A review by cerina
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wonderful book! The ending felt kind of rushed, but that’s really my only complaint. Well, and I don’t love sex scenes unless I’m purposefully looking for that, which I wasn’t. There’s only 2 quick ones in this book, so not *too* bad, but I would’ve preferred none haha. 
Going in, I thought it was just going to be a really fluffy read, and I was pleasantly surprised. The overall feeling of the book is a bit fluffy, but there were also scenes that were so gut wrenching. I teared up in a few different places. I cried over a bee dying! And then cried again when I was recounting it to a friend.
I absolutely LOVED that this was written in a version of the 1800s where same sex relationships are acceptable. And the women empowerment in this novel was fantastic 🩷 as was characters learning the importance of a person having their own agency