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pcucurullo's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism
mels_reading_log's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This is the first book in the Midlife in Mosswood series that follows Rosie and her daughter, Maggie, as they run from an abusive home. When they find themselves in Mosswood living next to a hot Irishman who keeps calling Rosie his Witch Queen, she starts to think he has an alcohol problem. But then magical things start to happen and maybe Rosie is someone special and maybe the hot neighbor can teach her something’s to keep them safe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use
lalapaka13's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Poorly written and I don't think it was edited at all, but it was a quick read while I was trying to fall asleep.
My girl jumped out of an abusive relationship and directly into a fated mates one with a guy who turned up at her house in the middle of the night all drunk and scaryđź«
My girl jumped out of an abusive relationship and directly into a fated mates one with a guy who turned up at her house in the middle of the night all drunk and scaryđź«
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Physical abuse
violetbonsai's review
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
arialovegreen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A cute light-hearted paranormal romcom! Some parts were pretty silly, there were some plot holes, the ending tapered off a little suddenly. It wasn't perfect. But it didn't have to be for me to like it.
The characters are pretty easy to connect to. Rosie and Maggie are cute and enjoyable. Declan is a bit of an enigma but he has a charm to him. Despite being a romcom, I feel this book handled to subject of DV pretty appropriately and demonstrated a lot of empathy and understanding towards the subject.
I had fun with this book, and I could see myself circling back around to the next in the series someday when I want a good palate cleanser between more heavy reads.
P.S. Louisa wrote convincingly enough of US southern culture that I was surprised to discover she was Australian. That's a feat in and of itself.
The characters are pretty easy to connect to. Rosie and Maggie are cute and enjoyable. Declan is a bit of an enigma but he has a charm to him. Despite being a romcom, I feel this book handled to subject of DV pretty appropriately and demonstrated a lot of empathy and understanding towards the subject.
I had fun with this book, and I could see myself circling back around to the next in the series someday when I want a good palate cleanser between more heavy reads.
P.S. Louisa wrote convincingly enough of US southern culture that I was surprised to discover she was Australian. That's a feat in and of itself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, and Alcohol
saramrowe's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Running away from a bad relationship into another? I had a problem getting into this one. I picked it up for free because it was advertised as Gilmore girls meets practical magic, but that wasn't a accurate depiction. It packed the charm unfortunately. I think more could have been done with the main character and I didn't like the way the love interest made everything about sex from the beginning of their relationship.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
melissa_bsn's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
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