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A review by mweis
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
1.5
*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I started this book at least 3 times before I finally finished and I kept giving up between the 10-20% mark and I kept trying again because I had hope it would get better and it just didn’t and I’m so sad about it.
The Honey Witch is cottagecore sapphic fantasy which on paper should totally work for me, but I struggled with the writing. It felt very stilted, especially in the dialogue, and prevented me from getting immersed in the story, which then gave me time to pick holes in the world building and pacing that I might have been able to overlook if I had been more immersed. I have seen some people love this, and I truly think it was the writing that made me struggle so much, so I would recommend sampling the first couple chapters to see if it works for you.
I started this book at least 3 times before I finally finished and I kept giving up between the 10-20% mark and I kept trying again because I had hope it would get better and it just didn’t and I’m so sad about it.
The Honey Witch is cottagecore sapphic fantasy which on paper should totally work for me, but I struggled with the writing. It felt very stilted, especially in the dialogue, and prevented me from getting immersed in the story, which then gave me time to pick holes in the world building and pacing that I might have been able to overlook if I had been more immersed. I have seen some people love this, and I truly think it was the writing that made me struggle so much, so I would recommend sampling the first couple chapters to see if it works for you.