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?
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?
Titre original : The Witches of Thistle Grove, book 1 : Payback's a Witch (2021)
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3 éditions pour ce livre
2021 
Editions Penguin Books
340 pages
ISBN : 9780593336069
2021 Editions Piatkus Books
352 pages
ISBN : 9780349431604
2021 Editions Piatkus Books
348 pages
Format : ePub
ISBN : 9780593336069
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Une bonne lecture qui ne révolutionne pas non plus le genre : c'est une romance queer sympathique et bien construite mais j'en attendais davantage de la tension autour de l'intrigue de "revanche". J'ai passé un bon moment de lecture, même si je n'ai pas été époustouflée par le style ; ça reste agréable et mignon.
C'était sympa, et malheureusement sans plus.
J'ai apprécié le style d'écriture, le cheminement intérieur du protagoniste, et la représentation lgbtqi+.
Je déplore par contre le manque d'intensité dans la romance et dans l'amitié ainsi que la sous-exploitation du côté magique. Tous les ingrédients que j'affectionne étaient présents mais le résultat me laisse perplexe, j'en attendais davantage.