A review by httponyo
Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

   Sage spends her entire life being emotionally neglected by her Aunt while having to pseudo raise her two younger sisters after their mom abandons them. This ofcourse leads to a BOAT load of trauma for all parties involved and as always , the eldest sister is the scapegoat for everyone's pain. 

    I don't agree with some people's assessment of this book.  I think Gilliland is a great writer , this book is written beautifully and the information about plants didn't feel forced to me. I liked the way there was a flip back and  forth to the past &  present with the messages and I found Sage and Tenn to be cute. They communicated pretty well , for the most part , and work really well together.  Now the part where everything resolved a little too quickly ? Yes , I do agree that it happened WAYYY too fast  ,
especially when Skys body was found , alive & well. i think if Nadia had communicated better and everyone had mourned properly than Sage wouldve been told them about the ghost thing. Sky also felt MUCH less traumatized than i feel is reasonable,  she spent so much time as a ghost & lost so much of her life.
Other than that , I feel like the complaints of Sage's personality is unfair when you think about all she's gone through. 

   Personally , I feel that the depiction of grief is realistic and fair. Some people run away , some blame everyone else & themselves and some don't move on at all. The resolution came a little fast for me but it's still worth a read. 
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