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A review by cait26
Coven Be Charmed by Caitlin Ryan
4.0
A copy of the book was provided to Sapphic Book Club in exchange for an honest review.
This story follows Rose, a life coach who ends up finding out she is a witch after attending a retreat with her sister. Rose gets thrown into the deep end of the world of magic and witch craft, and has a steep learning curve.
This is my first book by Ryan and I enjoyed it. It's been a while since I have read an urban fantasy book, let alone one involving witches. The small glimpse into this world was fascinating and I am excited to explore more of the world in the sequel. I liked Rose and what little I got with the other witches in the coven. With how quick everything went down in this book, there wasn't much time to get to know the other characters.
The one aspect that keeps it from a 5 star for me, is that there was one aspect of the world that was completely glossed over or ignored anytime it came up. I have a feeling that it was being saved for the sequel but the avoidance of this one world building aspect came at the determent of getting to better know the characters. In one particular instance, Rose and another character (no spoilers), desperately needed to have a sit down conversation, and they do, off page. This discussion provides some important character development for both characters, and we didn't even get to experience it.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and look forward to the sequel. I hope there is more world building and more time getting to know the characters. I would recommend this for fans of urban fantasy and witches.
This story follows Rose, a life coach who ends up finding out she is a witch after attending a retreat with her sister. Rose gets thrown into the deep end of the world of magic and witch craft, and has a steep learning curve.
This is my first book by Ryan and I enjoyed it. It's been a while since I have read an urban fantasy book, let alone one involving witches. The small glimpse into this world was fascinating and I am excited to explore more of the world in the sequel. I liked Rose and what little I got with the other witches in the coven. With how quick everything went down in this book, there wasn't much time to get to know the other characters.
The one aspect that keeps it from a 5 star for me, is that there was one aspect of the world that was completely glossed over or ignored anytime it came up. I have a feeling that it was being saved for the sequel but the avoidance of this one world building aspect came at the determent of getting to better know the characters. In one particular instance, Rose and another character (no spoilers), desperately needed to have a sit down conversation, and they do, off page. This discussion provides some important character development for both characters, and we didn't even get to experience it.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and look forward to the sequel. I hope there is more world building and more time getting to know the characters. I would recommend this for fans of urban fantasy and witches.