Witch's Brew, Spellspinners Series #1 (The Spellspinners of Melas County)
Summary: Magic is in trouble. The witches all notice it. They're off. The curse is catching up with them. The warlocks know a different version. One girl and one boy could save them all, even if they are natural born enemies.
I have a couple of issues with this book -
- some of the dialogue just doesn't flow well.
- the flowery names, it's part of the whole witchy thing but there's not enough character development to distinguish the girls as it is, add in similarly themed names and I found myself thinking "wait is that the sister or the best friend" once or twice.
- it's a cliffhanger without any sense of a completed adventure here (you're buying this book as a stepping stone to the real action)
- the inevitable love triangle didn't feel at all warranted. It existed for no reason.
Now for the good:
- the story of the witches and warlocks is a good one, with some edits it could be great
Neutral:
The choose your own adventure style book. On the one hand it's charming, lets you feel you're affecting the story, nostalgic for those books in your childhood. On the other hand it doesn't add much to the book and simply distracts you from how short and unfinished this book feels.
Onto the next as I do want to see what happens, but if something doesn't pick up drastically there, I'll be bumping the priority way down on this series, if not ditching it.
* Disclaimer: I received this book at no cost in order to review it. I offered no guarantee of a positive review, though I only request books I think I'll like because why read a book you think you’ll hate?
