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A review by cassroberts89
This Spells Love by Kate Robb
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was really enjoying it at first, but I kept waiting for the part where she actually gets back to her own timeline. She was only trying to get a kiss for the spell, but at one point it’s like the spell, and the reason for it, had left her brain altogether.
I really don’t see this as a friend-to-lovers romance. Like, at all. We barely got a peek into Gemma and Dax’s friendship in the real world. In the new timeline, he doesn’t even know who she is. How can they have started as friends if they basically started as flirting/dating? And if she intended to go back to her own timeline and pursue Dax, why did she jump his bones?? She’s experiencing all the newness of their sexual relationship here, and then she will, what, go back and do it all over again with the real Dax? I feel like that’s just asking for some kind of weird emotional/sexual tension and confusion. Something about it just feels icky.
As a regular old love story, it was really not bad for a debut. There were just some weird things about the timeline. Robb’s writing style is light and fun and made for a quick read. I might grab another by her at the library to see if her writing improves.
Solid three stars.
I really don’t see this as a friend-to-lovers romance. Like, at all. We barely got a peek into Gemma and Dax’s friendship in the real world. In the new timeline, he doesn’t even know who she is. How can they have started as friends if they basically started as flirting/dating? And if she intended to go back to her own timeline and pursue Dax, why did she jump his bones?? She’s experiencing all the newness of their sexual relationship here, and then she will, what, go back and do it all over again with the real Dax? I feel like that’s just asking for some kind of weird emotional/sexual tension and confusion. Something about it just feels icky.
As a regular old love story, it was really not bad for a debut. There were just some weird things about the timeline. Robb’s writing style is light and fun and made for a quick read. I might grab another by her at the library to see if her writing improves.
Solid three stars.