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babyvirgo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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? Yes
4.75
I think the summary uses a lot of click-bait wording and put me off of reading this book. I picked it up ahead of a trip to Ireland after reading another Irish horror story, and was going to stop reading about 8% of the way in. It's a modern story, with modern references that ring true still in 2024, with a main character who doesn't know much about the wider world around her and gets to have insight via lived experiences. Wow, wonderful! The book is a beautiful take on social guilt, religious trappings, and sets up Beautofully for a book 2. It's well-written, gives enough to start it's own mythos drenched in the history and experiences of us for the last 40 years. This book is absolutely a teen book, and should not be read by impressionable tweeners hahah. Congrats, I'm excited to read more. I cried.
alexeveleth's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mozbolt's review against another edition
4.0
A very cute, yet macabre book. Great for fans of witchery, both expert and novice, and I love the queer aspect, as it highlights the correlation between being different and being magical. I really loved how the Housekeeper was a sort of myth or parable created by the author. It served as a great avenue into some history and education on topics surrounding both gender and witchcraft, great for teens and young readers who are curious and/or searching.
duck_in_stem's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
leslie_ann_thornton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
5.0
delaneywhitworth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
ekarptatham's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this witchy mysterious YA book centred around tarot cards. Quite fun and wholesome but bigger issues tackled through plot points. I found it lost it's way a little in the middle and became a bit slow but set up nicely for the next two books in the series. Appreciated that Maeve was an imperfect teenager and very much fit the chaotic brain space of that age.
thebookwormbee's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.5
womanwill's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
ali_sternchen_na's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My main problem is that the author tried to be diverse and added a nonbinary character but used the wrong pronouns the whole book. It was just for the "ooh a character who's part of the queer community! Gotta read that" which ends up in an disappointment to me. I don't know how it was in the original tho, I read it in another language but to be fair that was really not the only issue of the book