tallulahlucy's review
5.0
Cat's descriptive writing is amazing. Every work of hers has a very distinct mood that's easy to get lost in. Her stories are always different from the norm, meaning anything can (and often does) happen. I loved her portrayal of a gritty Joburg and the characters in this story were all interesting and flawed.
I look forward to being able to purchase a hard copy for my bookshelf :)
I look forward to being able to purchase a hard copy for my bookshelf :)
sibgouws's review
4.0
I read this book in 4 days which pretty much tells you how much I enjoyed it.
Cat paints South African youth as I know it.
Irene annoyed me a little because she was so hard up in love with Rain but I could relate because at her age, I was like that too.
The only reason I gave Charm a 4 star review was because of the ending. I really wanted more. It left me with so many things I wanted to know more about. I want to know more about Irene's mom and what happens in the future!
I loved everything about this book. The imagery and scenes and characters. It is truly a great story.
There's a great amount of action and magic in this book.
I really loved that one of the main characters was a homosexual. Not enough books have this diversity with their characters. Real life isn't always just straight people going about life or who fall in love with regular/straight people (though this book is NOT a romance novel.) I just enjoyed this quality.
Cat paints South African youth as I know it.
Irene annoyed me a little because she was so hard up in love with Rain but I could relate because at her age, I was like that too.
The only reason I gave Charm a 4 star review was because of the ending. I really wanted more. It left me with so many things I wanted to know more about. I want to know more about Irene's mom and what happens in the future!
I loved everything about this book. The imagery and scenes and characters. It is truly a great story.
There's a great amount of action and magic in this book.
I really loved that one of the main characters was a homosexual. Not enough books have this diversity with their characters. Real life isn't always just straight people going about life or who fall in love with regular/straight people (though this book is NOT a romance novel.) I just enjoyed this quality.
friedatweehuysen's review
5.0
Freaky and twisted but brilliant
So freaky in the start, the types of fear I felt when I was younger - although I'm sure I wouldn't cope as well as Irene if that happened to me. Me chicken.
So freaky in the start, the types of fear I felt when I was younger - although I'm sure I wouldn't cope as well as Irene if that happened to me. Me chicken.
wildfaeriecaps's review
5.0
I thought it would be hard to separate Charm from the Black Wings of memory. But this story swept me up so quickly that I hardly had time to blink. Cat is one of my very favorite authors and in my eyes can do no wrong - I'm so glad to have this on my shelves.
(I highly recommend listening to Lark while reading this book. Cat introduced me to their music years and years ago and it just feels right to combine the two.)
(I highly recommend listening to Lark while reading this book. Cat introduced me to their music years and years ago and it just feels right to combine the two.)
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