A review by spacey_ghost
Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo

3.0

I’ve been so back and forth as to what to rate this. 3 stars? 4 stars? Is this my first 3.5???? This was a overall a solid read! Everything you could ask for in a gay lil haunted house book. Like I’ve said before, I love multiple POVs!!! I loved seeing them work together to try and get Jaime out of this damn house 👏 I was really drawn to Taylor’s POV the most with her trying to connect with her magic and in turn, her departed mother’s heritage. And her and Jaime’s friendship is really something special too with how they connect over their different backgrounds…and in other ways that I won’t spoil 🤫

As for the negatives: The pacing was a bit off for me? A bit too fast. This is supposed to have taken place in the span of a couple of months and instead felt more like weeks. While Jaime and Theo are very cute together and I was rooting for them since the beginning, the overall pacing did make their relationship feel very rushed and I can’t help but wonder if they’ll stay together in the future 😅 And Anna certainly felt like a character that was going to have more relevance in the plot and instead kinda went nowhere and I wish we had gotten more of her.

All and all, still a very enjoyable read! I’d jump into this world again to see what else Jaime, Theo, and Taylor are up to.