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Los personajes masculinos son maltratadores, intereses románticos o el amigo gay (con el que solo habla de amoríos además).
Los personajes femeninos son figuras negativas que, o bien son objeto de adulterio y abandono del interés romántico de la protagonista o bien tienen funciones como provocar un aborto satánico.
Las relaciones "románticas" son terriblemente tóxicas y verticales (diferencia de edad, siendo en una ocasión ella menor de edad, diferencias y dependencia económica...).
Por ejemplo, en la primera de las vidas pasadas la protagonista, de 16 años, se enamora y acuesta con un tío mayor que ella. Su madre se entera, hace que el tío abandone a la chica y le practica un aborto con un conjuro satánico que termina con la muerte de la propia madre. Parece que a la autora le parece que la chica aún necesita más traumas, así que hace que la violen dos tipos y luego le orinen encima. Siguiendo con esta misma línea, las cosas empiezan a mejorar pero se acaba enamorando de otro tipo mayor que se casa con otra y la chica se acaba suicidando. La segunda vida no es mucho mejor, pero creo que con la primera ya queda claro.

En fin, que he aguantado hasta la mitad y ya no lo soporto más. Cuanto más escucho, más me cabreo.

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emmarose91's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.0

orionoconnell's review against another edition

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2.0

This one just didn't have the wow factor for me. Maybe it's that this book and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue echo each other, and Schwab's writing style just personally captivated me more - but this one didn't quite draw me in as much. I couldn't get past the references to specific places and designers and things that don't really tell me about the character. I did enjoy reading about Juliet, though there are a HANDFUL of trigger warnings to be mindful of in this book, and if you're easily squicked by age gaps or sexual violence when reading fiction, I would recommend against picking this one up. It seemed to lack a little direction, teetering on the line of what it wanted to be: did it want to be a romance? then why mention magic? did it want to be magic? that should have been accounted for more. It's a solid attempt and I'm sure a lot of people will enjoy this. It just wasn't for me.

stineym's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

intensej's review

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

Juliet LaCompte is a 16 year old girl in France who falls in love with Auguste Marchant, a painter. They start a secret relationship while she poses for his paintings. When her mother learns about their relationship, she curses Auguste. However, the curse goes wrong and it binds Juliet to live out a failed relationship with Auguste for each lifetime. The demon that powers Juliet's curse, Luke, has fallen in love with Juliet and must see her make the same mistakes with Auguste each lifetime. Luke has to wait for Juliet to remember their shared past before time runs out. The reader sees the reincarnated Juliet and Auguste live out their tragic love story in Hollywood in the 1930s, Los Angeles and Taos in the 1970s, and Washington, DC. in 2012. Juliet attempts to remove the curse before time runs out.

Sayers does a great job of creating memorable characters and threading the different reincarnations of Juliet together. I thought the ending of the book was satisfying. I enjoyed the way Sayers wrote about music and painting. It reminded me of the way Patrick Rothfuss described music in The Name of the Wind. Fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue will enjoy this book. A Witch in Time would be a good book for a book discussion.

Content: sexual assault, suicide, abortion

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