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Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre

5 reviews

lady_smith's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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tesslaah's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I love an enemies to lovers. In this case, the witch hunter doesn’t even know he’s falling in love with his enemy—the witch. In that aspect, I enjoyed this book. You certainly were rooting for a happy ending even when it seemed like hopeless star crossed lovers. There's a bit of a twist ending that makes everything come together which I liked too. However, I found the characters to be a bit shallow and I would have loved for Aguirre to explore their depth more.

This book is also currently tagged as lgbtq+ however there isn't much more than a causal mentioning of one of the main characters' bisexuality. There is one lesbian couple in the witch coven as well, but their love is not relevant to their roles in the plot. Any lgtbq+ content is barely a footnote and easily read over. The main romance is between a woman witch and male witch hunter and its great if that’s your sexuality expectation. However, this wouldn't be a great recommendation if you are specifically looking for clear and central non-heteronormative relationships.  
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emhaze's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted tense 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? Yes

3.5

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iamsammie27's review

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emotional funny tense 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

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kirbylover16's review

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lighthearted 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

3.5

 Look out Cinnabonman, this Witch Hunter is even sweeter. Clem is a more fitting protagonist too. I love the magic worldbuilding the other book was missing. Unfortunately, there are problems. Clem and her cousin barely interact in this book, and when they do, it's from the last book when they're mad at each other. The twist in the first book is treated weirdly in this book. It was re-revealed in the first half without any build-up. Clem is just like, "What? I guess that makes sense."
The twist is gram lied their whole life about losing their magic. Clem never even thinks "I can lose my powers."
Then it's just swept under the rug. So parts of this book wouldn't make any sense reading out of order. I still believe these two books should have been one. There's not much of Titus or Lucy, but there are too many characters anyway. Most frustratingly, Gram once again gets away with everything.
They talk at the end of the book and it's crammed in with clem's parents. We don't see Gram feel bad, say sorry, or lose her connections. Then we have an 18-month skip which is way too long.
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