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A review by adeleighpenguin
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
1.0
This was so shockingly, tremendously bad. You a fan of The Ex Hex? The Witches of Thistle Grove series? Then by God, do not read this book.
For one thing, I am beyond baffled by the decision to have characters having some interaction with literal ghosts… perform very Wiccan-style witchcraft (a lot more herb-based and spiritual than books of this nature typically are), and on top of all of that they are……… Christians??? Pointedly do not use the word witch??? Attending a baptist church??? Like c’mon, there has to be at least some kind of explanation for that to work.
The prose…. Heinous. Somebody needs to take the words “mutinous” and “shit-ass” away from this author. Completely plagued by flowery, extensive setting descriptions only to be followed by the most clunky and heavy-handed characters you’ve ever encountered in a literary setting. Where is the nuance??
Don’t even get me started on the “romance” in this book. Poor Bethany did not deserve to be treated like that, what on earth
For one thing, I am beyond baffled by the decision to have characters having some interaction with literal ghosts… perform very Wiccan-style witchcraft (a lot more herb-based and spiritual than books of this nature typically are), and on top of all of that they are……… Christians??? Pointedly do not use the word witch??? Attending a baptist church??? Like c’mon, there has to be at least some kind of explanation for that to work.
The prose…. Heinous. Somebody needs to take the words “mutinous” and “shit-ass” away from this author. Completely plagued by flowery, extensive setting descriptions only to be followed by the most clunky and heavy-handed characters you’ve ever encountered in a literary setting. Where is the nuance??
Don’t even get me started on the “romance” in this book. Poor Bethany did not deserve to be treated like that, what on earth