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A review by livin_in_lextacy
Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
2.0
I've never read a book that left me with this many mixed feelings. I liked it. The plot twist was nice and made the book worth the read because I was really contemplating giving it a 1 star review up until about 4/5th of the way.
The significant twist made the horribly slow pacing worth it but I feel like another 40ish pages of ending is necessary. The author left me with so many questions that I felt were unanswered. Here's a list:
Was Rowan actually romantically involved with Ivy (who we find out in like the last 4 pages is his half-sister)?
What is Mags and did she have a hand in this like it was eluded to?
Wtf happened to the blonde boy who went missing in the 90s?
Wtf happened to Rose's assailant?
Why did the boy who went missing in the 90s appear to Olive in the beginning?
Did Rowans and Hazels mom get better?
Is their dad dead?
Why did Olives mom say to burn the book if it just disappears?
Wtf was Jude? Was he just a random boy who blew into town or ... a spirit or something?
Was Olive hallucinating her mother and others speaking about the book/diary or not?
Why was her mom looking for her diary all of a sudden?
Another complaint that I have is the pacing of the romance in this book. Rose and Hazel's relationship seemed to be decently paced and there was a build up to it. Rowan and Olive however... I saw the chemistry but it just sort of happened and his previous relationship with Ivy is never explained or given closure.
Overall this book wasn't a complete waste of time and I really enjoyed the concept behind it as a whole but the ending left me unsatisfied and with many, many questions. A simple epilog would have been enough to tie up some of those loose ends or maybe an additional 100 pages or so.
The significant twist made the horribly slow pacing worth it but I feel like another 40ish pages of ending is necessary. The author left me with so many questions that I felt were unanswered. Here's a list:
Was Rowan actually romantically involved with Ivy (who we find out in like the last 4 pages is his half-sister)?
What is Mags and did she have a hand in this like it was eluded to?
Wtf happened to the blonde boy who went missing in the 90s?
Wtf happened to Rose's assailant?
Why did the boy who went missing in the 90s appear to Olive in the beginning?
Did Rowans and Hazels mom get better?
Is their dad dead?
Why did Olives mom say to burn the book if it just disappears?
Wtf was Jude? Was he just a random boy who blew into town or ... a spirit or something?
Was Olive hallucinating her mother and others speaking about the book/diary or not?
Why was her mom looking for her diary all of a sudden?
Another complaint that I have is the pacing of the romance in this book. Rose and Hazel's relationship seemed to be decently paced and there was a build up to it. Rowan and Olive however... I saw the chemistry but it just sort of happened and his previous relationship with Ivy is never explained or given closure.
Overall this book wasn't a complete waste of time and I really enjoyed the concept behind it as a whole but the ending left me unsatisfied and with many, many questions. A simple epilog would have been enough to tie up some of those loose ends or maybe an additional 100 pages or so.