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madsreadsbooks17's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
I enjoyed the book. It just didn’t read as a horror book to me. It felt more like a dark tale of finding yourself that happened to include witches and ghost.</spoiler
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Eating disorder
shaunashares's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, and Blood
sasha_drinks_ink's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
I wanted this book to keep going and never come to the last sentence. It is a wonderfully written story with rich character development, intriguing story progression, and messages I found thought-provoking and grounding as a woman and someone who relishes solitude.
I want to be friends with Annie and Sophie. I want to date Annie and Sophie. I'd like one of Ralph's 'puppies'. I cannot recommend this book enough.
I want to be friends with Annie and Sophie. I want to date Annie and Sophie. I'd like one of Ralph's 'puppies'. I cannot recommend this book enough.
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood and Death
bodybeingsoulstl's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
You might like this book if you...
... are learning how to be single
... desire to build a coven
... are not squeamish about spiders
... are learning how to be single
... desire to build a coven
... are not squeamish about spiders
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit and Blood
carlybellesbooks's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
killmoore_'s review against another edition
funny
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Cackle was so fun!
A warm, cozy, at times spooky read that is perfect for fall.
Despite wanting to punch Annie in the face occasionally, I was really pleased with how well flushed out the characters were, and was dying to learn more about Sophie the entire time, and Ralph. Oh Ralph. I felt that we were going to have a transformation reveal at some point, but I'm not disappointed we didn't.
Powerful women helping powerful women. I dig it.
Tw: spiders. A lot of em.
A warm, cozy, at times spooky read that is perfect for fall.
Despite wanting to punch Annie in the face occasionally, I was really pleased with how well flushed out the characters were, and was dying to learn more about Sophie the entire time, and Ralph. Oh Ralph. I felt that we were going to have a transformation reveal at some point, but I'm not disappointed we didn't.
Powerful women helping powerful women. I dig it.
Tw: spiders. A lot of em.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Blood
skysbooknook's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcoholism
emilywemily6's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
4.25
For a light, spooky read for the season, this book had more depth than I expected. This book is about a character’s experience and growth rather than plot, and I found it really interesting with lots of insights actually. It was more gorey/graphic than I expected too (the curses were very creative). It took a while for the witchiness to really get introduced, so it had a slower start but the pacing picked up throughout the book. I appreciated how Annie’s perspective of her relationship with Sam changed over time; not a fan of him. I was disappointed that the co-dependent/slightly toxic nature of this friendship wasn’t really addressed beyond the one conflict at the end of the book, as we didn’t really get closure about how Annie chose to act morally in the long run. I appreciated the themes of empowerment though, and the vibes of this were perfect for October!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, and Misogyny
Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Eating disorder, Murder, Infidelity, and Vomit
hunkydory's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
ilaxaria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Blood and Bullying
Minor: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit