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A review by catsandbookstacks
This Spells Disaster by Tori Anne Martin
2.5
*Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the eARC.*
This Spells Disaster follows the fake dating journey of a potion maker and ex-spellcasting champion. From their small town to a large witches festival, problems are brewing for the two.
This Spells Disaster didn't work for me mainly due to Morgan's character. She makes absolutely awful choices and refuses to admit when she may have made a mistake. The book's blurb does state that she's "messy" but this is on a whole new level. Instead of confessing to a possible mistake (like an adult), she attempts to make the woman she's been obsessing over hate her. Wild. The mistake also didn't happen until about 50% through so the book was a bit of a frustrating slog.
The book's redeeming quality was Rory, the champion spellcaster. She is vibrant, kind and quiet, while also being a delightful human being. The way she opened up even after Morgan was horrible to her shows the type of person she is. Rory can stay, Morgan can go.
Definitely a missed opportunity to have a cat familiar who basically did nothing on page. There's also some ex-girlfriend drama that I would've rather had over Morgan's immature antics.
This Spells Disaster follows the fake dating journey of a potion maker and ex-spellcasting champion. From their small town to a large witches festival, problems are brewing for the two.
This Spells Disaster didn't work for me mainly due to Morgan's character. She makes absolutely awful choices and refuses to admit when she may have made a mistake. The book's blurb does state that she's "messy" but this is on a whole new level. Instead of confessing to a possible mistake (like an adult), she attempts to make the woman she's been obsessing over hate her. Wild. The mistake also didn't happen until about 50% through so the book was a bit of a frustrating slog.
The book's redeeming quality was Rory, the champion spellcaster. She is vibrant, kind and quiet, while also being a delightful human being. The way she opened up even after Morgan was horrible to her shows the type of person she is. Rory can stay, Morgan can go.
Definitely a missed opportunity to have a cat familiar who basically did nothing on page. There's also some ex-girlfriend drama that I would've rather had over Morgan's immature antics.