Book: Pumpkin Spice Apothecary by Cassandra Doon
Reviewed by Your_bookish_fantasy
Rating: 4/5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book ⭐️⭐️⭐️ narrator
First person- multi POV
🌶️🫑 MF no sword crossing
Solo narration- not particularly great, her FMC voice was perfect! But there was 0 difference between any of the bar acted voices so it was really hard to keep up with the story. Also, the volume was quite up and down, as if one minute she was next to the microphone and the next she was sat back, plus there were the odd words or lines that were over loud an crisp- as if they were a last minute addition or correction.
The story was really interesting and it at all what I was expecting from the cover or title! I expected something cozier and cutesy, particularly after the first few chapters mentioned so many comfy things like Gilmore girls and practical magic. But instead we got a layered plot and characters with a deep history and dark past.
I love a dark read, I love shifters and witches and I enjoy a cozy read so this is pretty much my ideal book, but it was towing the line really, not fleshed out enough to be a great paranormal romance, too much trauma and darkness to be cozy.
I enjoyed it, I will red this author again and give the narrator bother chance also, but I won’t be re reading this book. I would recommend it to people that like twists, passion, darkness and a great witch storyline. There wasn’t much spice and the multiple mates weren’t thrown in your face which makes it so a good book to read if you’re new to, or intrigued by the why choose trope!