Wild and Wicked Things

"8/10 its hard to find good Sapphic books that catch my eye. This one was definitely a page turner. So much action packed into 1 book I couldn't put it down! I do think the romance was kinda out of the blue but in the end it was really cute."

"I was super excited to pickup this book.<br/>Witches, magic, great Gatsby satires all up my alley. I read into the first 10 chapters and ended up in a reading slump for months. Determined to get through the storyline I pickup the audio book. I just struggled. Super super slow burn here, waaay to long of a read for the plot. <br/>80% in and I wanted to just give up. This reminded me of the movie Practical Magic with Mashup of Great Gatsby and a lining of Downton Abby. A fathers inheritance, A love trangle, a husband brought back from the dead, a book of spells, A possession. The idea I think was great but the execution missed the mark for me.<br/>It was painfully long, and the characters were boring; I didn't care for them. Even at Audio speed 1.50x, moved at a snails pace. <br/>Disappointed, had high expectations with this book. Beautiful cover."

"this book kickstarted my love of reading again. however, its marketed and sold as a romance, and while technically it is, its a very very slow burn. they don't actually kiss until toward the end. there's a lot of plot, a lot of filler. id say this is more towards fantasy than anything. it was still interesting, but i found myself struggling to get through all the filler from time to time. so, great if you love incredibly slow sapphic love that's also heavy on the fantasy, but not so much if you're truly looking for more romance. "

"Post World War 1, Magic is prohibited. Inspired by the Great Gatsby. Gatsby meets Practical Magic. <br/><br/>Annie Mason's father died, his last wish was for his daughter to go to his home on crow island, pack his things and sell them. When she gets to crow island she soon realizes that not everything is what she expected, why is her best friend here? who is Emmeline and why does she have this magnetic pull? what secrets was her father hiding? and who is the council?<br/><br/>If you are confused throughout almost the first half of this book, good, you should be. KEEP READING. I have to say the beginning was so confusing because you are so lost in what's going on, who are these people, why should I care? but it does eventually get explained, there was never a moment that I wasn't enjoying what I was reading while I was waiting to find out, I didn't want to put this book down. I NEEDED to know. I didn't understand the magic, the blood debts, the parties, the kazam... but it does come eventually, I promise you will find out. The ending of the dilemma in the story was a bit too much of an easy out for me, which is why I didn't give this a 5 star, but, it was still a good ending. <br/><br/>There is definitely some trigger warnings that need to be stated: <br/>-Loss of a pregnancy<br/>-Domestic violence<br/>-Blood (used in magic)<br/>-Sexual assault (very briefly mentioned) <br/><br/>I loved the characters, I felt like I was in this story, I did actually care about these characters. although, I will say Bea is so annoying and selfish but that is how she is meant to be. I loved the magic, the atmosphere, the slightly eerie vibe of the whole story, I love the island and the flashbacks in time, I loved that Annie grew into herself, she was smart and braver than she thought. I loved that there was LGBTQIA+ representation, there was a lesbian main character and a non-binary main character. I had filled my whole page in my reading journal for this book by 25% if that says anything for you about how much happens in this book! (i use a B5 journal so its a big page) Also, the cover is beautiful and I can't wait to have it on my shelves. <br/><br/>I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes dark, eerie, witchy vibes, but also the 20s and island mysteries. <br/><br/>I received this Ebook arc in exchange for my honest opinion. <br/>thank you to Francesca May and the Publishers for sending it my way."

"This book kept me hooked from the very start. This is her debut book and if this is how good her other books are, I’ll read them all. 5 ⭐️"

"I enjoyed this book, but not as much as I hoped. It reminded me too much of Practical Magic."