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These Witches Don't Burn
by Isabel Sterling
3.5 stars
"I fight the urge to roll my eyes. Yet another Reg playing at being a witch." ~ [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438]
A sweet, easy beach read. I love all the cozy, mystery vibes in this book! Perfect for reading with an oversized sweater, warm tea, and an indie playlist. It's a fun, modern take on witches. This book is a guaranteed "good" one; a sweet and easy read. The romance is fun, light, and breezy. Honestly, I could see this being a Hallmark Halloween mystery movie.
A few issues I had: I'm seeing this book advertised everywhere as a new feminist magic adventure. It certainly is an adventure, and there are plenty of female characters, but there's nothing inherently feminist about the book. I'm at a loss as to why the book is being praised for this reason??? The novel isn't anti-feminist, but it's not blatantly feminist either. In fact, the main heroine Hannah doesn't save the day. She has her guy friends/allies step in whenever possible, and I have no problem with that, but I would've liked Hannah to contribute to the plot a little more. The secondary characters handle all the action. Even Hannah's badass and powerful grandmother (aka the coven leader) doesn't get enough page time. The reader knows hardly anything about her! Plus, for a book focused on witches and covens, I'm shocked not more magic was mentioned. Hannah is trying to blend in with the Regs, but I couldn't tell you what she does with her magic! She only uses her powers a few times. If this book had been just a 100 pages longer, more character development and thrilling suspense could've been built. Maybe the next book will expand on Hannah as the main character?
"I fight the urge to roll my eyes. Yet another Reg playing at being a witch." ~ [b:These Witches Don't Burn|36484081|These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)|Isabel Sterling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541163363l/36484081._SX50_.jpg|58195438]
A sweet, easy beach read. I love all the cozy, mystery vibes in this book! Perfect for reading with an oversized sweater, warm tea, and an indie playlist. It's a fun, modern take on witches. This book is a guaranteed "good" one; a sweet and easy read. The romance is fun, light, and breezy. Honestly, I could see this being a Hallmark Halloween mystery movie.
A few issues I had: I'm seeing this book advertised everywhere as a new feminist magic adventure. It certainly is an adventure, and there are plenty of female characters, but there's nothing inherently feminist about the book. I'm at a loss as to why the book is being praised for this reason??? The novel isn't anti-feminist, but it's not blatantly feminist either. In fact, the main heroine Hannah doesn't save the day. She has her guy friends/allies step in whenever possible, and I have no problem with that, but I would've liked Hannah to contribute to the plot a little more. The secondary characters handle all the action. Even Hannah's badass and powerful grandmother (aka the coven leader) doesn't get enough page time. The reader knows hardly anything about her! Plus, for a book focused on witches and covens, I'm shocked not more magic was mentioned. Hannah is trying to blend in with the Regs, but I couldn't tell you what she does with her magic! She only uses her powers a few times. If this book had been just a 100 pages longer, more character development and thrilling suspense could've been built. Maybe the next book will expand on Hannah as the main character?