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jasbeingjas 's review for:
Witchful Thinking
by Celestine Martin
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was excited for this book, and the description had so much potential but the execution wasn't quite there for me. I would best describe the vibe or setting as Practical Magic meets Halloweentown. Which would have been awesome, except it felt like there were a lot of ideas or details that either weren't fully incorporated to the plot or world building or were just thrown in randomly in an attempt to add some more magic. Lucy and her sisters are witches but they're not shown doing a lot of witchy things except for this wish spell, but then out of no where Lucy can stir ice with her mind? Or there's this scene where Alex let's Lucy see his tail, and it isn't until way after that apparently that's a big deal for a merman to do? The pacing also felt odd to me. It was like a slow burn except all the banter felt like really forced sexual innuendos. It mostly came across as cringe, and I think it made it hard for me to get into the main couple. But it looks like this will be a series and honestly I was excited at the hints at some of the other possible couples in future books.