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The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

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michbro27's review against another edition

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3.75

Horny!!!

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lovely_fantasy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a good time reading this! Victorian England with some added magic, the lives of ladies. I read it as a stand-alone even though it’s the second book in a series, so I was a little confused about the intracies of magic and witches vs pirates, but I never had to guess who was who, so it didn’t really matter. It was fun and very lighthearted, and the writing was probably my favorite part. I’m hoping to read the first book soon.

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erebus53's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense 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

3.75

This is the second book of the Dangerous Damsels series. It's quite similar to the first one, and has some recurring characters. This book pits two factions (both alike in indignation) namely the pirates and the witches (if witches existed). There is a starcrossed not-really-enemies to lovers plot wrapped in a rambling adventure or perhaps prolonged chase scene, as they try to find a magical amulet.. and don't forget about rescuing Tom!

The vibe of this is sort of Pride and Prejudice, meets Indiana Jones at Studio Ghibli (Kiki + Howl's moving castle?) only with explicit sex. It's always going to be a bit cinematic when you have swords and sorcery - telekinetic witches throwing things around, and pirates with guns and cannon zooming about in flying buildings.

As in the first book, the sexy-times are explicit... and so is the consent and the birth control. Swashbuckling is certainly married to the unbuckling of swashes... but will it lead to marriage? There are a couple of other players/factions introduced that stay mostly in the background, but I can see them becoming more important in the next book.

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rhi_'s review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted

4.0

Delightful, quirky in the best way. A dry, humorous, comedy-of-manners with lots of sexual innuendo. A feminist take on historical pirates and witches fantasy, with a forbidden enemies->allies->lovers romance. I think the first book in the series was better, and I have some reasonable critiques about the plot of this book. But honestly, this is the kind of book you read for vibes, and the vibes are ~immaculate~.

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brianneh's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This sequel to The Wisteria Society for Lady Scoundrels is very similar to its predecessor. It’s light and funny, with a slight tendency to overdo it on the amount of innuendo used. It’s Austen-esque, and definitely means to invoke Jane Austen’s style as the main character Charlotte makes a ton of references to Austen’s characters. Charlotte views many of them, particularly Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice, as role models. As a big fan of Jane Austen, I liked this aspect of it, but I can also see where it gets to be a bit too much at times.

My favorite part of this book is the banter between the two main characters Charlotte and Alex. It’s witty, quick and very funny. It’s obvious from their very first meeting that they will end up together, but I enjoyed the journey of them getting to that point. I love how the author writes both of their characters and their dialogue.

Like the first novel in this series, the women are in charge here. The League is very similar to the Wisteria Society, in that the women lead both groups and there’s magic present in all of them. It’s a very feminist take on the time period and just like in the first book, I really like that about it.

I appreciated that we were given a list of characters at the beginning of the book, because we meet quite a few people throughout the book (maybe a few more than are completely necessary). While I enjoyed the different personalities for the most part, we also met many of the eccentric ladies who make up the different societies in the last book, so this felt a little repetitive.

The one part of this book I really disliked was the ending for Charlotte’s aunt. For her to weirdly banter with and then immediately run off with a witch hunter, seemed extremely inconsistent with everything we previously learned. I wish Charlotte had been able to stand up to her in the end.

Overall, I did like this sequel, but not as much as I enjoyed the first one. They are very similar in many ways, which can get a little annoying, but to me it worked since I really liked the first book. I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the first book, anyone who likes Jane Austen or anyone who needs a light read.

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leahfoko's review against another edition

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I got a little bored with it honestly. I wasn’t super invested in the plot and while some of the banter with the characters was amusing it also felt kind of stiff. I felt like it was trying really hard to be Pride and Prejudice, even referencing Jane Austen a lot, but it wasn’t. Which for me is tough, I feel like you’re setting up for failure with that because no matter what you can’t be Pride and Prejudice. This book just made me want to reread that instead. I didn’t dislike it, but I got to the halfway point and just had no desire to keep going, and it kept sitting around on my desk while I felt compelled to read other books instead, and then the library due date came up and I just didn’t care enough to rush to finish it. And life is too short to force yourself to finish a book just because you feel like you should.

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