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victoriawl93's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism
downtown_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The best thing about this was the atmosphere and the mystery and how it was slowly weaved and revealed around “that one night when everything changed.” It’s not particularly unique but it definitely kept me turning pages. The romance was sweet with several tropes I love but there wasn’t anything outstanding about it. I think the hardest thing about second chance childhood friends to lovers is marrying the “how could you leave?” and a romance I can buy as powerful enough to have lasted all that separation. This didn’t quite get there for me. However, I enjoy AY's writing, and it kept my attention. I was left with some questions at the end, just a few back of the brain itches about why exactly it got so out of hand, but I guess making a bigger mess when cleaning up the mess is pretty human.
This is a great full cast audio and again, lovely autumn/witchy atmosphere.
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse
yruss972's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Very little magic involved.
Pseudo-suspenseful.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Pregnancy
chloebrown13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content and Addiction
heatherjchin's review
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Self harm, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, and Child abuse
ravenwolf_waf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
lilifane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It has so many things I love in stories. A mystery in the past that is being solved in the present. A small, isolated town (bonus points: on an island). Secrets everywhere. And witchy magic.
I absolutely loved the setting and atmosphere. The story takes place on a small fictional island near Seattle. It's autumn, it's moody, it's gloomy, windy, there are a lot of rain and storms. Mixed with the mystery of a dead teenager 14 years ago and the magical atmosphere in the air, it was perfect for me. Really loved the magic and supernatural elements here, I need more like this. Nature-based magic spells, spell books, herbs, every day witches just doing their thing. It was always there in the background the whole time, without being the main focus of the story.
I also enjoyed the plot a lot. Slowly piecing everyone's secrets together was engaging. I guessed the truth pretty early on, but I was still intrigued by the story until the very last page because it was actually well paced and made sense and everything fit nicely together at the end.
Was it overly dramatic for no reason? Yes. But somehow I didn't mind. I actually loved some of the more dramatic scenes because I could picture them so vividly in my head. And I was even rooting for the second chance romance. It just fit the vibes.
I have to say that it read more like a YA book, especially the way the characters behaved. But it really made sense to me, given the circumstances. And again, it fit the vibes.
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Domestic abuse
abookishcoffeeholic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A self-proclaimed atmospheric novel about modern-day witches that definitely does not disappoint. I am not sure if I just did not pay attention, but I did not realize this was a book about witches. I knew it was supposed to feel very atmospheric yet I was still expecting something a little different. However, I ended up really liking all of the magical elements of the story and the ending was far from what I had expected (in a good way). This is a great novel about rediscovering your place in life after feeling lost for so long. I enjoyed the plot and the writing so much!
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content
paperbackportals's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
4.0
Minor: Sexual content and Murder
ccouey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder