183 reviews for:

Purls and Potions

Nancy Warren

3.77 AVERAGE

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4.5

Fun twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

Absolutely love this series!
lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Heading into the 6th book in less than 10 days, and here's why: While this series is not a literary masterpiece for the ages, it is a cute, comfy distraction while cleaning or crafting.

Is the premise weird? Heck yeah!
I mean, running your undead grandma's yarn store when you're hopeless as knitting? Whack.

Are some things a little too convenient or too reliant on a deus ex machina named Rafe? Yup!
And some serious S2 Buffy×Angel vibes.

Can I hang my disbelief on the coat hook while clearing the last decade and a half's questionable fashion out of my closet? Absolutely.

Is pretty much the entire series on audiobook available on Hoopla from the library? Yes, Indeed!
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The story is a romantic farce with a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Valentine's Day, and a love potion. It's so painful. Theater kids, and others, spew Shakespeare quotes at each other. There are love triangles more convoluted than a romcom anime. The finale is cool and saves the book somewhat.

Editing has been sorely neglected in this book. We hear about the book shop lady's frumpy clothing described twice the same way. We hear why Lucy dating Raif would be a bad idea twice, also the same way. Someone should have caught this. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
slow-paced
funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-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