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The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger .

10 reviews

alexiseleanor's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book has sooo much potential and really needed editing to narrow down the povs being read. Also the price of the book vs the quality of the book itself is disappointing but otherwise the story chefs kiss I definitely want the second book but I have to work myself for paying $40 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, and Blood

queenie_booklove's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

a_dub7's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Murder

bookdnbusy's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-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

3.0

what can i say? three stars, deserved. 

i started this book wanting to give it five stars, and for a second there i really thought i was gonna give it five stars. then it started dragging and it honestly didnt capture my attention again until the 60% mark.

the fact that i’m gonna have to read the second book to find out what the hell happened has me upset cause i really dont want to dive back into this world. it had so much potential, honestly, it did! during some moments it felt like i was reading some magnificent YA fantasy and others like i was reading a wattpad story by an aspiring writer. it had no consistency, and the fact that it focused so much on everything and everyone ASIDES from the person who’s supposed to be the main character just had me annoyed. 

there’s a lot of college sh*t happening at any given time, and i get it, but these are meant to be adults. over 21 adults. you’d think they’d have a little more common sense, but you know, that frontal lobe doesn’t do much until after 25… 

the characters are loveable, for sure. maggie can be a little a-holish, but i dont mind it. souxie is a mystery, and the fact that quan has made himself her familiar is hilarious to me. asha is filled with trauma and reticence, but i do love her sharp edges. and isis… i hope nothing bad ever happens to her, EVER!

i dont know what else to say other than, i really don’t want to read the second book if it’s just gonna drag on like this one did. this could’ve been a nice stand alone if there wasnt so much filler writing going on. i was at the edge of my seat the last 40% of the book. it could’ve counted for something, but no, we’re left with a cliff hanger and a promise of nothing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

ksamaine95's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

I’m a little spoiled and new to independent publishing, so the typos and continuity blips were the only things big things to bring it down. Definitely willing to give the next books a chance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism

dymonlikestoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

The Secret World of Maggie Grey

Author: Granger

Rating: 4.5/5 

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

* Trigger Warnings *

Imagine discovering you’ve been accepted into a magical HBCU. Your new friend group consists of a Witch, a Siren, a talking cat, and a Nymph. Oh yeah, and you just discovered you're a Vampire. 

Think of an unapologetically black Legacies (Vampire Diaries Spin-off).

I was hesitant about this book. It took me a while to get into it. Once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I loved the setting of a secret historically black college where magical beings can be around people like them. The characters were all interesting and their backgrounds played a key role in their personalities. 

While I enjoyed getting the multiple points of view from all the characters. I did feel like we missed out on a lot of points of view from Maggie who I assumed is the main character. The girls are hilarious, especially Asha. 

The only issue I had was the stereotypical depiction of some of the black characters. And some of the men in this book are misogynistic narcissists, to say the least. I don't think this author’s writing style will be everyone’s cup of tea it’s very blunt. Either way, I can’t wait to start book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Classism

jaithebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

the_bookster's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I have nitpicks but what she does well, the author does the best I’ve ever read. Learning lots

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content

bdannie45's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pregnancy

breonbelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I need Book 2 by tomorrow! Wheeeewwwe this was good🔥🔥 All the FMC were likeable except Clem😂😂..Very interesting storylines for everybody, ready to dig in for more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol