Urban Witch

A lot of very interesting ideas and concepts but way too short to do any of them justice. The length necessitates that everything kind of just resolves itself. There is no time to work out any of the conflicts with any kind of nuance. It's a unique mix but built mostly from common tropes without any d......more

Short and a bit formalistic, but it actually manages to tell a pretty decent story in just 4 hours. That surprised me in a good way. And it has a good narrator! It's not a very deep story, but I found it entertaining. The main character is at times really unpleasant and unlikeable - and stubborn as a......more

So I had to check again to remind myself who the author of this book was, cuz it did not read like an Eve Langlais story. First 12 chapters were a self pity that could have been condensed into one chapter. Story did not even get interesting until chapter 19, and that was at 75%. Unfortunately this w......more

Urban Witch I really, really like this book. What happens when a college student drinks herself to death, to only revive into a witch by an unknown entity. Faye was an alcoholic and addicted to drugs when that fateful night happened. When her mother tells her she can not move back home after she was......more

I thought the issue of addiction was handled with realistic compassion, not hiding the selfishness but also not acting like addiction is purely a moral failing. The length was good for the story, and the pacing was great. I feel like this is a plot the author had a solid handle on, so it could have......more