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A review by katiya
Broomsticks and Burials by Lily Webb
4.0
4 Stars, but for a younger audience
Zoe's 21 and newly downsized from her job as a reporter. An unusual phone call and a job offer out of the blue have her moving to rebuild her life in Moon Grove.
The age of the protagonist, about ten years younger than most cosy heroines, creates a different dynamic in the storytelling. The whole book read to me as being for a young adult audience. As someone who has a bit of life experience under her belt, many of the details just asked for too much suspension of disbelief and we haven't even hit the magical part yet!
That being said, the story flowed and was enticing. I wish I could go back to my teen self and read this series. I have a feeling that I would have really enjoyed it.
Zoe's 21 and newly downsized from her job as a reporter. An unusual phone call and a job offer out of the blue have her moving to rebuild her life in Moon Grove.
The age of the protagonist, about ten years younger than most cosy heroines, creates a different dynamic in the storytelling. The whole book read to me as being for a young adult audience.
Spoiler
To begin with, it doesn't seem logical that a phone call from an unknown number would make anyone just pick up and move. Zoe doesn't research her new job even though she has no idea where the place is on a map. Geography aside, it sounds dangerous in this day and age to blindly accept a job offer over the phone without even an interview. She has no idea of accommodations once she gets there or even how much her salary is. I get it; times are tough and a job is a job, but wouldn't you want to make sure you could afford your new life before you jump heedlessly into it?That being said, the story flowed and was enticing. I wish I could go back to my teen self and read this series. I have a feeling that I would have really enjoyed it.