A review by pepgiraffe
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I'm not much for reviews so I haven't much practice. Generally I liked the, although I found the switching back and forth between characters a little confusing. A week after I had read it, I couldn't remember which witch was which, which is never a good thing. Mostly, though, my problem is that
Helena's
behavior didn't make a lick of sense. If
Gaia had indeed accepted Theo as a girl, which can be seen empirically with how strong she is, then would Helena have really gone on the rampage she did?
I mean, is she just supposed to be
a stand in for JK Rowling?
Also, to go so far as to
murder Annie? Come on!
Speaking of which, some of what happens early in the book doesn't really hold together. The oracles have this huge vision and you simply don't 
check with the most powerful Oracle in the area because it would upset her? How about if it were true, she would already know about it.
 

Also, I did not like the ending. It seems like a money grab.
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