This series was on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a YA series and hits all the main points off this category well. In this third book the characters have definitely grown older than when the series started, but they still learn as they go and are often confused about their feelings and what they are doing. That said, this series is pretty gritty and graphic for a YA book series, which honestly makes it more appealing to me than some other YA books that are around.
In preparation of this third and last book in the series, I started reading the first book. However, due to time constrains I could not finish the second book in time, so I skipped immediately from the first to this third book. I could easily pick up the storyline, but I don’t recommend reading them out of order as there were quite some details that I missed from not reading book 2.
The story has grown bigger than in the first book where the focus solely lies on the four main characters. This time, it’s more about the world of witchcraft, covens, and witch hunters and it felt like a logical step up from the previous book(s). The pace was good but had a dip around 60%, in general though it was an easy fast read with a spectacular ending.
Like in the first book I enjoyed the writing style, it’s a little overly done on feelings and emotions, but I thought it worked for this clearly younger main character Sideways, who is discovering so many things in life. Feelings are definitely a bit all over the place and at some point I thought that literally every girl would give Sideways butterflies. Maybe this is because it’s YA, but I was glad when there was more clarity in the romance department at the end of the book. The witchcraft is also still progressing and the 4 mains often seem to go about things without a real plan, but at the end of the book they convinced me of their witching abilities. This book should not be taken too seriously and it’s a really fun read when you go with the flow.
All in all, I enjoyed this series, it’s full of queer representation and witchcraft, while also being a coming of age story. Recommend.
This series was on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a YA series and hits all the main points off this category well. In this third book the characters have definitely grown older than when the series started, but they still learn as they go and are often confused about their feelings and what they are doing. That said, this series is pretty gritty and graphic for a YA book series, which honestly makes it more appealing to me than some other YA books that are around.
In preparation of this third and last book in the series, I started reading the first book. However, due to time constrains I could not finish the second book in time, so I skipped immediately from the first to this third book. I could easily pick up the storyline, but I don’t recommend reading them out of order as there were quite some details that I missed from not reading book 2.
The story has grown bigger than in the first book where the focus solely lies on the four main characters. This time, it’s more about the world of witchcraft, covens, and witch hunters and it felt like a logical step up from the previous book(s). The pace was good but had a dip around 60%, in general though it was an easy fast read with a spectacular ending.
Like in the first book I enjoyed the writing style, it’s a little overly done on feelings and emotions, but I thought it worked for this clearly younger main character Sideways, who is discovering so many things in life. Feelings are definitely a bit all over the place and at some point I thought that literally every girl would give Sideways butterflies. Maybe this is because it’s YA, but I was glad when there was more clarity in the romance department at the end of the book. The witchcraft is also still progressing and the 4 mains often seem to go about things without a real plan, but at the end of the book they convinced me of their witching abilities. This book should not be taken too seriously and it’s a really fun read when you go with the flow.
All in all, I enjoyed this series, it’s full of queer representation and witchcraft, while also being a coming of age story. Recommend.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.