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A review by apageyofcourse
Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
[4.5]
Elle McNicoll is fastly becoming one of my favourite authors.
Elle's sophomore novel, Show Us Who You Are, was the closest I got to crying at a book. All of the characters, even the villain, were so well-developed and the discussions on neurodivergence were so good. Like A Charm once again has a neurodivergent heroine, Ramiya Knox, who has dyspraxia. I loved how she wasn't afraid to tell people what she actually thought about the situation, rather than trying to be polite for the sake of not getting into trouble, and Ramiya definitely gets into some scrapes in this book.
The setting of this magical Edinburgh was wonderful, and made me want to visit the city. Prior to this, I don't think I've ever read a book set in Edinburgh before. All of the different magical creatures Ramiya meets in this book were excellent. You can see where Elle draws on from popular creatures like vampires and fae but writes them in her own way, and I loved the frequent use of bookshops to send information to the main character. The writing was brilliant and worked with the story & Ramiya's voice, you can easily see the evolution of Elle McNicoll's writing from A Kind of Spark to Like A Charm, despite the books being published a mere two years (approximately) apart from each other. Also, I loved the friendship that Ramiya forms with her cousin Manny after previously not talking to him much at all.
So overall this book was brilliant and I look forward to seeing what direction it takes in the sequel! I can't wait to read more of this magical Edinburgh!
Elle McNicoll is fastly becoming one of my favourite authors.
Elle's sophomore novel, Show Us Who You Are, was the closest I got to crying at a book. All of the characters, even the villain, were so well-developed and the discussions on neurodivergence were so good. Like A Charm once again has a neurodivergent heroine, Ramiya Knox, who has dyspraxia. I loved how she wasn't afraid to tell people what she actually thought about the situation, rather than trying to be polite for the sake of not getting into trouble, and Ramiya definitely gets into some scrapes in this book.
The setting of this magical Edinburgh was wonderful, and made me want to visit the city. Prior to this, I don't think I've ever read a book set in Edinburgh before. All of the different magical creatures Ramiya meets in this book were excellent. You can see where Elle draws on from popular creatures like vampires and fae but writes them in her own way, and I loved the frequent use of bookshops to send information to the main character. The writing was brilliant and worked with the story & Ramiya's voice, you can easily see the evolution of Elle McNicoll's writing from A Kind of Spark to Like A Charm, despite the books being published a mere two years (approximately) apart from each other. Also, I loved the friendship that Ramiya forms with her cousin Manny after previously not talking to him much at all.
So overall this book was brilliant and I look forward to seeing what direction it takes in the sequel! I can't wait to read more of this magical Edinburgh!