The Hedge Witch: A Threadneedle Novella

I really enjoyed Threadneedle so was intrigued by this novella set in the same universe. Threadneedle did the whole YA thing extremely well, balancing some of the youthful experience with some interestingly dark themes. The Hedge Witch is a much lighter and brighter affair and spends most of its time focusing on the MC's desire for a summer fling. Unfortunately this is the type of YA that I really do not enjoy. Teenage angst is not something I have a particular desire to relive and it just ends up frustrating to read, and the predominance of it in this novella really destroyed my enjoyment in it. This was a shame because at the center there was an interesting idea - I did genuinely think the reveal of who was behind the magical pranks was done quite well.

There is some good world building and ideas in this novella, but its enjoyment for me was ruined by leaning to heavily into the teenage angst aspects of YA - my least favourite parts of that genre.