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A review by jennireadz
This Spell Can't Last by Isabel Sterling
4.0
4 Stars
Queer rep: Lesbian main characters
This was the perfect follow-up to [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438]! Being able to transport back basically just a few weeks to see what happened just before the first book was magical, no pun intended.
There was a lot that was alluded to that we didn’t get an explanation of in the book, so having this prequel was a great way to supplement it.
Hannah is in New York with her best friend, her girlfriend, and other classmates on a quick field trip. While there, she runs into some Casters, another set of witches, and finds out there is a Blood Witch in the city. Veronica, Hannah’s girlfriend, is interested in helping the Casters, but Hannah is not too sure.
We really get a dive into the relationship dynamics between Hannah and Veronica, and get filled in on this large piece of information that was left over previously.
After reading reviews, I decided to read [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438], then the prequel ([b:This Spell Can't Last|53069682|This Spell Can't Last (These Witches Don't Burn, #0.5)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586404894l/53069682._SY75_.jpg|79646691]), and will be starting the sequel ([b:This Coven Won't Break|42082990|This Coven Won't Break (These Witches Don't Burn, #2)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571063092l/42082990._SY75_.jpg|65628842]) right after. I feel like this helped to really be intrigued by the first novel as to what happened, and then get a bit of a backstory. It feels like Hannah’s “origin” story in a way, which I really love to see and connect the pieces of the first novel together.
Queer rep: Lesbian main characters
This was the perfect follow-up to [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438]! Being able to transport back basically just a few weeks to see what happened just before the first book was magical, no pun intended.
There was a lot that was alluded to that we didn’t get an explanation of in the book, so having this prequel was a great way to supplement it.
Hannah is in New York with her best friend, her girlfriend, and other classmates on a quick field trip. While there, she runs into some Casters, another set of witches, and finds out there is a Blood Witch in the city. Veronica, Hannah’s girlfriend, is interested in helping the Casters, but Hannah is not too sure.
We really get a dive into the relationship dynamics between Hannah and Veronica, and get filled in on this large piece of information that was left over previously.
After reading reviews, I decided to read [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438], then the prequel ([b:This Spell Can't Last|53069682|This Spell Can't Last (These Witches Don't Burn, #0.5)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586404894l/53069682._SY75_.jpg|79646691]), and will be starting the sequel ([b:This Coven Won't Break|42082990|This Coven Won't Break (These Witches Don't Burn, #2)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571063092l/42082990._SY75_.jpg|65628842]) right after. I feel like this helped to really be intrigued by the first novel as to what happened, and then get a bit of a backstory. It feels like Hannah’s “origin” story in a way, which I really love to see and connect the pieces of the first novel together.