A review by mitzee
A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.0

To clarify, I really liked the story but struggled with the concept of liking a book translating to a 5 star rating (which I feel like need to be enjoyable and important). 

I enjoyed the “cozy read” feeling at the start: a lot of witchy autumn in a sleepy town vibes and imagery. There was also a sense of mystery that slowly unraveled and led to more dangerous situations. However there were a lot of tropes that kind of made the book feel predictable like the romance with a love interest who is perfect.
Hecate also felt like a Mary Sue, she just instantly had great power and used it perfectly when it was the most urgent.
there also seemed to be a lot of times when Hecate would just lose consciousness and it felt like lazy writing since it wasn’t explained why that happened. I also don’t think it was really explained why Hecate and Miranda had beef?

The fact that her sisters stood behind her was nice, and jt wasn’t like a horrible sibling situation in the end. Although it is never really explained why her sisters have her carrying so much of the load, which seems like the author was just creating drama for nothing.
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