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A review by ronelia
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book felt like it was written for me. The writing just hit differently. It's equally cozy and dark. The descriptions of honey and overgrown cottages and flower gardens and magic honey potions were delicious.
The romance was really sweet with just the right amount of smut without being cringe. I love that they kept calling each other impossible girl.
The magic was a very loose magic system which worked perfectly because the whole book felt whimsical and charming instead of rigid.
This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and in so glad I got around to it this month. It's the kind of book that you read slowly with intention.
This is the second five star book I've read which heavily relies on honey and bees (the other being The Starless Sea).
It's not a perfect book but I adored it. I found it strange that this queer normative and art positive world still has sexism in the form of criminalising tattoos on women because surely the same patriarchal purist values is the root of homophobia and sexism, but that's just me being nit picky... I loved this.
The romance was really sweet with just the right amount of smut without being cringe. I love that they kept calling each other impossible girl.
The magic was a very loose magic system which worked perfectly because the whole book felt whimsical and charming instead of rigid.
This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and in so glad I got around to it this month. It's the kind of book that you read slowly with intention.
This is the second five star book I've read which heavily relies on honey and bees (the other being The Starless Sea).
It's not a perfect book but I adored it. I found it strange that this queer normative and art positive world still has sexism in the form of criminalising tattoos on women because surely the same patriarchal purist values is the root of homophobia and sexism, but that's just me being nit picky... I loved this.