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Witches Get Stuff Done
by Molly Harper
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I almost DNF'd this book, but the bones of the story kept me going. I'd like to learn more about Starfall Island and Riley and her magic. It was mostly hope that it would get better which pushed me through, and the ending was worth it.
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Setting - Harper created an interesting setting for her book and I want to know more. I wish she'd spent a little more time world building.
Ending - The ending was fun and I'll forgive a lot of the flaws from the rest of the book because I enjoyed it.
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Characters: Riley feels like a purely reactionary character. Almost everything she does is in reaction to someone else's actions. What does Riley actually want from her life? Edison felt underdeveloped for a POV character.
Plot: The pacing of this book really bugged me. The plot had such interesting bones, but it felt like the relationship building part of Riley and Edison's relationship was completely skipped over (to the point that I went back to see if I had actually skipped something). More on this behind the spoiler tag.
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Writing: I counted at least four times a character thought or said something to the effect of "that's a sentence I never would have thought I'd say/hear/think". This book could have used a much stronger edit.
OMG Why did Harper introduce the whole dad/ half sibling sub plot at all? What was the point?! She could have just as easily been an only child and it wouldn't have impacted the plot at all. I thought this was going somewhere when she mentioned the pain that Riley felt hearing how easily her dad had welcomed his other kids back into his life, and then... nothing. Also, what's the backstory there? Did Riley's dad leave his first wife for Ellen? Wouldn't Ellen have different feelings about him if that had happened? This just felt like 1/3 of an interesting plot line that really didn't serve the larger story at all. A better editor would have done something with this (either pulled it, or asked. Harper to do more with it).
The pacing bugged me to the point that I almost abandoned this book. 1. I don't understand why everyone thought Edison behaved so abominably towards Riley at first, and 2, if that was the case, why did she forgive him so easily? Where's the character development for both of them to support that? I generally don't mind instalove, but this one bugged me.
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Setting - Harper created an interesting setting for her book and I want to know more. I wish she'd spent a little more time world building.
Ending - The ending was fun and I'll forgive a lot of the flaws from the rest of the book because I enjoyed it.
⭐️⭐️
Characters: Riley feels like a purely reactionary character. Almost everything she does is in reaction to someone else's actions. What does Riley actually want from her life? Edison felt underdeveloped for a POV character.
Plot: The pacing of this book really bugged me. The plot had such interesting bones, but it felt like the relationship building part of Riley and Edison's relationship was completely skipped over (to the point that I went back to see if I had actually skipped something). More on this behind the spoiler tag.
⭐️
Writing: I counted at least four times a character thought or said something to the effect of "that's a sentence I never would have thought I'd say/hear/think". This book could have used a much stronger edit.
The pacing bugged me to the point that I almost abandoned this book. 1. I don't understand why everyone thought Edison behaved so abominably towards Riley at first, and 2, if that was the case, why did she forgive him so easily? Where's the character development for both of them to support that? I generally don't mind instalove, but this one bugged me.