Title: Spring Magic
Author: T.M. Cromer
Series: Thorne Witches #4
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Paranormal fantasy, Paranormal romance, Witches
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2018
At the beginning of this story (and in parts of the first three Thorne Witches stories), Knox kind of seems like a typical moron. He rejects the woman who loves him out of a misguided sense of justice. And it’s just patronising. But then, as you discover the actual reasoning behind his actions, he becomes someone who is possibly my favourite male love interest in this series thus far. He is noble and kind, and I love how, for once, his rejection is actually something that comes from a good place, not a place of pride.
I knew that this was going to be a tough read before I even got into it. There are too many hints of the tragedies surrounding Spring and her journey to help revive her mother (and find love). Which was good to know, I at least had a warning before I read what could’ve been a potentially triggering book. I mean, her journey is genuinely horrifying. And it absolutely broke my brain and heart in moments. But, there is also this great sense of hope and joy throughout that made it worth it.
Everything about this story is emotionally intense. I knew it was going to be, so I made sure I carved out enough time to read this in one sitting. I’m glad that I did, it was an impossible story to put down. Partly because of how amazing the story actually was, but also because I’m the kind of person who will rush to the end of a tale to find the happily ever after. Which Cromer delivered beautifully to make up for all of the preceding nonsense.
Spring Magic wraps up the story arc for the first four Thorne sisters, and ends the arc with Lin Zhu. It gives a little more context to why the Throne Girls are so heavily targeted, and just rounds out things quite nicely. It then opens up the second part of this first series story arc. But I love how Spring’s journey is the one that also ends Lin Zhu’s reign of terror on the Thornes, and by extension, the Carlyles.
With every Thorne Witches book I read, I can’t wait to dive into the next one. Each story, as with this, round out a storyline. But they also hint at the next couple and the battles that are to be faced in the future. One more step until Aurora is revived, and if this has been the cost so far, I’m intrigued to find out what the cost to the other couples in the future will be.
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