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A review by aquariusqueen
The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Thank you Netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Ugh I’m so disappointed right now. The Witch and the Vampire was one of my anticipated releases, I mean, a Rapunzel retelling but make it sapphic?? Hello, right up my alley! Instead everything fell flat. The writing was juvenile which I didn’t mind but the repetition and telling not showing really bothered me. And the characters felt like they were almost 3 dimensional but ended up falling short and feeling flat.
This was also towing the line between being blood libel and not being blood libel which just left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
The only thing I really enjoyed was the pacing. It felt relatively fast and quick.
Overall, this ended up being a dud for me.
Ugh I’m so disappointed right now. The Witch and the Vampire was one of my anticipated releases, I mean, a Rapunzel retelling but make it sapphic?? Hello, right up my alley! Instead everything fell flat. The writing was juvenile which I didn’t mind but the repetition and telling not showing really bothered me. And the characters felt like they were almost 3 dimensional but ended up falling short and feeling flat.
This was also towing the line between being blood libel and not being blood libel which just left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
The only thing I really enjoyed was the pacing. It felt relatively fast and quick.
Overall, this ended up being a dud for me.