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rebakesl's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
jrod4322's review
dark
funny
tense
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? No
4.75
Ok, I love Violet and Nico's dynamic and how they're constantly egging each other on. It gives something other than the "oh no, they're hot", but allows their understanding and liking of each other to grow past the initial attraction as they spend more time together. They actually communicate when it comes to the things that matter and miscommunication isn't a plot device, which is always a relief. And once the pining is resolved, it actually let's both of their personalities and quirks come out to shine. Although I can see how some people might dislike Nico's pining and decisions to keep close to Violet in the hopes of starting a proper relationship, and think it feels stalkery/forceful/creepy, I did like the push-and-pull dynamic anyways. The expansion of the world via the struggles werewolves have with their curse of violent urges felt well timed in both the series and the book itself. (The whole "werewolf possessiveness of their mate" does tend to get a little overdone, but honestly, every male love interest in this series seems to have that kind of possessive streak, so it's more a trope of Juliette Cross' storytelling. I think it's her way of writing Wife Guys, and it doesn't get overly creepy to me.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
kittykels's review
2.75
As much as I loved some of the moments between Violet and Nico, this book was super boring. I knew from the beginning what the conflict and resolution would be, so there really wasn't anything to hold interest through the story.
Of course there's the romance, but that can only be so interesting. This was supposed to be friends-to-lovers romance but they didn't really have much of a friendship. They've been working together and say they're friends but they've hooked up and have sexual tension and avoid each other when they're not doing business stuff and that doesn't really scream friendship to me.
My biggest complaint is how every single book so far is basically a giant miscommunication trope. Or just like, lack of any communication. Both the FMC and MMCs are always like "I feel very strongly about them but they probably don't care about me" and then of course at the end they're like "wow we love each other." This kind of no-stakes repetition is very boring and also annoying. Not communicating and then finally communicating is not the way a couple should develop their relationship. Especially all the couples! We need actual conflict and growth.
The whole point, in my opinion, of having a series that focuses on different couples in each book is so you can explore a variety of people and relationships. Giving them different names, different supernatural powers, and different hobbies doesn't achieve this. All the sisters are supposed to have different personalities, yet they're all fairly similar in their relationships when we're getting their POVs. All the males are territorial and turned and all the females are reluctant and turned on.
Also, I'm starting to notice some of the wording doesn't make a lot of sense. Like the author knew what they wanted to say, but didn't get it quite right. Not a big deal, but it becomes noticeable after a while.
I'm questioning how much I loved the 1st book (I think I gave it like 4.75) because the 2nd and 3rd book have had a lot of really cheesy, YA-sounding language that I don't really enjoy and I thought in the 1st book that I was happy to read a book that wasn't cheesy and YA-sounding. So either it was just better, or I was really good at ignoring it in the 1st book. 😅
Of course there's the romance, but that can only be so interesting. This was supposed to be friends-to-lovers romance but they didn't really have much of a friendship. They've been working together and say they're friends but they've hooked up and have sexual tension and avoid each other when they're not doing business stuff and that doesn't really scream friendship to me.
My biggest complaint is how every single book so far is basically a giant miscommunication trope. Or just like, lack of any communication. Both the FMC and MMCs are always like "I feel very strongly about them but they probably don't care about me" and then of course at the end they're like "wow we love each other." This kind of no-stakes repetition is very boring and also annoying. Not communicating and then finally communicating is not the way a couple should develop their relationship. Especially all the couples! We need actual conflict and growth.
The whole point, in my opinion, of having a series that focuses on different couples in each book is so you can explore a variety of people and relationships. Giving them different names, different supernatural powers, and different hobbies doesn't achieve this. All the sisters are supposed to have different personalities, yet they're all fairly similar in their relationships when we're getting their POVs. All the males are territorial and turned and all the females are reluctant and turned on.
Also, I'm starting to notice some of the wording doesn't make a lot of sense. Like the author knew what they wanted to say, but didn't get it quite right. Not a big deal, but it becomes noticeable after a while.
I'm questioning how much I loved the 1st book (I think I gave it like 4.75) because the 2nd and 3rd book have had a lot of really cheesy, YA-sounding language that I don't really enjoy and I thought in the 1st book that I was happy to read a book that wasn't cheesy and YA-sounding. So either it was just better, or I was really good at ignoring it in the 1st book. 😅
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy and Kidnapping
tostita's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy
kb33's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Stalking
livetgjennomb_ker's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
This book got spicy REAL fast, and I am not complaining haha
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism and Body horror
Minor: Pregnancy
daisycantread24's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
juffnstuff's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy
thereadinghammock's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
5.0
I don't know if I can say Witches get Stitches is my favorite Stay A Spell book so far, but I can say, so far I'm a bigger fan of the werewolves than the vampires (no offense to Devraj!) First Mateo, now Nico, these werewolves (or maybe is just these Cruz men) are a good time. They got anymore cousins hiding back in Texas?
Violet's remark at the end of chapter 1 (or some early chapter) of "and I'll never see him again" was hilarious knowing what we knew as readers from Wolf Gone Wild, and seeing her and Nico dance around each other, fooling absolutely no one with the outrageous sexual tension radiating from them at all times (which Livvy or Clara points out at one point) is just comical.
I appreciated Nico's recognition of Violet's need for independence. That if he came in too hard and fast (beyond the mind blowing oral on the rooftop when they first met), she'd only run away. The slow burn on that was a delicious pay off. And that was one lucky supply closet.
The pack dynamic was really interesting. I loved the social justice reparation approach Violet took with her enchanted tattoos. Not only helping her fellow Witches with their own magic, but helping Devraj with his moral conflict of being a vegetarian vampire, and the finally finding the best spell and placement to help werewolves better control their wolves.Hearing Shane explain that they kidnapped Violet because they never thought she'd help them willingly was heartbreaking, but knowing how they've been treated by all of supernatural society until now made total sense.
Also, TRIPLETS???? Poor Evie! But that's SO EXCITING! Now I'm dying for Walking in a Witchy Wonderland to maybe see Auntie Violet and Uncle Nico in action! But also, knowing Alpha, he's going to be borderline intolerably smug about getting Evie pregnant, with triplets, while she was on birth control. I also love Juliette's inclusion of condoms and birth control as part of each narrative. It's such a minor detail, but keeps the story so grounded in reality.
Can we also talk about the Blackwater boys????? I am dying to know more about the Grims!! How long until we get Clara out Livvy's stories with Henry and Gareth?? What CAN'T Grims do??
Violet's remark at the end of chapter 1 (or some early chapter) of "and I'll never see him again" was hilarious knowing what we knew as readers from Wolf Gone Wild, and seeing her and Nico dance around each other, fooling absolutely no one with the outrageous sexual tension radiating from them at all times (which Livvy or Clara points out at one point) is just comical.
I appreciated Nico's recognition of Violet's need for independence. That if he came in too hard and fast (beyond the mind blowing oral on the rooftop when they first met), she'd only run away. The slow burn on that was a delicious pay off. And that was one lucky supply closet.
The pack dynamic was really interesting. I loved the social justice reparation approach Violet took with her enchanted tattoos. Not only helping her fellow Witches with their own magic, but helping Devraj with his moral conflict of being a vegetarian vampire, and the finally finding the best spell and placement to help werewolves better control their wolves.
Also, TRIPLETS???? Poor Evie! But that's SO EXCITING! Now I'm dying for Walking in a Witchy Wonderland to maybe see Auntie Violet and Uncle Nico in action! But also, knowing Alpha, he's going to be borderline intolerably smug about getting Evie pregnant, with triplets, while she was on birth control. I also love Juliette's inclusion of condoms and birth control as part of each narrative. It's such a minor detail, but keeps the story so grounded in reality.
Can we also talk about the Blackwater boys????? I am dying to know more about the Grims!! How long until we get Clara out Livvy's stories with Henry and Gareth?? What CAN'T Grims do??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
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