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The Honey Witch
by Sydney J. Shields
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to NetGalley for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review
This was quite a mixed bag for me, so I'll start with the positives:
I am a huge fan of nature and the way authors incorporate it into their stories, so the idea of a honey witch, and their magic being tied to the land was immediately a win. The idea of escaping to a little Scottish (?) island to learn magic from my grandma and a big old grimoire sounds pretty perfect to me (besides the whole cursed to never be in love thing).
Plot wise I felt like maybe we tried to cram too much in to one story: we had two primary locations, in the city and Innisfree, and I felt like neither of them got explored enough to really feel at home in them. I'm also personally not so much of a fan of travelling plots, and because the two locations were so far apart, this was kind of unavoidable.
A sweet story (haha, get it?) that I think regency-era fantasy lovers should certainly give a go
This was quite a mixed bag for me, so I'll start with the positives:
I am a huge fan of nature and the way authors incorporate it into their stories, so the idea of a honey witch, and their magic being tied to the land was immediately a win. The idea of escaping to a little Scottish (?) island to learn magic from my grandma and a big old grimoire sounds pretty perfect to me (besides the whole cursed to never be in love thing).
Plot wise I felt like maybe we tried to cram too much in to one story: we had two primary locations, in the city and Innisfree, and I felt like neither of them got explored enough to really feel at home in them. I'm also personally not so much of a fan of travelling plots, and because the two locations were so far apart, this was kind of unavoidable.
A sweet story (haha, get it?) that I think regency-era fantasy lovers should certainly give a go