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Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

With competition akin to All of Us Villains and many other magical tales, Payback's a Witch brings a rom-com style to the concept. Lana Harper's writing is descriptive, sometimes bordering on overly descriptive. Our characters fade in and out, from interesting to prop pieces. However, the main romantic characters were sexy and interesting- and queer, which really holds this book up at times.

This book could have been much more enjoyable had the pacing been more understandable. Unfortunately, the writing lost itself with the overly grandeur and too much filler. The magic was less than charming, and the characters felt disconnected. This easily could have been a fully enjoyable rom-com, or a fully enjoyable fantasy, but oscillating between the two simply did not work for this particular story.