Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson
Rating: ✩✩✩✩✩
The best description of this book would be “every witch trope you ever liked from every movie, book and TV show ever made, all mixed into one story.” Now this has its good and bad points. I really liked the cozy to chaotic feel. We love a spooky/witchy romance because these tropes are fun. Kookie characters, anthropomorphized houses, spells gone awry...all this is a fall read home run. However, the chaotic aspect quickly overtakes the narrative. I just didn't feel connected to any of the characters and so much emphasis was placed on hitting every high point of peak witchiness that sometimes the plot and romance got lost in the weeds. As a result, the chemistry was low, and many plot points felt convenient instead of clever. Now, for a fun fall read it was a nice way to spend an afternoon, but the book runs pretty close to that line between “quirky” and “exasperating” so reader beware.
Published by:HarperCollins UK Release Date: 01 October 2022
1 comment:
I've been wondering about this book. I'm glad you enjoyed it overall. Sounds a bit chaotic.
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