A review by amykastigar
The Witch Is Back by Sophie H. Morgan

2.0

The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan has the raw materials of an excellent book. The structure, plot, and general characterizations are great. I began the book really wanting to follow Emma and Bastien through a satisfying, slightly spooky, second-chance romance. But by 25%, I was wishing that Ms. Morgan had a better editor. Poor Emma had too many strikes against her, it was a wonder she could walk under the weight of it all. And Bastien? Well, he needed some fine-tuning to make him a hero I wanted for Emma. Instead, for most of the book, he seemed like one more anchor around her already-strained neck. And the former best friends angle? I didn't buy it at all. Repeating that they were best friends multiple times did nothing to actually prove that was the case, and, sadly, that was the one plot point that could have saved this romance for me. But I didn't see it, and I didn't feel it. The ending was mostly satisfying, but I almost didn't make it there.