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earlgaytea711's review against another edition
I think YA just isn't for me anymore.
johanna24's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
4.0
This book has been on my TBR for so long, and I don’t know why I hadn’t picked it up yet but just add that to the list of reasons why I hate myself because this so good?! It’s so cute and funny, full of very fun (and very queer) relationships, all mixed up in a delicious barrel of blood magic and elemental magic which are the TWO BEST KINDS OF MAGIC. Anyway I’m mad at myself for not reading this sooner because I enjoyed this so much!
These Witches Don’t Burn follows elemental witch Hannah in the aftermath of a very bad breakup. But when Hannah starts seeing signs that a blood witch has come to town, she must team up with her ex to hunt them down because no one else believes her. Enter new hot cutie Morgan, just who Hannah needs to complicate her life more!
I’m going to start by getting my one major peeve about this book out of the way quickly: why oh why oh why oh why do so many YA books insist on plot that hinges off parents and other responsible adults making an environment so toxic and terrifying for a child that they would rather BE KILLED BY A BLOOD WITCH than talk to you about the situation?
Okay short mini rant over, onto the good stuff! I didn’t expect this to be as funny as it was (I have no idea why, maybe because I don’t really associate fantasy with humour?) But Hannah has such a great voice, she’s funny and sarcastic (my favourite form of humour) and thus I loved her. She gets so angry at her ex, I thought their relationship was perfect, it really exemplified the kind of messy awkward breakups that happen in high school. Victoria, as set up as the brooding evil ex, is obviously therefore my favourite. I mean Morgan is fine, she was a nice enough character if a little bland and lacking something defining I could talk about right now. But Victoria was just so fucking confident and powerful and kind of a little mean, but also very obviously still had feelings for Hannah which makes her vulnerable (and thus more dangerous). Which just made her such a perfect character for me!
The whole environment of this book was just very cute and very fun. The pacing was excellent, there’s lots of action, there’s lots of fires and magic and witchy coven meetings. I particularly liked the odd little bits of magic we got to see that really helped build this world up: for example, the binding rings or tattoos used to keep children from accidentally revealing their magic, to the very cool air bubble things that can be used to send messages, to more traditional witchy things like pentagrams and blood magic animal sacrifices. (Gotta love that blood magic).
This was such a fun read, I had such a great time reading it. Whilst I’m still mad that I didn’t read this earlier, it does mean I don’t have to wait for the sequel because it’s already out!
These Witches Don’t Burn follows elemental witch Hannah in the aftermath of a very bad breakup. But when Hannah starts seeing signs that a blood witch has come to town, she must team up with her ex to hunt them down because no one else believes her. Enter new hot cutie Morgan, just who Hannah needs to complicate her life more!
I’m going to start by getting my one major peeve about this book out of the way quickly: why oh why oh why oh why do so many YA books insist on plot that hinges off parents and other responsible adults making an environment so toxic and terrifying for a child that they would rather BE KILLED BY A BLOOD WITCH than talk to you about the situation?
Okay short mini rant over, onto the good stuff! I didn’t expect this to be as funny as it was (I have no idea why, maybe because I don’t really associate fantasy with humour?) But Hannah has such a great voice, she’s funny and sarcastic (my favourite form of humour) and thus I loved her. She gets so angry at her ex, I thought their relationship was perfect, it really exemplified the kind of messy awkward breakups that happen in high school. Victoria, as set up as the brooding evil ex, is obviously therefore my favourite. I mean Morgan is fine, she was a nice enough character if a little bland and lacking something defining I could talk about right now. But Victoria was just so fucking confident and powerful and kind of a little mean, but also very obviously still had feelings for Hannah which makes her vulnerable (and thus more dangerous). Which just made her such a perfect character for me!
The whole environment of this book was just very cute and very fun. The pacing was excellent, there’s lots of action, there’s lots of fires and magic and witchy coven meetings. I particularly liked the odd little bits of magic we got to see that really helped build this world up: for example, the binding rings or tattoos used to keep children from accidentally revealing their magic, to the very cool air bubble things that can be used to send messages, to more traditional witchy things like pentagrams and blood magic animal sacrifices. (Gotta love that blood magic).
This was such a fun read, I had such a great time reading it. Whilst I’m still mad that I didn’t read this earlier, it does mean I don’t have to wait for the sequel because it’s already out!
telercoi's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
4.0
joannax97's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
ktmill's review against another edition
4.0
They had me at Gay Witches.
The story was okay. Good enough to read in a couple of sittings, but just wasn’t great overall. Easy read, but lacked the suspense/ f/f romance I felt like I was promised by the synopsis.
Ive already started the second one though, and hope the writer gets more into her groove & delivers MORE this go around.
Worth reading, but not worth recommending... if ya know what I mean?
The story was okay. Good enough to read in a couple of sittings, but just wasn’t great overall. Easy read, but lacked the suspense/ f/f romance I felt like I was promised by the synopsis.
Ive already started the second one though, and hope the writer gets more into her groove & delivers MORE this go around.
Worth reading, but not worth recommending... if ya know what I mean?
adellel's review against another edition
3.0
I’m a sucker for a book with witches. Hannah is an elemental witch, still tied to her ex Vanessa as they’re in the same coven and have a lot that is still unresolved. There’s Gemma, the BFF, and a few other characters involved.
I liked the story, and I didn’t want to put it down during the last 1/4 of the book. That being said, I feel that there was a lot talked about with the blood witch that Hannah and Vanessa saw but really no “exciting” conclusion to that story. Maybe in the next book? I also didn’t feel that there was enough character development for me to really care about them as much as I think I should have.
Overall, though, a fun read.
I liked the story, and I didn’t want to put it down during the last 1/4 of the book. That being said, I feel that there was a lot talked about with the blood witch that Hannah and Vanessa saw but really no “exciting” conclusion to that story. Maybe in the next book? I also didn’t feel that there was enough character development for me to really care about them as much as I think I should have.
Overall, though, a fun read.
readingpeach's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
temporary_escaper's review against another edition
2.0
DNF because everything was very immature and overdramatized. The MC jumps to huge conclusions just for the sake of a plot