Hex and the City by Kate JohnsonRating: ✩✩✩✩✩
I had to DNF this one at about the half-way point, it just wasn't working for me. I read Hex Appeal and thought it was OK, so I was hoping that this second book in the mythos would be an improvement...it was not. Again, the premise and the world of magic that Johnson built is intriguing, but the characters and plot fail to make use of it. In short: Poppy's chaos crosses the line from quirky to exhausting real fast and when combined with feeling no chemistry between her and the MMC it was really hard to stay invested in a very disjointed plot.
SPOILERS AHEAD (to supplement the review, but not integral...skip these is you think you might like the book): The jump from amulet, to mummy, to animated figureheads to time travel with not a single common thread in sight proved to be more than I was willing to untangle. By the time we were watching the two utterly hopeless protagonists not realize they had time jumped, I was closing this book with an exasperated sigh.
Published on 14 September 2023 by Harper Collins UK/Just One More Chapter
Book # 53 of 2023
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