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whimsyandwitt
Enjoyed the plot. Missing persons, cold cases, murders, potential serial killer(s), budding romance, secrets, all great. The dialogue fell very flat, though. It was often cringey and awkward. Will I read the sequel?... very likely.
4.25 ⭐
Read if you enjoy:
Victorian-esque settings
Magical whodunits
Talking Dragons
Creature Features
Cutesy, witty, & HEALTHY Relationships
Isolde and her husband Warren (the Watson to her Sherlock) are reluctantly working a case for the Crown... all the twisty, turny misdirections that one would expect, happen, yet in a sophisticated and entertaining way. The world building is light but at each turn we learn a bit more about it when a new, potential side adventure is set up or a clue to the current case is pieced together.
Honestly, the less you know, the better. It's a good time. I'll definitely purchase a physical copy and I'm looking forward to the rest of series.
Thanks to Goodreads for the advanced Kindle Book!
Read if you enjoy:
Victorian-esque settings
Magical whodunits
Talking Dragons
Creature Features
Cutesy, witty, & HEALTHY Relationships
Isolde and her husband Warren (the Watson to her Sherlock) are reluctantly working a case for the Crown... all the twisty, turny misdirections that one would expect, happen, yet in a sophisticated and entertaining way. The world building is light but at each turn we learn a bit more about it when a new, potential side adventure is set up or a clue to the current case is pieced together.
Honestly, the less you know, the better. It's a good time. I'll definitely purchase a physical copy and I'm looking forward to the rest of series.
Thanks to Goodreads for the advanced Kindle Book!
Read if you like:
Witchy Tales
Honey
Curses
Sapphic frenemies to cursed lovers
Magic-lite
Cottage core settings
Practical Magic (book and/or movie)
I'm not entirely sure how honey is the opposite of ash (Honey=honey bees=bees bring life? Ash= the aftermath of burning=death?) But this was such a sweet, cozy-adjacent, cottage core, witchy read that I don't even give a bother!
The Practical Magic comps are on-point, mainly in the smaller details/themes yet just different enough, like paying homage to the witchy women/authors of our youths (well mine anyway). The story was indeed fast paced, which I was fine with. The focus fell more on Marigold and her personal growth and relationships versus the magic system. And VIBES. It was light and cozy with the perfect amount of suspense to keep the storey moving. There is even a spicey lil scene that literally made me gasp. Shocked.
I waited soo long to read the ARC that I was able to listen to the audiobook in tandem. And I HIGHLY reccomend it as well- Mia Hutchinson Shaw killed it!
Can't wait for the movie
Witchy Tales
Honey
Curses
Sapphic frenemies to cursed lovers
Magic-lite
Cottage core settings
Practical Magic (book and/or movie)
I'm not entirely sure how honey is the opposite of ash (Honey=honey bees=bees bring life? Ash= the aftermath of burning=death?) But this was such a sweet, cozy-adjacent, cottage core, witchy read that I don't even give a bother!
The Practical Magic comps are on-point, mainly in the smaller details/themes yet just different enough, like paying homage to the witchy women/authors of our youths (well mine anyway). The story was indeed fast paced, which I was fine with. The focus fell more on Marigold and her personal growth and relationships versus the magic system. And VIBES. It was light and cozy with the perfect amount of suspense to keep the storey moving. There is even a spicey lil scene that literally made me gasp. Shocked.
I waited soo long to read the ARC that I was able to listen to the audiobook in tandem. And I HIGHLY reccomend it as well- Mia Hutchinson Shaw killed it!
Can't wait for the movie
