Sparkle Witch
Helen Harper
Overall: 3/5
Plot and themes: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing style: 4/5
Attention-grabbing: 3/5
Sparkle Witch is the final-final addition to this series. A novella set a few months after the conclusion of the main series, this is just a short little look into where are main characters are in life and how everything is shaping up. There's a thievery and Ivy finds herself responsible for tracking it down rather than facing the risk of an earth-shattering curse ending everything. But it's not really as serious as all that and mostly it's just a cute little Christmas story.
My biggest problem with it all is probably that it was so pointless. I didn't get fantastic romantic interactions, I didn't get some crazy mystery, and I didn't get a look into the combined struggles of being in charge of a major organization and tracking down all of England's descendants of people who accidentally cursed souls. I wanted one of those things, and while I was kind of satisfied with the development of Brutus's whole story I think it was a weird step away from the whole lead up they were doing. I also liked his banter but I didn't really need the whole hidden thing. I was expecting a lot more gushy romance stuff and I got basic crumbs.
I'm also confused as to where we're even leaving Ivy and Winter, are they married or just dating? She called herself a wife once but I think as a joke and I'm pretty sure at another point she said girlfriend but people in the reviews seem to think they're married? I don't know but it could've been clarified in this novella and instead I just lack fulfillment. Still love the series and had a great time but I just want more.
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