I received a digital copy of this audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Ok so first up this is listed as a rom-com/sci-fi/fantasy/womens fiction and to me a more accurate description would be womens paranormal comedy fiction. It is funny, there is witchiness, while there is some closed door action and feelings of unrequited love I wouldn’t categorize it as romantic. This book gave me feels of the movies - The First Wives Club, Grumpy Old Men and The Devine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. Starring a cadre of octogenarian witches with a spunky 15 year old feminist and one of my favorite touches - her dog Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
We get to know these ladies and the events that took place 30 years ago that led them to this point are unraveled in a compelling and captivating bit of storytelling.
The authors note at the end was especially appropriate in that we don’t often read books focused on elderly ladies and really it should happen more often - they’ve lived a lot of life. Go into this open to appreciating it for the gem it is with no preconceived notions based on genre descriptions and it will not disappoint. It is truly a unique tale.
5/5
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