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It Takes A Witch (2012)

by Heather Blake(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0451235525 (ISBN13: 9780451235527)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Penguin

series

A Wishcraft Mystery

review 1: Not very well written. The conversations are repetitive. The plot is cliche. in fact EVERYTHING is cliche. Why did the author even bother putting in the magic when they wanted to write a story about a cozy, gossipy small town? The way the narrator treats her sister is unpleasant. If her sister committed crimes connected to activism, why would she assume she was the pickpocket? And why was everyone upset by a pickpocket, but not the murder as deterrent to tourism? Horrid, horrid book.
review 2: I thought this book was absolutely super cute. The idea of combining the fantasy genre of magic and witches with the murder mystery genre is brilliant. Neither of the two very different genres ever overtook the story, nor was the magic kitschy.The setting of the village w... moreas adorable; a feel good little place the reader can easily escape to.The characters are believable and possess depth, although they are designed to be a bit stereotypical.I have to include a sentence or two about the author's writing style, since I was quite impressed by the choices she made. Firstly, the author begins the story right in the middle of a hilarious scene that is meant to, and certainly does, grab the reader's attention and interest immediately. Secondly, since the entire story is written in the first-person point of view of the main character, the reader has the insight into her thoughts and feelings, which are expressed with wit and plenty of humour. During conversations the main character shares what she is actually thinking without saying. These little insights contain plenty of comedic relief that is unpredictable and contains individuality.This book is a great quick read. It is cute, funny, a little bit sad, and contains a murderous twist whose perpetrator I could not guess. less

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