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my_corner_of_the_library 's review for:
Witchful Thinking
by Celestine Martin
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok...I...didn't like this book.
First, I will say, if you are reading this book trying to decide if it will be a good fall read, please know that this book takes place over the summer. Not fall. That's not a knock on the book, just a heads-up.
Second, think of this book as Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic, especially if you LOVED the Luke and Rachel storyline and wished it would have panned out differently.
This thing is...I really didn't like the writing style of this book. It became really repetitive, to the point I ended up skimming so many conversations because they were the same thing, different setting. So many conversations about whether or not Alex was leaving, and the result was incredibly predictable. It's a romance. So I just didn't need it over and over and over again. Also, the wedding at the end... was so weird, and so much was left unresolved because of it.
So much of the book was spent building up to this wedding, only for our MC to get kicked out before it even started because her ex loved the bride and lied? Why didn't Lucy clarify that she didn't intend on objecting at the wedding? Why would Marcus tell Ursula that she was? Why didn't we get to find out what happened with Marcus and Ursula? Why didn't things get worked out between Lucy and Ursula?
Why was everyone acting like Lucy was a COMPLETELY different person by the end of the book when all she did was sing karaoke, run a 10k, and bake a cake over the course of the summer? ESPECIALLY, when the book concluded with her deciding she was essentially the same person?
What in the world were Callie and Serena's wishes and how on earth did they end? How come we never really got to know what they were but we would periodically bring them up like any of us had a clue?
This book left me with way more questions than answers and I just...didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted it to. Also, for a book that advertised a magical small town, I wish it would have had more...magic. Instead of a few passing mentions of magical creatures and a lot of tea drinking.
First, I will say, if you are reading this book trying to decide if it will be a good fall read, please know that this book takes place over the summer. Not fall. That's not a knock on the book, just a heads-up.
Second, think of this book as Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic, especially if you LOVED the Luke and Rachel storyline and wished it would have panned out differently.
This thing is...I really didn't like the writing style of this book. It became really repetitive, to the point I ended up skimming so many conversations because they were the same thing, different setting. So many conversations about whether or not Alex was leaving, and the result was incredibly predictable. It's a romance. So I just didn't need it over and over and over again. Also, the wedding at the end... was so weird, and so much was left unresolved because of it.
Why was everyone acting like Lucy was a COMPLETELY different person by the end of the book when all she did was sing karaoke, run a 10k, and bake a cake over the course of the summer? ESPECIALLY, when the book concluded with her deciding she was essentially the same person?
What in the world were Callie and Serena's wishes and how on earth did they end? How come we never really got to know what they were but we would periodically bring them up like any of us had a clue?
This book left me with way more questions than answers and I just...didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted it to. Also, for a book that advertised a magical small town, I wish it would have had more...magic. Instead of a few passing mentions of magical creatures and a lot of tea drinking.