A review by the_lesbrarian
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.

I really wanted to like this book. On paper, it looks like everything I love to read: witches, sapphic love story, familial love, cozy plot… Unfortunately, this one did not live up to my expectations. I gave reading it a few different tries, but the writing is so heavy with juvenile purple prose that it kept me from connecting with the characters or plot. The plot moves very slowly, and I DNF’d around the 50% mark because I was too underwhelmed to make myself continue. 

I really enjoyed the concept of this book, I just wish it was structured differently. I would be interested in trying another book by this author as their style matures. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook Books for this ARC.