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Spells Trouble
by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Thank you Netgalley for an audiobook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars
This book had promise and an interesting premise, but I found it a little bit lackluster. I found myself tuning out a little bit here and there throughout the story. It just never really caught my attention and held it.
The characters were very ok. For the longest time I couldn't remember which twin was Hunter and which was Mercy. I much preferred Hunter to Mercy and I loved her friendship with Jax. I felt Hunter was more grounded and I related more to her being the introverted twin. I found Mercy kind of airheaded at times. I also thought that the fact that Hunter was a lesbian was kind of just in there to be in there since she thinks she's the only lesbian in Goodeville, unless this comes into play in later books.
The whole plotline of the descendants of Salem witches protecting the gates to the underworld in the town was intriguing and I wish they had been better explained because I was a little confused. I also liked the murder mystery aspect, but we found out who the killer was early on and watched as the twins struggled to find the killer's identity which isn't as fun.
This book really felt like a setup for book 2, as the ending was kind of anticlimactic and then we were left on a cliffhanger. While there were some promising things, I felt like it was missing some things too.
3.5 stars
This book had promise and an interesting premise, but I found it a little bit lackluster. I found myself tuning out a little bit here and there throughout the story. It just never really caught my attention and held it.
The characters were very ok. For the longest time I couldn't remember which twin was Hunter and which was Mercy. I much preferred Hunter to Mercy and I loved her friendship with Jax. I felt Hunter was more grounded and I related more to her being the introverted twin. I found Mercy kind of airheaded at times. I also thought that the fact that Hunter was a lesbian was kind of just in there to be in there since she thinks she's the only lesbian in Goodeville, unless this comes into play in later books.
The whole plotline of the descendants of Salem witches protecting the gates to the underworld in the town was intriguing and I wish they had been better explained because I was a little confused. I also liked the murder mystery aspect, but we found out who the killer was early on and watched as the twins struggled to find the killer's identity which isn't as fun.
This book really felt like a setup for book 2, as the ending was kind of anticlimactic and then we were left on a cliffhanger. While there were some promising things, I felt like it was missing some things too.