timefliesaway's Reviews (588)

Nick is so fictional...
It’s so sad/difficult to read sometimes because you know there’s never gonna be someone like him in real life.

Charlie is also getting pretty selfish. I do understand it, I’ve struggled with mental health issues during my early teenage years too, but still. Nick is doing so much for him, and, well, even though everyone has a different love language, it’s just unfair. Nick is so precious (and so fictional) and doesn’t deserve to be treated so poor.

Nick’s brother is an absolute a**hole and I’m glad tori showed him. Tori is a queen, I love her so much, and she’s also so me.

I’m also kind of hoping tori is aroace, but at the same time not, to proof that a friendship between a girl and a boy is perfectly normal and realistic and doesn’t have to end up in a romantic way.

Oh, wow, this took me long. It’s probably not even because of the book itself, just my life currently isn’t perfect for reading...
But the book also wasn’t very exciting anyway... it was good and perhaps I will read the other books, but it wasn’t very “moving”, if you can say that.

One thing I really don’t like is, how sexist this is towards women.
For example:
- “it’s a well-known fact that women can’t read. It’s not their fault of course. Apparently their brain gets too hot.” (P. 107)
- “you shouldn’t take girls anywhere dangerous” (p. 119)
- “you tell her she mustn’t get in the way” (p. 120)

Women do the laundry, the cooking, etc, while men the hunting, and all the “strong” work. Seems very human-like. Expected more from a supposedly different species. (Well, okay, basically they’re humans but insect-size. Yet they do have different lifestyles and considering their wildlife, you’d expect everyone to be hunting, not just the men.)

At least Grimma doesn’t care much about how men think about women and lives like she wants to. That’s a bit refreshing compared to all the sexist males.
Granny, too. I like her quite violent approach, more or less. At least when it comes to slapping guys, who say dumb stuff.

Read the Webtoon version; not sure if there are any differences, I hope not!

I don't usually read hetero stories, especially not romance-focused, but when I started it, I didn't know it's gonna be hetero and when I realized, I was already amazed too much by the world the author created and thought I could give it a go. I read both seasons in one session and can't complain much. I liked it, the art is amazing and the characters are cool.
There's definitely room for improvement though, especially on the world-building, as some things confused me a bit... but maybe the author just wants everyone to re-read it... ;)

I don't ship the hetero couple much, but I did like the way the author portrayed communication and how important it is to stand your ground, even if it might hurt. Also i loved the focus on the jobs, and how indecisive one can be, when it comes to their own future. Could definitely relate to that, a lot. So thanks for this.

Whoops, I hadn't noticed that goodreads has a page for both seasons! I left my review for season 2 on season 1 as well (spoiler-free ofc).

I think I liked season 2 more than the first, although I'm not quite sure why. Both seasons are amazing tho!!

Ps: this Webtoon is not officially finished, just put on a hiatus. However, the author isn't planning on picking it up in the near future, if ever, so I'm setting this to "read", until there'll be updates of a continuation! So far, there are 2 seasons; last episode of s2 has been posted in August 2019 and the announcement of the hiatus in February 2020.

My thoughts about s1 and s2:
I love magic and witches, so this was the reason I picked it up in the first place. Also - big reason - the cover shows a lesbian couple, so I definitely subscribed!
The art amazed me right away, in the first episode. It fits the story so, so well and I really can't get enough of it. So beautiful and gorgeous!!
The second thing I liked immediately was the protagonist's familiar – a talking crow, with awesome humor. She has the familiar because she can't read (disability) and that's also another thing – disabilities have nice representation!
I thought at first the cover shows the protagonist with the owner of the shop (Cecily) and I really really wouldn't want to get all the cliches, but luckily, they never came! Because, guess what, I'm blind and didn't realize that the cover image doesn't show the protagonist, but instead another character that will be introduced in the middle of season 1! Phew. should get my eyes checked maybe, lol-

Anyways, I could tell you way more about what I liked, but i don't want to spoiler. Read it for yourself! Ngl, I'm mostly recommending it because of the art and the queerness, but the story is also good, trust me! I like the matters discussed in season 2 the most, but I can also definitely relate to lots of in season 1.

I hope the author ever decides to pick the series up again, but I'd understand if not. I wrote a whole a** long comment on the last episode about that on Webtoon... you can read that there if you want.