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maresuju's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
atamano's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Violence
karcitis's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
If I could use one word to describe Emma Mills' first work of fantasy, it would be "charming."
Because that is what Something Close to Magic is - charming, light-hearted, and witty. The characters don't have a huge amount of depth to them, but I enjoyed spending time with them nevertheless. The plot moves along at a fairly fast pace. Theromance subplot seemed a little underdeveloped, but then this is a sort of fairy tale, so I probably shouldn't have expected too much .
Despite the flaws, I was quite enjoying myself until I got to the climax, which I felt lacked a sense of real danger, and to be frank, felt like it hadn't been thought through properly. But seeing Mills normally writes contemporary YA, this is somewhat understandable and perhaps something she will improve on in future works of this genre.
Overall, this was a flawed but still very enjoyable read.
Because that is what Something Close to Magic is - charming, light-hearted, and witty. The characters don't have a huge amount of depth to them, but I enjoyed spending time with them nevertheless. The plot moves along at a fairly fast pace. The
Despite the flaws, I was quite enjoying myself until I got to the climax, which I felt lacked a sense of real danger, and to be frank, felt like it hadn't been thought through properly. But seeing Mills normally writes contemporary YA, this is somewhat understandable and perhaps something she will improve on in future works of this genre.
Overall, this was a flawed but still very enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Body horror and Blood