It's simplest to say that I'm simply not the target demographic for this book. I came in blind and found it on the shelf at my local library with no idea what awaited me.

Mika's story is about unlikely romance and a 30 year old witch coming into her own and embracing her role as a mentor, and a woman of color in a white world.

And that's beatiful and worthwhile

But it's also incredibly boring.

The book makes magic feel mundane and unexciting, and the struggles all feel weightless, with no real tension.

I finished it mostly out of obligation after growing bored with the story and its cast. There is no twist. There is no second hook.

Someone is going to love this book. It will be exactly what they're looking for. I, on the other hand, left feeling distinctly like i should look elsewhere to find a book that makes me feel that way, or any way but bored.