The Coven

4 Stars

I loved the beginning. Willow was ahead of other witches her age and very witty and sassy. I liked the different witch categories and strengths; Red, White, Crystal, Green, Blue, and Black witch groups.

Vampires are Vessels. There is a professor- Student relationship. Enemies to lovers, but still very much enemies. Good spice and tension

As a fan of this author’s other series, I came into The Coven with high expectations. However, I’m finding myself ending the journey here. Body positivity is important, but the approach in this book didn’t resonate with me. There’s a line between promoting self-love and veering into territory that feels like overexplanation or objectification, which unfortunately, this book crossed for me.

In a moment meant to celebrate the character’s self-confidence, the focus becomes strangely fixated on weight in a way that doesn’t feel empowering but rather uncomfortable and unneeded. Describing an entire scene around whether someone can physically carry her seemed counterproductive to authentic body positivity.

I wanted to love this series, but this paragraph and others like it have pushed me to stop reading. It’s not what I’m looking for in terms of representation or storytelling. I’ll stick to the author’s other works but will be moving on from The Coven.

Wow!! This book is PHENOMENAL!!!

I don't even know where to start. The story was BRILLIANT!! The characters... Perfection...

I already ordered the hardcover of this book. I loved everything about it.

It is deliciously dark and loaded with triggers... The kind of triggers that make your toes curl. What can you expect from this romantasy...

❤️dark academia
❤️morally gray
❤️enemies to lovers
❤️forbidden love

What wasn't brilliant? The cliffhanger at the end just because I dispise them!

4 stars.

I mean holy fuck. I am not a fantasy reader but holy fuck. This might be my ACOTAR if you know what I'm saying. This book had me itching for my own revenge, wanting to inflict some much needed pain on a few specific characters, AND THE TENSION BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTERS AAAAHHH. I am in a reading slump and I confidently say this book has taken me out. I want to immediately jump into a new book. Under 300 pages, mystery/suspense plot, witches, vampires, and the ending was mwah