Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem…a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power…but she couldn’t be…could she?
I was looking forward to reading Cackle. But in the end, it ended up being another book that I had mixed feelings about. I liked the premise of the story. A woman moves to a small town after a break-up. She makes friends with a mysterious woman who turns out to be a witch. Curses and mayhem endues. That is what I was hoping for, but it didn't work out in the execution.
The main character Annie was annoying and whiney. I could almost understand why her boyfriend ended it. Instead of taking her time to live a little, she then quickly attaches herself to Sophie. It's like she traded a boyfriend for a bestie and never wanted to do anything else. She never tries a hobby, never goes out of her way to better her life. I hated the ending. She learned nothing and didn't end up where I would have hoped she would after everything she went through in the book. I won't spoil it, but it was a cop-out. But, hey the spider was cute. This is the second book I have read and not loved by this author. Not sure she is for me.
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I find whiny heroines irritating too, thanks for sharing your thoughts
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