The Honey Witch

A cosy, sapphic fantasy with elements of magic sprinkled along the way to make it just that little bit witchy.

I enjoyed the premise of The Honey Witch, with a girl soon to be deemed ‘too old' by society for marriage finding her way and realising that it's OK that she isn't quite the same as the others in her family. Her time with her grandmother is short, yet sweet and accepting, and her new friends and Mr Benny fill a place that was left. There's some danger, a lot of romance and a bit of magic.

It was a little obvious with the focus on soulmates where it was going to be heading, though the August and Frankie pairing did seem a little more forced than the other (but hey, maybe that's how soulmates work...) and the hint with Lottie's past on who she actually stuck out like a sore thumb. Yet there was a clear attempt to make it mesh well together.

Also, as much as I liked the two female leads and their interactions, there was a bit more focus on the romance side rather than the witchy side that I'd expected, despite the book being sold as witchy. I would have loved to see Marigold working her magic more - how she interacts with the customers, what their concerns were and what the resolutions were like. Seeing her growth into the role rather than immediate change would have been nice.