Playing the Witch Card

Playing the Witch Card

2023 • 353 pages

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15

Honestly, I felt like this book tried to be a bit of everything. Was it a cozy magical realism tale or a romance or a bit high contemporary urban fantasy? I feel like 10 or 15 years ago it would have been wrapped in a cover to sell it as an urban fantasy with more of a sinister vibe (which is in the story for sure) but the cover sold this as a modern romance with a magical bent.

Of course, tarot features predominantly, so of course I was going to read it but I'm not sure I would recommend it to others. It was such a hodge podge of genres I'm not sure who would appreciate it.

If you're looking for a bake shop, single mom witch of a teen with her own mommy issues and a thwarted youthful love interest who also showed back up after all this time, then this is the book for you. Oh, and an evil sorceress. Can't forget her.

Finally, the best friend who lives next door who gets treated like a doormat by the main character?That's a trope that needs to stop.

December 30, 2023Report this review