ARC Review: Love Spells and Other Disasters by Angie Barrett
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Series: None
Author: Angie Barrett
Published February 1st 2021 by Entangled: Teen
Goodreads Synopsis
I didn’t know when I wrote the first love spell that it would actually make things happen. Like, actually make people fall in love with each other…
How could I have known something like that? I mean, magic isn’t real, right?
But here’s the thing—the spell does work and so does the next one and the next one...and suddenly I’m getting a whole lot of attention from everyone at my high school. Me, Blend-into-the-Walls, Please-Let-Me-Introvert-in-Peace Rowan Marshall. And not only that, but I’ve also caught the attention of Luca Russo, a godlike, football-playing hottie who claims he likes me just the way I am. Ummm...
But as I’m about to learn, playing around with things you don’t understand means when things go wrong—like really, very awfully wrong—you don’t know how to fix them.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Rowan Marshall has no time for magic or ghosts. Afterall, her mam is known as a ghost hunter, who can't ignore the 'pleas' of departed souls, and always involves Rowan in her work. When Rowan is paired with her 'enemy' Abby for a school project, and Abby decides they are going to write 'love spells' and sell them to other students, she's sceptical to say the least. Especially when it seems that the spells are working, and may also be the reason why hottie Luca Russo is now talking to her. But as the spells start to turn darker, and more possessive and controlling than loving, can Rowan fix all of the disasters she's caused?
Right, this book was a mess, and not a good one. I went into it with high hopes, but it was far too ridiculous and cliched. Honestly, I would've DNFed it if I wasn't so adamant to clear my NG backlog. The characters didn't stand out, and I've forgotten what most of them were like within a week of reading it. Really, maybe younger teens would like it, if they're not expecting much from it, but it wasn't for me.
Dates Read:
January 22-25, 2022
Rating
2 Stars
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