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I signed up! This is one of the few swaps I participate in, even though I always mean to do more. I‘m really looking forward to it. I‘ve always had amazing swap partners.
Thank you for hosting @sprainedbrain !
#BasicWitch #swap

It‘s the Essex Book Festival next month and I‘ve booked loads of exciting talks. So of course, I needed to get the books first!!! 😆 😉 👍

When you don‘t know what to read next and place a slew of holds. Luckily they‘ll all be short reads if they all come in together.

The plot itself was interesting & I would have probably enjoyed reading it, if not for the fact that I hated the main female character.

Between the frankly horrible comments about other women, & some kind of weird over the top pride about being a benefit fraud investigator, Rosie Strange is loathsome. Plus there‘s no chemistry between Rosie & Sam making the romance feel forced.

Rating: 3 ⭐️

Nothing ground breaking, but this was a fun witchy story perfect for October. I‘m interested enough to want to read the next installment.

#Pumpkins! We‘ve got one pumpkin on our steps, our Halloween flag in the background and a book that has a halloweenish cover! #HallowReads

I am so close to making my Goodreads Challenge! I think September may be the month I beat it! 🤞🏻

This book was really fun. Magical and witchy. A great book to get you in the mood for fall! There were more than a few grammar errors that I noticed and kind of took me out of the story, but I was sucked in. I would look up and would have read 30 pages without realizing it! I will probably continue this series.

4/5 I enjoyed this one by the author of The Drowning Pool (reviewed previously). I love all the witchy history in it & the fast pace makes it a perfect summer read. I've got to be honest though and say I found the love story somewhat irritating but on the whole a fun read. There needs to be an option between pick & so-so, for me this isn't quite a pick!
#easyreading #witches #withcraft #bookish #bookster #bookworm

Made it 100 pages in before I decided that the appeal of the mystery here and historical detail of the witches of Essex wasn't enough to overcome clunky characters and distracting detail. Loved the potential of kick-ass, take-no-nonsense female protag, but she didn't live up to expectations. A problematic "spectrum" insult was the last straw for me.

#Bookmail! The first installment of what is described as a witty new feminist fiction series inspired by the true story of Essex healer Ursula Kemp.