Payback's A Witch by Lana Harper

About The Book
Title: Payback's A Witch
Series: The Witches Of Thistle Grove #1
Author: Lana Harper
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Page Count: 340
Rating: ★★★

Synopsis:

Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.



But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn; and get back to her real life in Chicago.



On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov—an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts—who is fresh off a bad breakup . . . with Gareth Blackmoore. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden—unbeknownst to either of them. And now she and Linden want revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in?



But most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?
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My Review

Am I the only person who thinks this book reminds them of a witchy version of John Tucker Must Die? (Just looked at Goodreads and I'm not!)

I'm not going to lie... I'm still not sure whether or not I liked this book.

I love a good magical competition and I was hoping that I was going to love this one. I just felt like it was kind of bland? I know this book is more focused on the family aspects and the romance, of course. I wish that the magic was just... more. 

This is a debut novel, so I'm not trying to hate on this book. It's just not everything I hoped it would be.

I will definitely pick up the next book in this series to see if Lana's writing changes at all. 

Comments

  1. Natalie @ The BiblioholicJanuary 22, 2022 at 6:22 PM

    Great honest review! I'll wait for your review of the next book to see if this one is one I'll pick up :)

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