A review by elislittlelibrary
One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book. 

After having my difficulties with ‘The Atlas Six’, I saw ‘One for my Enemy’ being recommended and thought I’d give it a try. 
It is a sort of Romeo and Juliet retelling with witches, but it’s so much more than that. 
I really enjoyed the story, there were a lot of twists that made the book interesting. Because it’s a retelling, there were guesses to be made about the story progression, but it was a surprise how those points were met. 
The writing was beautiful, eben poetic. I couldn’t put the book down, but it wasn’t a super quick read, which I’d guess is because of the writing.
Again, I really liked this! 
A hint if you’re reading the e-book- please be cautious of using dark-mode. There are pictures in this (similar to The Atlas Six as well), and they do look really scary when they’re inverted in dark-mode, so beware!
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