Disenchanted by Lucy Jane Wood - Witchy Book Review

The vibes in this book were my favourite of Lucy Jane Wood’s books so far. The fairy-tale, storybook magic was a gorgeous touch, even if it was sinister in many ways (but aren’t all fairy tales!).

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Sage has squashed how magical abilities down for years and is on the brink of banishing them forever, however it’s hard when her work is all about the magical history of a magical town. In trying to rid herself of her powers, she accidentally sets off a curse of epic fairy tale proportions, dragging not only her siblings and her best friend Casimir in to the mix, but the entire town. It’s a race to figure out what to do before it’s too late for everyone.

As with the first two books in this series, there was something about the pacing that stalled me. While I loved being in this world and enjoyed being fully immersed in it, I wasn’t rushing to the end. Maybe that’s a good thing, I wanted to spend more time here and with the characters! I think the slightly off feeling for me was that it didn’t have a big drive, or maybe the characters just didn’t have quite enough motivation, to find a conclusion. Also that might just be me. I think I’ve read more higher stakes stories recently, and this one was far more cosy and atmospheric than plot-driving.

I enjoyed the little nods to the other books in this one, and I also liked that it wasn’t as heavy on the Coven politics side – Sage operated in her own little world very separate to the rest of the magic community and, while that felt isolating, it meant there was more focus on her character. I liked the way that her backstory carefully unfolded a bit at a time as we got to know her more.

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The romance in the Rewitched world is not designed to be heavy – it’s not spicy or all-consuming. I’ve seen other reviews not getting the chemistry between Sage and Casimir, but I liked the friends to lovers timeline here where we see them very much as close friends to start with and making the realisation that there could be more. It felt realistic. Plus it allows the magical, cosy story to stand for itself with the romance on the side. I liked the gentle, soft developing relationship.

I’ve enjoyed each one of Lucy’s books more than the last so far, so I think her writing style and stories are evolving and maturing. I’m looking forward to seeing if she does more in future!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publishers for an ARC of this book.