A review by tishamae
Kiss and Spell by Shanna Swendson

2.0

I am getting through this series by sheer will of just wanting to see how it ends at this point. The books seem to have no linear through line at this point, and are only miniscule connected. It has made me come to hate the characters that I loved in the first couple of books, and the series being dragged as long as it has is just kind of ridiculous. Especially given that the author won't even round it out to an even 10 so it is on an awkward 9 books not including novellas.

The premise should have been right in my alley, but it was resolved too quickly to make it enjoyable and I felt like they could have leaned more into the romcom aspect of it and had fun with it instead of snapping them out of it entirely. I have no idea how these books are going to end, and it feels like it will be disappointing. Doesn't help that the audiobook narrator has a voice that frankly doesn't fit, sounding much older than the main character is said to be. And the fact that the character is so techphobic given how the state of the world was even at the time of the book release is honestly just laughable, and makes me wonder if the author is projecting a bit.

Ok I suppose but reminds me why I don't think series should be dragged out like this.