A review by lvd92
The Witch Is Back by Sophie H. Morgan

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I am not sure how to rate it. Absolutely loved the back half, but the first third wrecked me. 

The first 120 pages or so were very difficult for me to read because of the abuse by Emma's mother and the main characters' hostility and distrust towards one another. I wish I had looked up the content warnings before (if there are none, the book should come with them). I was honestly thinking of DNFing it, because I got so triggered. I am especially done with reading about abusive parents in romance novels. So so done.
Another gripe - I am not sure though whether I believe Bastian did not realise sooner how important Emma was to him if he wrote her all those birthday cards and genuinely missed her.


That said, I am genuinely happy I stuck with it, because after the 1/3 mark, the story really took a much lighter turn. I loved the rest of the book. Loved the cast, the plot and the main characters. I also liked that it did not have the
overused, ridiculous, unbelievable, big gesture from the man.
... 

Anyways, I would recommend the book, but caution about the abuse and heavy first 1/3 of the book.
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