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rachelpacz'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief
kitwhelan's review against another edition
2.75
Not a romance so much as a modern fantasy novel with a romance b plot. It gets kinda intense near the end, and I could’ve done with a lot more after-the-battle resolution for the family. Very Halloween-y but just didn’t click for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Child death and Death
jackie_marion's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A great story of embracing generational gifts and working through the traumas of the past so they won’t repeat with the next generation. There are also magical cookies and possessions. I love a small town witchy book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book as it has so much going for it: small-town Kansas, Halloween, witches, complicated family dynamics. But I honestly think it tried to do too much. There were so many little plots floating around that it was hard for me to keep everything straight and care about any of the characters.Is it bad that I was kind of hoping Rose would take over Flair? I found myself skimming the last 20% to get to the ending.
I really wanted to like this book as it has so much going for it: small-town Kansas, Halloween, witches, complicated family dynamics. But I honestly think it tried to do too much. There were so many little plots floating around that it was hard for me to keep everything straight and care about any of the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
This is fairly clean: just a little kissing.purplepenning's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity
Binding/controlling magic and possession
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