A review by adj1920
Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology by Olivie Blake

3.0

Olivie Blake is always worth a read. I liked the first Witch Way anthology just a smidge better, but this was still pretty solid.

Love in the Time of Dystopia, 5/5: The Craft meets Big Brother during quarantine! Funny and original, my favorite of this collection.

The Devil’s Advocate, 3/5: Interesting concept about a lawyer reviewing contracts for those who have sold their souls. Slow going but the ending saves it.

Once Upon a Time in Suburbia, 4/5: True crime meets a modern day witch hunt. A little predictable but well written and intriguing.

Toxic, 3/5: A woman falls in love with a demon possessing her hookup. It was an interesting idea but it just didn't capture my imagination.

Grow Your Own Optimist!, 1/5: This story was written in epistolary format through emails and text messages. I didn't even finish the first section because it was so choppy and hard to read- maybe it was easier in magazine print format with different color fonts, etc.

Geoff and the Maiden, 4/5: A lovely meditation on life and death.