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A review by booksandbraids
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
5.0
I actually picked this one up as an advanced review copy in a Free Little Library before it was released. I had every intention of reading it before the release date but then life happened. And once the release date passed, the urgency to read it disappeared. Now years later I finally got to it! And I am so glad I finally did because it was amazing. I still have the physical advanced review copy but I opted to listen as an audiobook instead because who has time to sit down and read?? When the audiobook is available I always take that option.
As I said, this book was amazing. Not perfect, maybe 4.75 stars, but I loved it. This is exactly the sort of modern witch story that I wanted when I read Practical Magic with my book club last October. I had never seen the movie so I did not know what to expect going in. I was a bit disappointed that it did not match what I thought it would be. THIS. THIS is the story that I wanted.
I am going to copy my commentary from while reading below, as is my habit lately...
- The strange thing is that I just reread Divergent as an audiobook and now that same exact voice narrator is doing this book as well! It sounds like Tris is talking to me.
- 22% did she really just drink that dead woman’s tea?! Did she not consider for even a moment that the women might have been poisoned? Or had some type of illness?!
- 24% she just microwaved a chips ahoy chocolate chip cookie. Is this a thing? Should I try it?
- 47% she just said “well spotted”. Yesterday I saw a TikTok video that said that is the British equivalent of “no shit Sherlock”. What perfect timing haha.
- Also, this whole book I’ve been thinking about how THIS is what I wanted Practical Magic to be. I will need to recommend it to my book club folks- we read Practical Magic as our last October book and I had such high expectations, but I was disappointed by it. It wasn’t what I expected or wanted. As a note, I had never seen the movie or even a trailer for the movie so I had no idea what to expect going into the book other than it was modern witches.
- 92% Dear God she’s actually running around naked. She actually got in his car with his new girl while naked. What must be going through their minds right now 😂
As I said, this book was amazing. Not perfect, maybe 4.75 stars, but I loved it. This is exactly the sort of modern witch story that I wanted when I read Practical Magic with my book club last October. I had never seen the movie so I did not know what to expect going in. I was a bit disappointed that it did not match what I thought it would be. THIS. THIS is the story that I wanted.
I am going to copy my commentary from while reading below, as is my habit lately...
- 22% did she really just drink that dead woman’s tea?! Did she not consider for even a moment that the women might have been poisoned? Or had some type of illness?!
- 24% she just microwaved a chips ahoy chocolate chip cookie. Is this a thing? Should I try it?
- 47% she just said “well spotted”. Yesterday I saw a TikTok video that said that is the British equivalent of “no shit Sherlock”. What perfect timing haha.
- Also, this whole book I’ve been thinking about how THIS is what I wanted Practical Magic to be. I will need to recommend it to my book club folks- we read Practical Magic as our last October book and I had such high expectations, but I was disappointed by it. It wasn’t what I expected or wanted. As a note, I had never seen the movie or even a trailer for the movie so I had no idea what to expect going into the book other than it was modern witches.
- 92% Dear God she’s actually running around naked. She actually got in his car with his new girl while naked. What must be going through their minds right now 😂