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mrsxtremist's review against another edition
4.0
This was a 4 ⭐ for me!
I received a free copy of this ARC from Netgalley in return for my honest review below.
Non-spoiler review - When her mother passes away Vianna returns to Salem - a town, history, and legacy she ran from 10 years ago. She plans to bury her mother, bind her to the grave, sell the family home and take the money from the sale and never look back. Fate has other plans when the family familiar becomes bonded to her and she sees the death loop of her childhood friend in the bathroom.
Plot 4/5
Pace 3/5
Character Personality 4/5
Character Growth 4/5
Spice 0/5 (this book isn’t really romance so there isn’t really much)
Writing Style 3.5-4/5
World Building 4/5 (it’s contemporary/urban paranormal and most people understand the general ideologies of Salem and its history so there wasn’t much building required)
I definitely enjoyed this book for spooky season! It had creepy moments, a strong FMC with a desire to break generational expectations to be murderous assassins, a hilarious supportive best friend, and plenty of suspense.
I did find myself at times getting a bit bored but then things would pick up again. I went into this book completely blind and was really happy I read it. I will be reading the next book when it comes out.
I received a free copy of this ARC from Netgalley in return for my honest review below.
Non-spoiler review - When her mother passes away Vianna returns to Salem - a town, history, and legacy she ran from 10 years ago. She plans to bury her mother, bind her to the grave, sell the family home and take the money from the sale and never look back. Fate has other plans when the family familiar becomes bonded to her and she sees the death loop of her childhood friend in the bathroom.
Plot 4/5
Pace 3/5
Character Personality 4/5
Character Growth 4/5
Spice 0/5 (this book isn’t really romance so there isn’t really much)
Writing Style 3.5-4/5
World Building 4/5 (it’s contemporary/urban paranormal and most people understand the general ideologies of Salem and its history so there wasn’t much building required)
I definitely enjoyed this book for spooky season! It had creepy moments, a strong FMC with a desire to break generational expectations to be murderous assassins, a hilarious supportive best friend, and plenty of suspense.
I did find myself at times getting a bit bored but then things would pick up again. I went into this book completely blind and was really happy I read it. I will be reading the next book when it comes out.
niecey63's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
wlb0507's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this so much, I love the main character and Dee and it was so fun and interesting to read. Definitely reading book 2 straight away!!
kdickin3's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Bit of a slower start to the one, but it really picks up in the second half. Put the second one on my TBR list.
fripperychick's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
4.25
vocaledge's review against another edition
5.0
This book was really great. The story kept me captivated and it raised some important modern issues without making a big deal out of them. I will definitely be reading the second book of the series!
its_a_ryan_thing's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
cheeraven21's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
annsbibliotherapy's review
3.0
Where to start with this one.... I have to say I did appreciate the trigger warning at the beginning of the book, howe, there was one trigger warning that was missing, animal sacrifice, both preformed and mentioned.
Had I known that would be part of this book I can honestly say I wouldn't have requested a copy and it did almost make me shelve it but Ikept going.
While the premice was original and the worldbuilding and character development were great, the story was interesting and I did find myself being drawn into it.
Our main character Vianna is a legacy witch, a witch born from a long line of witches that gives her family a certain standing in Salem,, if she hadn't run away and washed her hands of the coven that is.
We find Vianna going home to take care of family business and put the family home up for sale, but the deamon that is the house and all the ghosts attaached to it have different ideas.
With ups and downs, murders to solve, a predator to try and take care of Vianna has her hands full, and then there's that little matter of the detectives truck, really it seems like Vianna wouldn't have any luck if it wasn't bad.
Between juggling her new reality and trying to keep Tiffany from murdering her in her sleep Vianna has her work cut out for her and until the very end I was wondering what she would do and where she would end up and what she would choose to do about her coven.
I think if I could have gone into this knowing what I was going to read I would have been able to be more fully ingaged in the story and the triggers would't have been as hard to get past as they were.
Overall I think it was a good book that will have you pushing the limits of what you're comfortable with and sometimes that's a very good thing.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Had I known that would be part of this book I can honestly say I wouldn't have requested a copy and it did almost make me shelve it but Ikept going.
While the premice was original and the worldbuilding and character development were great, the story was interesting and I did find myself being drawn into it.
Our main character Vianna is a legacy witch, a witch born from a long line of witches that gives her family a certain standing in Salem,, if she hadn't run away and washed her hands of the coven that is.
We find Vianna going home to take care of family business and put the family home up for sale, but the deamon that is the house and all the ghosts attaached to it have different ideas.
With ups and downs, murders to solve, a predator to try and take care of Vianna has her hands full, and then there's that little matter of the detectives truck, really it seems like Vianna wouldn't have any luck if it wasn't bad.
Between juggling her new reality and trying to keep Tiffany from murdering her in her sleep Vianna has her work cut out for her and until the very end I was wondering what she would do and where she would end up and what she would choose to do about her coven.
I think if I could have gone into this knowing what I was going to read I would have been able to be more fully ingaged in the story and the triggers would't have been as hard to get past as they were.
Overall I think it was a good book that will have you pushing the limits of what you're comfortable with and sometimes that's a very good thing.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.