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Enchanted to Meet You: A Witches of West Harbor Novel by Meg Cabot

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lateromantic's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

One of Meg's best! A fun, witchy romp with a wonderful sense of place.

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renpuspita's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 Honestly, this is pretty..disappointing? Meg Cabot is an author whom books I read when I'm searching for light and feel good books. I love her Heather Wells series and The Boys series. Sadly, Enchanted to Meet You feels like a mismatch of plot. Yeah, sure the cozy feeling is there, but I don't get why make a Chosen One trope then there's Bringer of Light? I'll be like...what? Also the ending of the story feel anticlimatic as well. Like, you banished the demon of the rift that threatened to engulfing West Harbor in a chaos and destruction just by
delivering a speech? Really Meg Cabot? Really????? Even if this one written as YA instead of adult, that seems overkill you know 
 

I don't get the chemistry between Jess and Derrick, seems sudden. Why differentiate the PoV between Jess (1st PoV) and Derrick (3rd PoV), I have no slightly idea because I think the story might be better written from all Jess's PoV but that's just me of course. I feel like Jess is less snark and more like two-goody person. It's not that bad, but I REALLY HOPE, Jess's nemesis, Rosalie get her comeuppance. Like really regret her wrongdoings. Rosalie is a bully to the core and her redemption is just barely there. I don't get why Jess can be so forgiving to Rosalie because Rosalie deserve the worst.

Story is not that memorable and I admit, I'm slugging while reading this. Maybe I like Meg Cabot when she write about con-rom or murder mystery, rather than the supernatural ones 

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bzliz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.5

This was a little too cheesy and anticlimactic for me. I found it hard to get behind Jess and Derrick’s insta-love. Since the book reads more like YA than adult fiction, I would’ve preferred a book from Esther and Gabby’s perspectives. Also, Jess is a plus size woman which is only characterized by a slight obsession with food and candy, which I didn’t love. 

I normally have a lot to say when I finish a book- good or bad- but unfortunately the most I can say about this is: it sure is a book that I read. 

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bujo_bellel's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I kind of wanted to DNF like 20% in but wanted to see how it ended. To be honest it was very boring and the romance was not it and the plot itself was not very good. The blurb sounded good but the book? not really. Also, I can't stand the narrators, they sound like google translate so I had to listen to it at 2x speed which didn't really help much. Also didn't really like the characters (other than Esther and Gabby-idk how to write their names because I listened to it as an audiobook) especially the main characters soo, did not make the book any better.

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acas29's review against another edition

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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? N/A

3.5


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beth_s98's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I will gladly read this one again! I’m not sure it takes the cake as my favorite Meg Cabot book, but I really enjoyed it. I had previously read about the Connecticut witch trials, so to have that tangentially related to the subject matter was really interesting. 
Overall this book was witchy, fun, and had so many of my favorite bits of Meg’s writing tucked into it. I really hope there are more Witches of WEst Harbor books to come!

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britwalsh16's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-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? No

4.0

This was a very sweet read, especially for witchy season. I loved Meg Cabot as a kid, her Mediator series is still one of my favorite series from when I was younger! So reading a new book by her, was like stepping back into my childhood! It also makes me want to reread the Mediator series again! A Meg Cabot book is just as good as when I was a kid. I would definitely recommend it, especially if you loved her books as a kid!

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Okay, so this book was kind of weird and there’s a lot about the plot that I would have changed, but I was genuinely invested and it was a cute book to read right before Halloween.

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kloughlin's review

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

This book was a bit of a a letdown for me. I was really hoping for more.

I felt like Jessica and Derrick lacked chemistry. I wanted them to be together but I didn’t feel anything between them.
He said he loved her after only knowing her a few days. She fully trusted him immediately and he moved in after a couple days. It all moved too fast for me
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I liked the LGBTQ+ rep (although brief) and the way it was written without question. I also enjoyed the mystery aspect, trying to figure out Derrick’s motives and what he’s hiding. Dina was probably my favorite character. She was reasonable, practical, and funny.
Gaia was also pretty cool. I wanted to see more of her. She seemed nuanced and complex
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My biggest issue with this book is that the ending was just very underwhelming
They built up this fight with demons and Esther’s amazing powers for her to talk about justice and save the town that way? It felt so unsatisfying. Also, the whole scene with Ethan felt rushed and unsettled.

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