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Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

48 reviews

jess_gersh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-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

4.0


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taynicole2698's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

3.0

I didn’t love it, but I did enjoy it. It’s fairly light and surface level which makes it a quick read but it does touch on some heavier themes. The hardest part for me was the narrator’s voice, she just sounded very young/bubble gum-ish 

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owlmanda's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

More YA than I expected. Easy read, but sloppy and immature characters. Felt more like I was reading about teenagers than late 20s adults. Though I loved the diversity and witchy plant magic

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hailstorm3812's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

This was an unexpected delight. The characters are great and it flows really well and is just so enjoyable in all the elements. I will say there is a lot going on and some convenient narritive elements but it's so charming that I can't bring myself to mind it.

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mildrenreads's review against another edition

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4.5

Latinx romance
Mexican FMC
Dominican mmc
Childhood online pen pals (anonymous) to strangers to friend to lovers 
I liked the magic elements in the contemporary setting, the family problems made me want them to cut contact but I guess they worked it out 😒😂 I was not expecting that plot twist! The characters chemistry was 😮‍💨😮‍💨 and there was smut! I didn’t know this was adult romance! 

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crownoflaurel's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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delyse22's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.75


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iamnotclara's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

Witch of the Wild Things is a light-hearted, witchy, rom-com. 

If you're a big fan of the Cinderella Story movie staring Hilary Duff but wish she didn't actually meet and fall in love with Chad Michael Murray in high school, then do I have a novel for you! Sage, Teal, and their ghost sister Sky are born into a family that has been "cursed" with magical powers. Sage's power allows her to talk with plants a beneficial thing when she returns to work at her old summer job. Only problem is so did her old AIM flame, Tennessee. Now forced to work together, searching for plants across Virginia Sage and Tennessee are learning more about each other. Only problem, Tennessee doesn't know Sage is that mysterious girl from AIM all those years ago and enlists her to help find that girl. 

Raquel Vasquez Gilliland has set up the anthology perfectly. The stakes just high enough. The romance and charisma between the two main characters is enigmatic, which allows the books to be one you just don't put down. The mysteries and dealing of changes and returning to one's home town after moments of what feel like failure is alluring to anyone looking for that classic love story motif. 

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thalia16's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.0


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caylacolclasure's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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