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ansutton13's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
kiki6k's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
This was a fun read. It was a lot longer than anticipated. The storyline bounced between action and slice of life quite a bit. It wasn’t just one or the other. The ending felt a bit rushed but the bonus scene after the epilogue that showed you more of Rowan’s predicament really brought more intrigue to the storyline.
hookedbythatbook's review
4.0
It has excellent world-building and wonderfully fully developed characters, but it was a lot of information to absorb all in one book.
Quinn is a witch living in a parallel realm of witches, werewolves, vampires, sirens, and a plethora of other-worldly creatures. Humans are in the minority and live in towns that are considered safe places for them. Quinn’s familiar, her talking cat, had stealthily snuck her a love potion, which works just to draw her fated true love to her, it can’t actually make them fall in love. And this is how Ian found himself pulled through the portal on Halloween night, the one day of the year when the portal opens between these two realms. Quinn rescues him from a crazy werewolf and helps him to adjust to his new environment until he can return to the human world in a year’s time.
Like the title, this is quite a complicated and long story. The world-building is truly excellent, I just had to say it twice. A great variety of creatures get introduced, some with intricate back-stories and motivations, and it was easy to keep up with it all. In the end, nothing was as it seemed at the start. I really liked Quinn and Ian, and even Quinn’s smart-alecky cat.
I think this sets up the world and the characters beautifully for further books in this series. And I would love to read the next one. This is quite an interesting and different take on humans interacting with paranormal of fantasy creatures.
Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
kittysmith's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Review of Love Spells, Full Moons, and Silver Bullets by Cameron Allie: This was a fun read recommended by the author because I said I wanted more books with familiars (talking animal companions). Lucifer (kitty) is a grumpy but secretly caring feline friend of Quinn our FMC green witch. As you can see from the cover she’s very pretty. Of course there are a couple potential love interests. Ian is a human fire fighter who accidentally falls into a magic portal and Alec a vicious werewolf. Did I mention this book is sizzling hot?🔥Who wins Quinn’s heart? You’ll just have to read it to find out.
see_sadie_read's review
3.0
I think one of the hardest things to quantify when reviewing a book is when there is just too much of it. Even if you like the characters, think the plot is interesting, and the writing is good, there sometimes comes a point when you have to admit that there is just too much of it. And that's the case here, with Love Spells, Full Moons, and Silver Bullets, in my opinion. The book is 462 pages long and feels like it should have been, at most, 300.
Over half the book is just slice-of-life kind of stuff that really drags the plot down. It's sweet sure, but it's slow and, as a result, by the time the action finally happens in the last 15-20% of the book the reader (or this reader, at least) is ready to just be finished with it all. Plus, it creates a real sense of slow, slow, slow, rush, rush rush that is a pacing nightmare.
But the story is sweet, the characters likeable, and the writing/editing is quite readable. There are some show vs tell sort of issues, but it's not unovercomeable. The story just drags on longer than it should and the pacing is off. None of it is enough to wholly ruin the story though.
Over half the book is just slice-of-life kind of stuff that really drags the plot down. It's sweet sure, but it's slow and, as a result, by the time the action finally happens in the last 15-20% of the book the reader (or this reader, at least) is ready to just be finished with it all. Plus, it creates a real sense of slow, slow, slow, rush, rush rush that is a pacing nightmare.
But the story is sweet, the characters likeable, and the writing/editing is quite readable. There are some show vs tell sort of issues, but it's not unovercomeable. The story just drags on longer than it should and the pacing is off. None of it is enough to wholly ruin the story though.
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