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A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
25 reviews
zoeblair17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Pregnancy
midnacine's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Bullying
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Police brutality
Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury
simplyammee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Blood
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Gore, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Death
braveprincess11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“Love is supporting someone,” she said. “Lifting them up, not tearing them down. Loving them as they are, not how you want them to be.”
A really great debut from Sarah Hawley!
It’s fun, it’s funny, it’s cute, it’s emotional & it’s spicy.
Oz is so sweet, but my heart lies with Mariel. I saw so much of myself in her throughout this, and it’s my own personal headcanon that, even though she denies it very early on, Mariel does have ADHD. Her ability to focus so long and so clearly on her plant magic, coupled with her immense struggle with the “traditional” sort of magic, and pressure put on her by her mother is very reminiscent of my own journey with ADHD.
But this is a book review! The 3rd act conflict felt as though it came on a little late, but that was balanced out by the time taken to properly resolve it - I thought it would feel rushed, but the pacing ended up working really well.
Can’t wait to see what else Sarah comes up with, and I’m eagerly awaiting her next book!
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
wilybooklover's review against another edition
2.0
Both of the main characters felt quite two-dimensional and lacking in depth. Mariel even reminded me of a teenager at times. The secondary characters were even more shallow and felt like caricatures or cardboard cut-outs. I found myself unable to become immersed in the story because it just felt noticeably fake, especially with respect to the dialogue. The humour was more cringe and juvenile than actually funny and the third-act breakup was incredibly unnecessary given the conflict and drama already happening in the last third of the book. There were also a lot of editing mistakes (like, several per chapter) — things like missing punctuation, words smashed together, and uncapitalised names/places. I expect better editing from a traditionally published book. [This is for the UK digital version.]
Graphic: Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Classism
micaelamariem'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying
mrsmishler's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death
wishbea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Animal death and Toxic friendship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexism, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, and Cursing