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ahaddad24 's review for:
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
by Sangu Mandanna
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is probably just my cold, dead heart talking, but this book was … too perfect/heartwarming. I’m all about a happily ever after, but every obstacle was overcome, all the emotional growth accomplished, the bad guy defeated + his cronies ousted, and everyone received their hearts’ desire. It wasn’t just cozy, it was smothering.
There was also excellent representation and acknowledgment of tough issues — there were gay men, lesbian women, a non-binary individual, immigrants, someone with a disability, and an autistic girl, and talk of racism, classism, child/spousal abuse, depression, anxiety, SI, and the prevalence of old white men in power. There was also a talking fox that was just an asshole. It just felt like too much to pack into a little story about found family and magic, and I found it cheapened everything. It was sappy and full of high fructose corn syrup, rather than subtly sweet and charming. Still a nice story, but didn’t leave me feeling warm fuzzies like I was hoping.
There was also excellent representation and acknowledgment of tough issues — there were gay men, lesbian women, a non-binary individual, immigrants, someone with a disability, and an autistic girl, and talk of racism, classism, child/spousal abuse, depression, anxiety, SI, and the prevalence of old white men in power. There was also a talking fox that was just an asshole. It just felt like too much to pack into a little story about found family and magic, and I found it cheapened everything. It was sappy and full of high fructose corn syrup, rather than subtly sweet and charming. Still a nice story, but didn’t leave me feeling warm fuzzies like I was hoping.