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journeythroughthechapters's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked how this started off with a bang. It was pretty dark pretty quick but I feel the rest of the book fell flat. I understand the journey we went on with the characters but I feel like everything happened so quickly and then we get to the battle scene which dragged on too long.
The book is short for fantasy so this isn't surprising that the balance of the plot was off. I think I just wanted a bit more. At the end of the day this is a debut and I think the author has potential. It was a quick enjoyable read. Thumbs up.
Representation
Queer, Non Binary
Content Warning
Violence, Attempted Sexual Assult, Grief, Amnesia, Anxiety, Depression
The book is short for fantasy so this isn't surprising that the balance of the plot was off. I think I just wanted a bit more. At the end of the day this is a debut and I think the author has potential. It was a quick enjoyable read. Thumbs up.
Representation
Queer, Non Binary
Content Warning
Violence, Attempted Sexual Assult, Grief, Amnesia, Anxiety, Depression
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Mental illness
phoebereads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Sweet & Bitter Magic is a heartfelt sapphic fantasy full of morally grey characters, slowburn romance and a beautiful arc of self-growth and forgiveness! I loved the way magic was described in this book and how the perspectives of it shifted between Tamsin and Wren. Both characters have really fantastic arcs through the book that made them both so lovely to follow along in the story, and also made me love the way they were slowly drawn to each other. Overall, this book is a really enjoyable read and I highly recommend it!!
(Also, nothing hits quite like a sort of enemies-to-lovers slowburn (we even briefly get a "there's only one bed" moment!) mixed together with literal MAGIC!)
So happy I won an ARC of this book and got to read it early!!
(Also, nothing hits quite like a sort of enemies-to-lovers slowburn (we even briefly get a "there's only one bed" moment!) mixed together with literal MAGIC!)
So happy I won an ARC of this book and got to read it early!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Mental illness
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