has a 4 stars average rating is precisely why I have trust issues.
This book was a total fluke. The premise was nice, it promised tight-knit family, sisterhood, enemies to lovers and hilarious comedy. We get none of this things though.
Her grandmother dies and she forgets in about 2.2 seconds. I know grief works differently for everyone but still…
What tight-knit family and sisterhood? They probably have 5% of screen time and they let her be with a man who hates her family without telling her.
The MMC is a caricature of what has now become the typical romantasy male love interest. However, he possesses none of the charm and oozing sex appeal they usually have. She just writes that he has, but telling and showing are two different things.
The “banter” they have is just these two grow ass adults being juvenile and immature. Honestly it was so irritating, both of them were.
And what do you mean primary emotions are the key to unlocking her magic? Are you telling me that in 29 years this woman has been alive she never once experienced sadness, joy, anger or fear in a significant way? After you introduce her character as having lived through many heartbreak and her grandmother literally dies at the beginning of the story?! Please.
And speaking of immature adults… the third act break up happens because this 38 year old man has a tantrum and refuses to listen to a word she says? You destroy my family legacy and the thing I care about the most because you have the emotional intelligence of 5 year old and I forgive you in 0.5 seconds?!?!? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Do yourself a favour and do not pick this book up.
the fact that this book has a 4 stars average rating is precisely why I have trust issues.
This book was a total fluke. The premise was nice, it promised tight-knit family, sisterhood, enemies to lovers and hilarious comedy. We get none of this things though.
Her grandmother dies and she forgets in about 2.2 seconds. I know grief works differently for everyone but still…
What tight-knit family and sisterhood? They probably have 5% of screen time and they let her be with a man who hates her family without telling her.
The MMC is a caricature of what has now become the typical romantasy male love interest. However, he possesses none of the charm and oozing sex appeal they usually have. She just writes that he has, but telling and showing are two different things.
The “banter” they have is just these two grow ass adults being juvenile and immature. Honestly it was so irritating, both of them were.
And speaking of immature adults… the third act break up happens because this 38 year old man has a tantrum and refuses to listen to a word she says? You destroy my family legacy and the thing I care about the most because you have the emotional intelligence of 5 year old and I forgive you in 0.5 seconds?!?!? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Do yourself a favour and do not pick this book up.
samieyyy's review
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75