Scan barcode
katattack345's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? N/A
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. It was everything I hoped it to be and more! I would have given it a 5/5 but there were parts that I found to be predictable. But it was still an amazing read! Would recommend to any fellow witchy person
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
bookcasey's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There are interesting elements to this book, but it’s very slow to get started, and having so many main characters means that they ended up pretty flat. The treatment of gender-fluidity isn’t great — the author’s note at the end about how “people like [character] need our allyship” probably gives you a good idea how. It’s well-intentioned and the premise is fun, but the characters largely come off as caricatures.
Note: The interjected “recipes” detract from the book and are especially annoying on audiobook. I’d suggest you skip them, and in case anyone needs to hear it: do not use essential oils to make lube!
Note: The interjected “recipes” detract from the book and are especially annoying on audiobook. I’d suggest you skip them, and in case anyone needs to hear it: do not use essential oils to make lube!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Deadnaming, Sexual content, and Outing