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This book was not enjoyable I had to force myself to finish it, kept hoping that it would get better, but it never did. It’s just a bunch of drivel. I felt like I was reading somebody’s daily diary of what they do every day.

bronwyn_bryan's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

meghan's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

lexchamp's review

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1.0

This is one of the dumbest books i’ve ever read. Why would Abby harm her mom instead of her dad? Why does Lucy call the police with every inconvenience? Why did the brothers run after Lucy in the forest? How did Ike know where to go to save his daughter? Why spend a whole book preaching the witchcraft and Wicca shouldn’t be frightening, then have the coven be the murderers? Why is Lucy the most un-likable main character? Why did it need to be implied that Lucy and her husband, who’s mentioned for 2 seconds in the entirety of the book, had sex, and that it made her glow? Why does Lucy claim to be busy when she literally never goes to work? Why was Compass Construction and Kyle Compton mentioned extensively while just being a red herring? Why were the real killers not focused barely at all? Why does this stupid book exist?

acornell's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars

impybelle's review against another edition

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2.0

Normally I'm pretty fond of the Lucy Stone mysteries. They might not be my absolute favorites, but they're fun reads that are usually holiday centric and that's always a plus.

This one just never felt quite right.

I'll admit it's been awhile since I read up a ton on Wicca but the whole thing just pinged my radar as Off. I suppose one of the great things about Wicca is how many different ways it can be taken but just about everyone presented as Wiccan in this book is offensive.

Diana screams fluffy-newcomer who is still starry eyed by the whole idea of ~magick~ and the less said about Malcolm's ideas of initiation the better.

On the flipside, Ike is your stereotypical religious zealot who believes Diana is cursing the town by merely existing. He doesn't believe in modern medicine (which sucks for his wife cuz there goes her only chance of survival!) and rules his house with an iron fist. I was ready to write him off as a little over the top and then I read some of the comments on GR about this very book and, well... I see that he is most definitely not alone in his fictional values. Fab, guys. Just fab.

So if the Wiccans don't offend you, the exceptionally religious Christian figurehead might? Maybe I'm the only one who felt this way. *shrug*

I did like Rebecca and the less is more approach she took to life and that whole being a witch without being exceptionally fluffy about it.

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