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A review by elskabee
The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
I wanted to like this so bad but this had major problems and was not ready to be published. It had first draft energy.
I think at its heart way deep down there is a good book in there and every now and again I would be rewarded for my effort in persisting with this book. The major problems were:
- Continuity errors
- Logical inconsistencies
- Logic errors
- Ava's inconsistent characterisation
I also struggled with the cringey internal monologues that would have been fine if they didn't happen constantly. "I thought I was weak... but actually I am powerful" type of BS is fine in small doses but this book is full of them. The writing quality was also quite inconsistent. Sometimes it would be perfectly fine, and then other times it felt very slapped together like the author intended to go back and edit it later but never did.
The general plot I think was fine, I liked some of the twists. I like that rekindling the friendship between the two leads took precedence over the romance. I liked the atmosphere of the woods. I liked the rapunzel retelling aspect.
Unfortunately this book has major shitty first draft energy, and wasn't even close to being in a good state to publish and so everyone who reads this, even those who enjoy it, will be disappointed.
I think at its heart way deep down there is a good book in there and every now and again I would be rewarded for my effort in persisting with this book. The major problems were:
- Continuity errors
- Logical inconsistencies
- Logic errors
- Ava's inconsistent characterisation
I also struggled with the cringey internal monologues that would have been fine if they didn't happen constantly. "I thought I was weak... but actually I am powerful" type of BS is fine in small doses but this book is full of them. The writing quality was also quite inconsistent. Sometimes it would be perfectly fine, and then other times it felt very slapped together like the author intended to go back and edit it later but never did.
The general plot I think was fine, I liked some of the twists. I like that rekindling the friendship between the two leads took precedence over the romance. I liked the atmosphere of the woods. I liked the rapunzel retelling aspect.
Unfortunately this book has major shitty first draft energy, and wasn't even close to being in a good state to publish and so everyone who reads this, even those who enjoy it, will be disappointed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Confinement