Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove)

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The characters were not terrible, but I had a better time reading about the secondary ones than the main ones. What would have really helped is having chapters from Morty to get some of their perspective, though I understand the decision was probably made to follow the single POV format of the other Thistle Grove novels.

Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement. I loved her in this book, though I was sorely missing out on the Thorns and Avramovs, because the Avramovs always make things more interesting. The thing that made this most unbelievable is the constant use of phrases like “I know you” even when followed by “or I’m starting to”.It is a work in progress and there is some nice growth for Nina over the book, so I think it ultimately comes together well, it just took a bit for me to re-orient my perspective on her. This commission helps Feminist Book Club pay our contributors, so thanks for supporting small, independent media!

Lana is the New York Times bestselling author of Payback's A Witch and the forthcoming From Bad to Cursed from Berkley Books.Not to mention that the mental and emotional bond now between them allows them to share each other’s feelings… particularly in the bedroom. Through palpable tension balanced with glimmers of hope, Hoover beautifully captures the heartbreak and joy of starting over. Olivia tried to hide her tracks a bit by hiding behind her belief that matches must be compatible and by trying really hard to not actually fall for Bennett. With the brisk pace, readers can feel the angst of the two main characters as they try to make sense of the circumstances they find themselves in, with perplexing clues and surprising feelings.

The Daughters of Izdihar is set in an inland city in a country where women are considered second-class. Reeling from heartbreak, a witch finds new love with someone entirely unexpected and has to decide who she truly wants to be.And the only way we actually know this character is nonbinary is that they briefly mentioned it twice and alluded to it once. Even if they tend to default to he, it's incredibly disrespectful to just throw away a whole section of their identity. We finish off Nina’s story with her literally having the bare minimum of growth and only because she doesn’t want to lose Morty. Unfortunately, the positives were by and large overshadowed by my qualms with how Morty was handled. The two immediately butt heads over it, so they challenge each other to find a match for each other using their respective services.