The Change

All I kept thinking about was that the author was watching Practical Magic and the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell documentary while writing and came up with this revenge feminist anti fanfic. This book reminded me of Lessons in Chemistry in the way of pointed feminism. The allusion to Carrie with the period stigma and Jo's intense flow was one thing, but that being the baseline for her super-powered menopause? It was obnoxious. Nessa and Franklin were cute. I might have enjoyed it better if it were just Nessa and Harriett. The pot smoking witch and the pious ghost whisperer would have been plenty. I liked Harriett and her brashness. The scene where she steals Celeste from her husband was the best part of this book. I genuinely thought this was going to be a book about a witch going to war with the HOA and I was excited. The actual book missed the mark for me though.