A review by andie
Um Feitiço de Amor by Kate Robb

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

this book was good until it's half mark, but as soon as the main character got together with her love interest, she started to be extra annoying talking about sex all the time (really? you don't have other topics to talk about without making any sort of sex implications?) – there was one scene where we got an explicit description of how she got oh so horny in the middle of a curling game and I found that very uncomfortable and cringey to read that I just wanted to skip that whole chapter entirely. 

also can we talk about how selfish she was towards her sister? by the end of the book, when gemma finally stops to listen to what kiersten has to say, kiersten says she likes this version of gemma and you know what gemma says? "me too". you mean the version of yourself that isn't all about you???? after you spent 80% of the book running to your sister to problem dump when she has to care about her 3 children while you do nothing in return for her? you forgot to babysit for her because you were having sex with your new boyfriend (this is a "trope" i absolutely hate)!!! I know this is supposed to be a "flawed" main character but I'm sorry, there were some things I just couldn't overlook.

also, the ending felt rushed – I wanted her to have more time in her current reality before she tried to get together with the real dax. it felt too easy for her to just go back, fall into his arms, say she loves him and then just add a 6 month time skip. if you like spicy scenes and constant talk about sex, then this one is for you, i guess.