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Bait and Witch

Angela M. Sanders

3.7 AVERAGE

knit_wise's review against another edition

3.0

Cute, fun, very cozy. This was enjoyable, but not super memorable. I’ll probably read the second book for another “brain break,” but if I don’t, I won’t feel like I’m missing out.

pipzilla's review against another edition

3.0

it was decent. someparts were really good, especially the ones with the magic and stuff but others were not... namely when main girl started to question everyone and town and make people hate her that was really annoying. this isn't a book you read for the characters, it's a book you read for the plot(even tho it's sub par in some parts). like the most interesting one in this book was probably rodeny aka the cat... that tells ya something about those characters. i generally had fun towards the ending when things started picking up but thats also probably because i live for the drama. the main character was a walking contradiction.. at one point she hates her library of congress job but at other she loves it. she adores using magic but then hates it but then goes back to loving it... i feel like the author came up with the idea of a cool librarian who can do magic and solves mysteries but didnt really flush out the person behind that idea

why_eliza_reads's review against another edition

3.0

This is my first cozy mystery book, and I don't know if this genre just isn't my cup of tea, or if it was this book... but I was just a little bored. I predicted a lot of what would happen, and for a book about a witch, we didn't get much magic happening.

2.5 rounded up. I also just really disliked Ross. But that is a personal preference.

girrllie's review against another edition

2.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

zaferino's review against another edition

3.0

It was a very cozy mystery novel. Most of the book has you meeting and bonding with the characters because everyone has two sides to their coin. I really enjoy how the author never made any issue black-and-white and I felt like each character got that treatment. Also, this is the first character I’ve seen being hunted by a corrupt person in the government. As I said before, love the themes.

The magic system was really well-written. I had fun figuring out how magic worked and reading about the character using magic. I felt like the system was simple and straightforward, but a creative twist was put on what you would usually see.

However, I just don’t enjoy the writing style and some other moments in the book. One character was hinting at being gay because he gardened and was vegan. Also, I did not feel any attachment to the romance between the main character and another character and it was just kinda meh when the two characters had their romantic moments. Honestly the romance between the minor characters was more interesting.

ecote525's review against another edition

2.0

Sigh. I just don't think cozy mysteries are my jam. Not even my love for all things witches, libraries, and cats could save me from the boredom and stilted dialogue. But hey, this book has great ratings so it must be good for a cozy mystery? I don't know. Will I read the next book? Yes, because I'm a masochist, I mean completist.