A review by sarinaslibrary
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I've heard good things about this book, mostly that it was a good witchy book with no violence or scary stuff in it, and it was LGBTQ+ - perfect for me.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, it was written well and I enjoyed the characters. It gave perfect October witch cosy vibes and I adored it all.

The only thing I didn't like was everyone bullying Emmy a little for her leaving the town and doing her own thing outside with the humans, they didn't like that she didn't visit or call but they could have done the exact same thing to her. Her girlfriend didn't want Emmy to go back to Chicago and didn't want to what a lot of couples do which is to visit her there sometimes, Emmy even said that she would visit the town to see her again after doing her work in Chicago. Emmy was willing to travel but Taila wasn't -  to me it was selfish of the character.

Overall I did enjoy the book and it's one my cosy witch books list to read in the spooky season.
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