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A review by silver_ethereal
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
2.75
I received an ARC of The Honey Witch from NetGalley and Orbit US in exchange for an honest review.
The Honey Witch will be released on May 14, 2024.
The concept of this book is wonderful! There are a lot of great things, but also some areas that fell short for my liking.
Pros:
× very interesting and unique magic system
× lovely LGBTQIA+ rep
× sweet, cozy vibes and some really beautiful prose and great quotations
× the relationship between Althea and Marigold is beautiful - I know it was personal to the author and this shines through
× interesting and whimsical world building
Cons:
× many places where more showing vs telling would have helped
× the pacing felt very strange and I went long stretches without feeling engaged in the story
× I felt there was a lack of character/relationship building
× the writing style/tense/POV felt a little clumsy and I was sometimes confused by the flow of things/events and actions felt unclear
Overall this is a good read for those interested in a soft cozy fantasy with queer rep and a unique magic system. I think the author has a lot of potential; I would have loved for her to lean a lot more into describing the whimsical world and engaging all of the readers' senses. She introduced a lot of cool things that I wish were fleshed out just a little bit more.
The Honey Witch will be released on May 14, 2024.
The concept of this book is wonderful! There are a lot of great things, but also some areas that fell short for my liking.
Pros:
× very interesting and unique magic system
× lovely LGBTQIA+ rep
× sweet, cozy vibes and some really beautiful prose and great quotations
× the relationship between Althea and Marigold is beautiful - I know it was personal to the author and this shines through
× interesting and whimsical world building
Cons:
× many places where more showing vs telling would have helped
× the pacing felt very strange and I went long stretches without feeling engaged in the story
× I felt there was a lack of character/relationship building
× the writing style/tense/POV felt a little clumsy and I was sometimes confused by the flow of things/events and actions felt unclear
Overall this is a good read for those interested in a soft cozy fantasy with queer rep and a unique magic system. I think the author has a lot of potential; I would have loved for her to lean a lot more into describing the whimsical world and engaging all of the readers' senses. She introduced a lot of cool things that I wish were fleshed out just a little bit more.