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A review by tabatha_shipley
Sweep: Volume 2 by Cate Tiernan
3.0
Sweep Volume 2 by Cate Tiernan
What I Didn’t Like:
-Definitely full of the “haven’t we heard this story before” vibes, probably because I read this genre so much. For better or worse I felt shades of the House of Night series, my beloved Zoe Daniels series, and any other series where someone realizes they’re some supernatural/paranormal entity. You know what I mean, you’ve read them.
-Jesus/God or Goddess, pick one. I get that Morgan is raised Catholic and is learning to embrace her Wiccan roots, but it’s weird that most of the series she specifically thinks in terms of Goddess and defaults to Jesus/God when she’s in crisis.
-Cliffhangers. Get the series in this trilogy chonks, friends, because you’ll want it. Each of these stories ends with a cliffhanger, but it hurts less if you have three books to wade through because you can just keep going. Didn’t help the end of this one though … that hangs.
What I Did Like:
-Grammatically correct. That seems like a silly thing to mention, but it really is. There aren't any errors in this one even though we’re talking about almost 600 pages. It just reads easy and flows because it’s well written and error free.
-Wraps you up in the drama. One of the things that YA does so well is completely throw you into the drama of the life of the main character. This is no different. She has everyday problems (relationship drama, issues connecting with her sister, religious struggles) and then she compounds those with her wiccan drama. It’s fascinating and it sucks you in.
-Cliffhangers. Yup, I just mentioned those. But I’ll mention them again because not every author can leave you with a cliffhanger that makes you pick up the next one. Sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes the book doesn’t stand up to that ending and you realize you don’t mind if you never find out how it ends. This one doesn’t do that. When this ends with you hanging on that cliff, you have to know what happens next. I just added another almost 600 pages trilogy volume to my TBR because I have to know. That’s the mark of a good cliffhanger.
The Verdict: This is a tough one. If you like the drama of a YA book infused with a story about wicca, if you like reluctant hero tropes combined with learning-my-powers stories, if you like love triangles … this is your book. Maybe it’s not that difficult, that’s pretty niche. 3 stars … but if that happens to be YOUR niche this will be your new favorite series.
What I Didn’t Like:
-Definitely full of the “haven’t we heard this story before” vibes, probably because I read this genre so much. For better or worse I felt shades of the House of Night series, my beloved Zoe Daniels series, and any other series where someone realizes they’re some supernatural/paranormal entity. You know what I mean, you’ve read them.
-Jesus/God or Goddess, pick one. I get that Morgan is raised Catholic and is learning to embrace her Wiccan roots, but it’s weird that most of the series she specifically thinks in terms of Goddess and defaults to Jesus/God when she’s in crisis.
-Cliffhangers. Get the series in this trilogy chonks, friends, because you’ll want it. Each of these stories ends with a cliffhanger, but it hurts less if you have three books to wade through because you can just keep going. Didn’t help the end of this one though … that hangs.
What I Did Like:
-Grammatically correct. That seems like a silly thing to mention, but it really is. There aren't any errors in this one even though we’re talking about almost 600 pages. It just reads easy and flows because it’s well written and error free.
-Wraps you up in the drama. One of the things that YA does so well is completely throw you into the drama of the life of the main character. This is no different. She has everyday problems (relationship drama, issues connecting with her sister, religious struggles) and then she compounds those with her wiccan drama. It’s fascinating and it sucks you in.
-Cliffhangers. Yup, I just mentioned those. But I’ll mention them again because not every author can leave you with a cliffhanger that makes you pick up the next one. Sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes the book doesn’t stand up to that ending and you realize you don’t mind if you never find out how it ends. This one doesn’t do that. When this ends with you hanging on that cliff, you have to know what happens next. I just added another almost 600 pages trilogy volume to my TBR because I have to know. That’s the mark of a good cliffhanger.
The Verdict: This is a tough one. If you like the drama of a YA book infused with a story about wicca, if you like reluctant hero tropes combined with learning-my-powers stories, if you like love triangles … this is your book. Maybe it’s not that difficult, that’s pretty niche. 3 stars … but if that happens to be YOUR niche this will be your new favorite series.