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A review by luciameetsbooks
Love Spell by Mia Kerick
3.0
3.5
*Thank you to Netgalley and NineStar Press for giving me this book in exchange of an honest review*
I was planning on writing this review using both pronouns she/he because this is a story of a teenager that doesn't know if he/she is a girl or a boy but I'm not sure if that's how you use it (If you know please tell me). And I've seen in the synopsis that the author only uses he/his/him so I'm going to do the same.
"Chance, you are by far the edgiest Miss Harvest Moon this ramshackle town has ever had the good fortune to gaze upon. I am a major fan of positive self-talk."
Firstly, there is Chance the main character. I soo loved his attitude. So confident and full of positive self-talk, I'd love to be more like him in that aspect. Moreover, I think he is such a good friend and person in general, always having good intentions with people.
However, for me he was too childish most of the time, I'm not sure if his age was mention but I do know that he said he only had 8 months to leave school so I'm guessing he's at least 17 years old but he didn't act that way. For instance, at the beginning of the book when he wins the crown and a little girl is looking at it, he starts thinking on fighting with the little girl because it's his crown and no one else has to touch or even look at it. I have to admit at the end it was pretty cute when the romance was involved because it felt very inocent but still… :/
"Werk it, girlfriend-werk hard!" Yes, it's Emily again. And like always, she's got my spectacular back."
Emily, his best friend, was also childish but such a good friend, the friendship between those two felt so real and lovely. However, as Chance had problems with his gender, she had problems with her physical appeareance, which wasn't really important to the story but I would like to read a book of her in the future to see how she coped with it.
Now, the love interest, Jazz, was pretty amazing. Although he didn't say much and was very reserved, I ended up really liking him because of the love he showed to his family. His story was tough but full of love at the same time which made me melt.
"There's cruelty in silence."
I think the aspect I loved the most was how the book deal with so many important topics such as gender, sexuality, society and bullies. And like I said before I'm not really informed about those things, that's mainly the reason I wanted to read this book, and although I can't be sure if that's how it feels, it was great to be able to see another point of view about those topics.
However, the end wasn't my favorite because everything felt like it was a rush. Like the book had to end so everything had to happen more quickly and it wasn't good after reading a slow romance story.
Talking about that, it was incredible to see that it wasn't love at first sight like I was thinking. Chance definitely felt attraction at first sight but his love started growing after they talked more and spent some time together.
Honestly, there are soo many aspects I want to talk about but I think it's better if you go and read the book and then we can discuss all of them. I would definitely recommend it even if it's just to read about the important topics I mentioned.
*Thank you to Netgalley and NineStar Press for giving me this book in exchange of an honest review*
I was planning on writing this review using both pronouns she/he because this is a story of a teenager that doesn't know if he/she is a girl or a boy but I'm not sure if that's how you use it (If you know please tell me). And I've seen in the synopsis that the author only uses he/his/him so I'm going to do the same.
"Chance, you are by far the edgiest Miss Harvest Moon this ramshackle town has ever had the good fortune to gaze upon. I am a major fan of positive self-talk."
Firstly, there is Chance the main character. I soo loved his attitude. So confident and full of positive self-talk, I'd love to be more like him in that aspect. Moreover, I think he is such a good friend and person in general, always having good intentions with people.
However, for me he was too childish most of the time, I'm not sure if his age was mention but I do know that he said he only had 8 months to leave school so I'm guessing he's at least 17 years old but he didn't act that way. For instance, at the beginning of the book when he wins the crown and a little girl is looking at it, he starts thinking on fighting with the little girl because it's his crown and no one else has to touch or even look at it. I have to admit at the end it was pretty cute when the romance was involved because it felt very inocent but still… :/
"Werk it, girlfriend-werk hard!" Yes, it's Emily again. And like always, she's got my spectacular back."
Emily, his best friend, was also childish but such a good friend, the friendship between those two felt so real and lovely. However, as Chance had problems with his gender, she had problems with her physical appeareance, which wasn't really important to the story but I would like to read a book of her in the future to see how she coped with it.
Now, the love interest, Jazz, was pretty amazing. Although he didn't say much and was very reserved, I ended up really liking him because of the love he showed to his family. His story was tough but full of love at the same time which made me melt.
Spoiler
I think Chance and Jazz make such a sweet and cute couple <3"There's cruelty in silence."
I think the aspect I loved the most was how the book deal with so many important topics such as gender, sexuality, society and bullies. And like I said before I'm not really informed about those things, that's mainly the reason I wanted to read this book, and although I can't be sure if that's how it feels, it was great to be able to see another point of view about those topics.
However, the end wasn't my favorite because everything felt like it was a rush. Like the book had to end so everything had to happen more quickly and it wasn't good after reading a slow romance story.
Spoiler
When Jazz's little sister started hurrying Chance to accept being his boyfriend was a little bit weird for me, I think I would have liked it more if it was a moment shared only by Jazz and Chance.Talking about that, it was incredible to see that it wasn't love at first sight like I was thinking. Chance definitely felt attraction at first sight but his love started growing after they talked more and spent some time together.
Honestly, there are soo many aspects I want to talk about but I think it's better if you go and read the book and then we can discuss all of them. I would definitely recommend it even if it's just to read about the important topics I mentioned.