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The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

emilyseim25's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

mmikadze's review against another edition

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2.0

DNF @ 31%

mirandabrooke21's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.5

cloverbeee's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

Boring fanfic unsuccessfully turned into a full novel. About 75% of the way through, I was very tempted to start redacting lines and editing as I read. 

Look elsewhere for cozy moments of character development and unrequited longing, here you get exposition dumps, zero worldbuilding, flat unlikeable characters and you'll like it.



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bryn_cavin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

strawberryhippie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

chloehours's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • 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

3.25

This book was very cute and had a charming ending. However, I did have to suspend my disbelief, because how is everyone in this books 1830’s okay with the Lgbtq+ community but there was not one character of color in the book. That along with the being able to tell
Lottie was related to the evil Ash witch
basically the whole time. However it was an easy read and I do recommend it for anyone who wants something simple and easy to follow along to.

maradf's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

lauren_reads_outside's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Be warned: the pacing on this book is a little wonky so if you're here for the sapphic witches, be patient! They're coming! They're worth it! So worth it!

If you stick through the world building vibes of regency girl doesn't want to get married and would rather frolic in the woods, and grandma whisks away for a sort of training sequences, you will be rewarded with not quite enemies to lovers sapphic yearning and pay off and big fight scenes.

The vibes in this book are immaculate and oh to be a yearning gay witch away on her farm giving spells to the nearby town.

I hope for sequels of the side characters! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

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cayleighgb's review

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Really tried but couldn’t do it. The writing is surface level, predictable, and it feels like a summary of a story. I really wanted to like it but it was not meant to be