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A review by beccadillonx
Strange Magic by Syd Moore
3.0
The first thing I thought about this book, is the main character Rosie is quite rude. I'm a classics student, I mean it's not exactly Essex witches, but her attitude towards the museum and the historical information and historians was a bit rude and offended me at the beginning. Honestly, if I ever met anyone who spoke about my career like that I'd just go cry into a book about ancient Greece or something. (It's obviously not the author's point of view otherwise honestly I'd commend them researching for a book based on a topic they hated). There was character development though so I am glad to see that.
So yeah, the beginning of the book I wasn't overly keen on the main character.
I enjoyed Sam to an extent. The beginning of the book he just seemed really stuck up in the sense how some people are when they think they're amazing just because they know a few things.
I liked the relationship between Sam and Rosie... to an extent... I enjoyed how they were quite different and it worked quite well, but at some points,
I really enjoyed the historical facts and how it was incorporated into the storyline. Sometimes it can turn out to be an overload of facts, but Moore made this really enjoyable to read, and I honestly loved listening to Sam or the other characters talking about the history of the towns regarding witches.
Another problem I was nervous that I was going to find, was if the ending was going to be rushed due to the long main section of the story. The main section of the story was well written, and I didn't feel that it was dragging at all. The ending also ended really well, nothing was rushed and it all flowed together really well.
Overall, if you like a bit of fiction that has a historical twist to it, then I would really recommend this book. When I finished the book I found it had a sequel, so that's another reason this book is good to read! I would rate it a 3.5/5, mainly because despite the weird romance hints, the book itself was written really well in my opinion.
So yeah, the beginning of the book I wasn't overly keen on the main character.
I enjoyed Sam to an extent. The beginning of the book he just seemed really stuck up in the sense how some people are when they think they're amazing just because they know a few things.
I liked the relationship between Sam and Rosie... to an extent... I enjoyed how they were quite different and it worked quite well, but at some points,
Spoiler
there were unnecessary moments suggesting a possible romantic relationship between them. In my opinion, it was just thrown in at times and it could be taken out, and the whole storyline would make sense. However, further into the book (i.e. near the end), the idea of a romantic relationship could be argued, but I feel that a friendship makes more sense than to suggest a possible relationship between them.I really enjoyed the historical facts and how it was incorporated into the storyline. Sometimes it can turn out to be an overload of facts, but Moore made this really enjoyable to read, and I honestly loved listening to Sam or the other characters talking about the history of the towns regarding witches.
Another problem I was nervous that I was going to find, was if the ending was going to be rushed due to the long main section of the story. The main section of the story was well written, and I didn't feel that it was dragging at all. The ending also ended really well, nothing was rushed and it all flowed together really well.
Overall, if you like a bit of fiction that has a historical twist to it, then I would really recommend this book. When I finished the book I found it had a sequel, so that's another reason this book is good to read! I would rate it a 3.5/5, mainly because despite the weird romance hints, the book itself was written really well in my opinion.