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lizlogan's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is unashamedly queer and shows great representations of witchcraft.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Abandonment, Grief, Stalking, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
suspicioussherbet4's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual assault
_teoeo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
bookstarbri's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
2.0
Update:
Sooo a friend asked me about this book and it made me remember a lot of feelings I had about it. Idk. this book had so much going for it (like the tarot cards and witchcraft was really fun), but the more I sit with it (and it's been months lol), I just don't love the way the character development and some of the history of these characters went. Idk. I think the author was trying to make a commentary on the predatory queer trope but I don't this was done well and the more I think about it, the more it bothers me. I initially gave this a 3.75, but I'm taking it down 1.25 for some of these problems. Also, it is a surprisingly dark book and definitely needs to have CWs listed !
This book hooked me in very early! I was sort of surprised. The premise alone was super interesting to me, but I still wasn't expecting to be drawn in so quickly. I think a lot of that had to do with Eleanor. She was a really well thought-out character. Though I felt very different from her, I was easily able to empathize with much of what she went through, especially in her relationship with Pix. I think the two of them were my favorite part of this story along with the magic. It was a very sweet relationship that stemmed from a genuine respect of one another.
Much of this story was flashbacks into the traumatic part of Eleanor's story. Some of it is pretty uncomfortable as Eleanor made horrible, obsessive decisions in the past that ended up changing her life (or, at least, the perspective of her life). Reading these parts were really difficult because Eleanor does have a problem with forming strong attachments/addictions to people/things to help her cope with her own mental health challenges. So when the central conflict came to its climax, it would've been nice to see Eleanor work through that more to really address that, and it didn't feel like that resolution fully happened. This was my biggest issue with the book. The witch vibes were really cool and I LOVED the tarot card aspect of this book so much. The characterization was also great, in particular for Eleanor, Pix, and Chloe ( who is never actually present in the story and is only a character in the flashbacks, but she still feels very relevant to Eleanor's present self ).
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Balzer + Bray for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Sooo a friend asked me about this book and it made me remember a lot of feelings I had about it. Idk. this book had so much going for it (like the tarot cards and witchcraft was really fun), but the more I sit with it (and it's been months lol), I just don't love the way the character development and some of the history of these characters went. Idk. I think the author was trying to make a commentary on the predatory queer trope but I don't this was done well and the more I think about it, the more it bothers me. I initially gave this a 3.75, but I'm taking it down 1.25 for some of these problems. Also, it is a surprisingly dark book and definitely needs to have CWs listed !
This book hooked me in very early! I was sort of surprised. The premise alone was super interesting to me, but I still wasn't expecting to be drawn in so quickly. I think a lot of that had to do with Eleanor. She was a really well thought-out character. Though I felt very different from her, I was easily able to empathize with much of what she went through, especially in her relationship with Pix. I think the two of them were my favorite part of this story along with the magic. It was a very sweet relationship that stemmed from a genuine respect of one another.
Much of this story was flashbacks into the traumatic part of Eleanor's story. Some of it is pretty uncomfortable as Eleanor made horrible, obsessive decisions in the past that ended up changing her life (or, at least, the perspective of her life). Reading these parts were really difficult because Eleanor does have a problem with forming strong attachments/addictions to people/things to help her cope with her own mental health challenges. So when the central conflict came to its climax, it would've been nice to see Eleanor work through that more to really address that, and it didn't feel like that resolution fully happened. This was my biggest issue with the book. The witch vibes were really cool and I LOVED the tarot card aspect of this book so much. The characterization was also great, in particular for Eleanor, Pix, and Chloe (
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Balzer + Bray for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexual assault
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