“What does every young girl wish for on her sixteenth birthday? Not to be told she’s a witch, that’s for sure!
But what if it comes with powers, a hot romance, and exciting adventure?”
Me, I’ve never liked Cinderella; I found that particular fairy tale a little too implausible. The love was simply too naive to make any real impact on me. My feelings on the romance in this book are very similar, it was just too easy and too all-consuming too quickly. However, if you liked Cinderella, aren’t completely sugared out from the holidays and have a hankering for some super sweet young adult paranormal fiction then this particular concoction might be exactly what your taste buds are waiting for.
Unfortunately it needed to spend just a little more time with a grammar/typo mortar and pestle. I can’t stress enough how important it is to have that ‘one more person’ check over your work. It makes the difference between a decent book and a great book. Good editing can take a book from tragic to tantalizing; and who wouldn’t rather read a tantalizing novel?? It is all about where in the process it is released! The answer should always be; when it is simmered to perfection, but sadly they are often released before they have had enough time to marinate.
Sorry — bit of a tangent there!
The Trouble With Spells might be about witches but there is a definite vampirical slant to the story. There is lots of romance, some icky-ness, tragedy and a whole heap of fate mixed in.
It is in first person, which as you may know is not my favourite point of view. There are a few novels in which it serves a particular purpose, but to me, this wasn’t one of them.
I wouldn’t recommend this book for a young teen. It may not take the romance all the way but it does get a little steamy from time to time.
It is the first in a series, and… I feel I must warn you; it ends on a cliffhanger.
The sequel is called “The Demon Kiss”.
/5
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Hello there, liked the way you wrote up this review. It was fun to read…thanks for the insight…and I agree…grammar and spelling might NOT make the book, but it comes a close second….
Hi Bobbie, Thanks so much for stopping by – I’m glad you enjoyed the review!