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mels_reading_log's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
A great story of embracing generational gifts and working through the traumas of the past so they won’t repeat with the next generation. There are also magical cookies and possessions. I love a small town witchy book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
apoppyinthewind's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I thought the tarot card element was interesting and it wasn't something I had seen before in the many cozy witch books I read. That part of the story I enjoyed and it had me itching to pull out my own cards. Everything else? Kinda meh for me. Main character Flair is just a bland ball of anxiety who can't tell the truth 90% of the time because the story needs drama.
We spend 70% of the book reading about her internal struggle with the crappy things David, her soon to be ex-husband, did and keeping it all a secret from their daughter Lucie. When the three characters finally come together to have some conversation about the marriage ending and all the fucked up things that have happened to David & Lucie, it happens off page and the reader is given no indication of what they talked about because now Flair has to move on to patching up her potential relationship with love interest Jude.
That pissed me off the most because the tension between Flair & Lucie is one of the largest parts of the story and we never see any conclusion or at least a part of a conclusion.Both Lucie & David lost their free will through different spells. Flair was directly responsible for David's spell and she indirectly played a part in Lucie being possessed. Yet none of the aftermath of that is mentioned, we're just meant to assume everything is fine now. So frustrating!
I would give this one a pass unless you're already a huge fan of the author or the Gilmore Girls as I will concede this does have a similar vibe to Gilmore Girls.
We spend 70% of the book reading about her internal struggle with the crappy things David, her soon to be ex-husband, did and keeping it all a secret from their daughter Lucie. When the three characters finally come together to have some conversation about the marriage ending and all the fucked up things that have happened to David & Lucie, it happens off page and the reader is given no indication of what they talked about because now Flair has to move on to patching up her potential relationship with love interest Jude.
That pissed me off the most because the tension between Flair & Lucie is one of the largest parts of the story and we never see any conclusion or at least a part of a conclusion.
I would give this one a pass unless you're already a huge fan of the author or the Gilmore Girls as I will concede this does have a similar vibe to Gilmore Girls.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Confinement, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
fivecatsinacoat's review
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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
3.25
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book as it has so much going for it: small-town Kansas, Halloween, witches, complicated family dynamics. But I honestly think it tried to do too much. There were so many little plots floating around that it was hard for me to keep everything straight and care about any of the characters.Is it bad that I was kind of hoping Rose would take over Flair? I found myself skimming the last 20% to get to the ending.
I really wanted to like this book as it has so much going for it: small-town Kansas, Halloween, witches, complicated family dynamics. But I honestly think it tried to do too much. There were so many little plots floating around that it was hard for me to keep everything straight and care about any of the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
This is fairly clean: just a little kissing.purplepenning's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity and Domestic abuse
Binding/controlling magic and possession
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