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A review by outwithbooks
The Coven by Harper L. Woods
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Willow has been moulded by her father to become the ultimate tool to gain his revenge on the Coven and Coventry alike. After the death of her mother, she is whisked away to a university/academy in which she is meant to learn to control and wield her magic- but secretly, she plans to seduce and undo the ages old vampire headmaster and the school itself.
We don't see her learning about her magic overly much- considering she lived in isolation with her mother and brother and they hid magic from said brother, she already seemed to know everything. Plus, her university comes with a school-girl-fetish uniform to highlight her mid sized figure, that is specifically mentioned two or three times throughout the book in random info dumps.
I would have liked to explore the composition and characters that made up The Coventry more throughly- I thought they were an interesting concept. I would have also liked to have seen a little more of the world beyond Willows' all consuming lust for Headmaster. We briefly see her father, who is stereotypically horrendous and abusive and I spotted the twist at the end fairly early on in her relationship with Gray.
Billed as a 'gothic, dark-academia, paranormal romance' there are elements needing trigger warnings in line with your traditional vampire, dark romance stories. I didn't really understand the whole point of the Reapings beyond a spicy scene that questions consent, nor how it would actually work between other university students and the vessels- it was uncomfortable and not very sexy at all considering the FMC was having a panic attack at the time.
Closes on a cliffhanger hanger involving a seal, demons and a twist (aforementioned).
We don't see her learning about her magic overly much- considering she lived in isolation with her mother and brother and they hid magic from said brother, she already seemed to know everything. Plus, her university comes with a school-girl-fetish uniform to highlight her mid sized figure, that is specifically mentioned two or three times throughout the book in random info dumps.
I would have liked to explore the composition and characters that made up The Coventry more throughly- I thought they were an interesting concept. I would have also liked to have seen a little more of the world beyond Willows' all consuming lust for Headmaster. We briefly see her father, who is stereotypically horrendous and abusive and I spotted the twist at the end fairly early on in her relationship with Gray.
Billed as a 'gothic, dark-academia, paranormal romance' there are elements needing trigger warnings in line with your traditional vampire, dark romance stories. I didn't really understand the whole point of the Reapings beyond a spicy scene that questions consent, nor how it would actually work between other university students and the vessels- it was uncomfortable and not very sexy at all considering the FMC was having a panic attack at the time.
Closes on a cliffhanger hanger involving a seal, demons and a twist (aforementioned).