DNFed book after realizing it was the third in the series and I had not completed the other two. Really loved the concept and hope to return to this!

Ah, my favorite fictional coven, the Scapegracers! I really enjoyed the conclusion to the series, and seeing how things end up for all the characters. I loved learning more about the various covens throughout the states, and seeing how Sideways finds their way in the larger, witchy world. There's so much good character development and arcs throughout the trilogy, and it nicely comes together in this book. There are some big truth bombs, gnarly fights and hexes, and sapphic romance to swoon over. My only complaint is that the pacing felt a bit slow to me, with the majority of the action happening in a couple jam packed days. I also miss Mr. Scratch being front and center. Overall, a satisfying read and a good ending to a powerful series.

This is the final book in the trilogy about Sideways and the Scapegracers, a coven of teenage witches. I loved the characters and the found family vibes. The story keeps with the feminist and justice seeking feel. There are plot twists that will make you want more and a happy ending for Sideways! It had a page turning ending and I hope that the talented Clarke might find a way to write these characters into other future stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ebook.

The Feast Makers is a perfect conclusion to The Scrapegracers trilogy. I absolutely loved this story and fell even further in love with the characters. I highly recommend this series to any queer readers!

And that's a wrap! 3 books of the Scapegracers. 3 books of loving this group of lovely lesbian witches 🧙🏻‍♀️

I will say, I enjoyed the first 2 books a lot more, but I am happy for Sideways getting her happy ending. I kind of wish there was a bit more humor in the Feast Makers, like the previous ones.

There was also a lull in the middle of the book. But I got through it, and the last 4 chapters had the most action.

Overall, I definitely would recommend this whole book series to anyone I'll meet!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘈 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬.

This series was on my TBR for quite some time. It’s a YA series and hits all the main points off this category well. In this third book the characters have definitely grown older than when the series started, but they still learn as they go and are often confused about their feelings and what they are doing. That said, this series is pretty gritty and graphic for a YA book series, which honestly makes it more appealing to me than some other YA books that are around.

In preparation of this third and last book in the series, I started reading the first book. However, due to time constrains I could not finish the second book in time, so I skipped immediately from the first to this third book. I could easily pick up the storyline, but I don’t recommend reading them out of order as there were quite some details that I missed from not reading book 2.

The story has grown bigger than in the first book where the focus solely lies on the four main characters. This time, it’s more about the world of witchcraft, covens, and witch hunters and it felt like a logical step up from the previous book(s). The pace was good but had a dip around 60%, in general though it was an easy fast read with a spectacular ending.

Like in the first book I enjoyed the writing style, it’s a little overly done on feelings and emotions, but I thought it worked for this clearly younger main character Sideways, who is discovering so many things in life. Feelings are definitely a bit all over the place and at some point I thought that literally every girl would give Sideways butterflies. Maybe this is because it’s YA, but I was glad when there was more clarity in the romance department at the end of the book. The witchcraft is also still progressing and the 4 mains often seem to go about things without a real plan, but at the end of the book they convinced me of their witching abilities. This book should not be taken too seriously and it’s a really fun read when you go with the flow.

All in all, I enjoyed this series, it’s full of queer representation and witchcraft, while also being a coming of age story. Recommend.

This might be my new favorite book of all time. Where the Scratch Daughters was about grief and depression, The Feast Makers healed me. This is definitely the best installment in the series.

The Feast Makers is one of the gayest books I have ever read. It is definitely the singular YA book most entrenched in lesbian culture. Its descriptions of the relationship (that I will not spoil) were incredibly sensual and beautiful.

This was a fantastic ending to the series. These are the books I would most recommend to any queer teen out there. I think they could change someone's life. But also please read them if you are an adult who has ever watched a mean girl movie and wished it was gay and that the girls got to love each other. Or if you want to read about lesbianism as gender.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC.

The Feast Makers is the exciting conclusion to the Scapegracers series by H. A. Clarke. Overall, I really enjoyed this series, although as a book this one definitely felt like the weakest out of the series. However, I'm glad I read it and I'm pretty happy with how the series ended.
I really loved our characters and their dynamics as they interact with each other. The coven was strengthened by their adventures in the previous books and they come together for this one, showcasing their strengths and additionally struggling with what will happen after they graduate high school and where they will go with their lives.
I think the main reason why this ended up being three stars was due to the plot. It seemed to drag a lot in the middle where I wasn't certain which direction the story was going. I was also a little confused and not much of a fan of the love triangle. I was very confused as to who was interested in sideways and who Sideways was interested in for an embarrassingly long time unfortunately.
Overall though, I'm a fan of this series and the wonderful way this witchy saga has played out.

I'm quite unobservant so I had to go and get the previous novels. I'm still reading but I was curious about this one and I think it's a powerful conclusion to an excellent series.
The girls are wild, there's suspense and twists, excellent world building and good storytelling.
Due to my own brain-fog I supposed I missed something but I enjoyed the story
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I was lucky enough to get a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

After reading the first two, I jumped face first into this one.

We have more of the same goodness in this one that we have seen in the first to, lots of angst, attitude, friendship, love and indescribable amounts of attitude.

This one has some awesome parts that I expected and then some surprising parts!! And some absolutely horrific parts that made me rage out loud at my kindle.

A certain someone's dad can rot in hell
So excited about the new witch
Omg what stunning spellwork
Yates for president
Jing is a precious and powerful angel
Scratch is bestest forever
Couple goals throughout
A certain someone deserves an eternity of suffering

And as I got to a certain part and suddenly guessed what was about to happen I was fizzing as I read. The most delicious and deserved revenge. Delectable.

And the end was beautiful, and wholesome in a Scapegracer sort of way.

And a few quotes just because

"I could call though. That felt evil. Phone calls were so repugnant."

"Good morning little sorcerer I am alive I squirm I brim with hate."

"The End, Bitch."

The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke is the finale of a beloved trilogy featuring the wonderful Sideways Pike and her coven of witchy friends, the Scapegracers. Following on from the events of the second book , the time has come for the trial of Madeline Kline, the witch who stole Sideways' magic. This will be the largest gathering of witches in years as the members of various covens convene to decide her fate. In an unlikely turn of events it falls to Sideways to plead for mercy for Madeline, but soon a bigger problem faces the assembled covens, a gathering of Witchfinders ready to unleash violence in an attempt to destroy the witches once and for all. On a more personal front Sideways is pondering her future, what will happen when the Scapegracers separate to go to different colleges ? What does her future hold if college is not for her ? The biggest question of all , what if she has fallen in love with one of her fellow coven members?

Reading this I was immediately drawn back into the author's world, their writing style is very distinctive, and I understand somewhat divisive, but I like it. It feels vivid and propulsive. Sideways is a wonderful character, sharp and spiky and full of sass but also occasionally self doubting and lacking in confidence. The real heart of this series has always been the relationships between the core characters of Sideways, Daisy, Jing and Yates, as well as more recent addition Shiloh and once again in this book it is the friendships between these young people that provide the emotional core of the story. While I enjoyed the book and thought it was a fitting conclusion to the series, it was not without flaws, the most obvious of which was the pacing which was pretty inconsistent. It started slowly, slowed even more in the middle and then the ending felt quite rushed ( though perhaps that is just because I didn't want the series to end.)
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publishers, all opinions are my own.

I saw someone describe the girls in this series as "feral" and that is absolutely true. Teen girls are a force, and these girls would be even without the complication of magic. A conclusion to the wild ride of power and relationships they worked through, choices are made, futures determined, and these girls will keep growing up to be feral, powerful women.

Raw, at times delightful, dark enough to keep you hooked. I kind of wish I could read these over again.

The Feast Makers by HA Clarke

“I totally don’t need a girlfriend. Who would when they’ve got the power of friendship or whatever the fuck.”

- last book in a YA trilogy about a vigilante coven of queer teenage witches.
- great characters with distinct personalities and character arcs
- new and really interesting take on magic and spells
- f/x romantic subplot

I fell in love with Sideways Pike (which, btw is such a killer name) and their tentative coven in the first book, The Scapegracers, and the story really built upon itself in incredible ways in the second book, The Scratch Daughters. The story comes to quite a dramatic close in this last book. This one isn’t my favorite of the series. It spends a lot of time tying up loose ends, and kind of stalls out in the middle, with a sudden crescendo into a climax. That being said, I love the characters. Sideways, Daisy, Yates, Jing, Shiloh, Boris and Julian, I just love them all and I love the family they made for themselves.

So if you’re looking for a somewhat dark YA (NA, possibly) series about a queer teenage coven fighting for their place in their town and in which society, 100% try this series. As a series, it’s really fantastic.

Thanks to NetGalley and Erewhon Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this one, including most aspects from the characters to how they and the plot developed. Would absolutely recommend to anyone interested in the genre. Taking all of this into consideration, I am giving it 4/5 stars. Can’t wait to read other works from this author.

In The Feast Makers, H.A. Clarke weaves together an odd, bold, and absolutely delightful conclusion to the Scapegracers trilogy.

When Sideways found their coven among the "popular girls" at their school, they never could've guessed what would happen next—witchhunters, curses, friendship, possibly falling in love... and now, the witch covens, and their enemies, gathering in town for a vicious witchtrial. As Sideways and their friends navigate through the complicated tangle of their past and future, danger once again lurks right around the corner.

I have so many things to say about this book.

First: the writing style! While it did take me a minute to catch the flow of the writing, when I did, I absolutely loved it. You can clearly see the author finding their voice throughout this series, and now they have. The writing has an odd, almost disjointed feeling, which adds to the eerie, not-quite-but-almost-horror vibes of the story and perfectly captures Sideways' personality. I LOVED IT. Unique and beautiful and absolutely delicious.

Second: the characters. I can't put into words how meaningful it is to see queer representation like this in YA books. These queers are messy and feral and confident and WEIRD and they love each other so unconditionally it makes my heart hurt. (Also, I saw this in another review and completely agree: We need more butch lesbians in YA?? Where are they??? Especially genderqueer ones??? Sideways is so cool???)

Third: the plot. This was the only part that was even close to iffy for me, and that was just because it's more character-focused than I usually enjoy. The real conflict is hinted at throughout the book, but Sideways has other, pressing emotional issues, and the story doesn't really pick up until the end, which was a bit rushed. But honestly?? The tension slowly building in the background made me sit even further on the edge of my seat, and the unique take on a "coming of age" story meant a LOT to me. So its worth it. Every word.

Apologies if this review is a little incoherent, I'm fighting off a cold right now and trying to make sense of my thoughts. All you really need to know about this book is that it's unique and bold and I adore all of these characters with all my heart. I already want to reread the whole trilogy. If you're looking for something that captures both the whirlwind adventures of being a witch AND the emotional chaos of being a queer teenager, this is the book for you.

The Feast Makers is the conclusion to the Scapegracers series, a supernatural series featuring anarchist sapphic witches and their coven of sisterhood. I absolutely adored the previous one which introduced us to Shiloh and Sideways's gender troubles. I did go into the Feast Makers without a reread of the previous two which meant confusion in addition to the series' flow of consciounness writing style.

The Feast Makers opens with Madeline's trial. If you remember she tricked Sideways and stealed their specter in book 1 after Shiloh's actions. This lead to Sideways' horrible time and pain in book 2. And here it's all about forgiveness or at least, a less punitive justice. I was once asked for books with more radical leftist politics and I feel confident recommending this series. Sideways doesn't like Madeline (or complex) but they don't want her to suffer like they did (again). While they forgave and befriended Shiloh, they will not reconcile with Madeline but tolerate her. As for the rest of the book plot I'm not sure what happened: we tied up the witch hunters plot, sideways thought about college.

I've seen reviewers complain that the book should end with the characters in a poly relationship and yeah it definetely felt like the book was setting that up until the end where Sideways ended up with one of the girls. This particular pairing had been set up from the beginning of the book but due to another pairing that also felt likely I thought we were going the poly route.

Oh, that was a VERY Scapegracers ending. I'm so happy and lucky to have gotten to read the conclusion to this series early, and I absolutely adored most of it. Like the rest of the series, the plot structure was more about the relationships and emotions between the characters (and vibes, Clarke writes vibes and descriptions perfectly), but I did wish that the climax had been focused on bit more. It just felt a little bit rushed, especially after the pace of the rest of the book. That being said, I still really loved The Feat Makers and HIGHLY recommend this series to everybody I know. I'll be thinking about this series for a long time, and am so excited to see what Clarke writes next!

Also, I absolutely loved that this book told teenagers it's okay if college isn't the right route for them. Other options exist, and that's okay too!! It's something I don't think I've really seen before in YA, and I hope that it's something that becomes more common, because not everyone wants to or has the means to go to college.

This was a long awaited read for me. I really enjoyed the end of the Scapegracers journey, although i am sad that this is the last instalment in the series. I really appreciate it when i see myself represented in books and i wish to read more of these characters that ive come to love so much, especially Sideways. It really meant a lot to me as a butch person. I wish we saw more of the final battle between the witches and the witchfinders cause i felt like it was rushed. But, otherwise i really enjoyed it!

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Erewhon Books and of course the author H.A. Clarke for allowing me an advanced reader copy.

The final installment to the deliciously weird and at times borderline horror series The Scapegracers! This picks up a few months after scratch daughters and continues to follow the poignant story of Sideways and her coven. Like the other books in this series it can be a heavy commentary on feminist and justice. As they deal with the outcome of Madeline and what kind of punishment she deserves for her actions in the first and second novels. How do you punish a girl who has also suffered trauma at the hands of witch hunters?

As always Sideways is the center of the story. They are loyal and fierce and caring of her coven and can also be reckless. Daisy, Yates and Jung are the perfect co conspirators for all of the covens high jinx. I’m so attached to these characters

HA Clarkes writing is fun and different which I thinks adds to the story in the best possible way. Describing walls as drooling with sludge just adds an element to the story that other writing styles cannot capture.

A perfect end to a fantastic series. I’m sad to see it end.

Okay, so let me start by saying that I didn’t realise that this was the final instalment in a trilogy. For that reason, I’ve tried not to focus on the story itself in this review as I think that would be unfair.

The syntax and grammar in the book do drag away from the story. I think at one point someone was making pancakes for character an and character b and character c which doesn’t really flow well and kept breaking me out of the story.

The characters, especially Sideways, I found quite frustrating. It may have been different if I’d read the other two stories but I found them to be melodramatic. It is nice to see some strong non-binary representation and other characters being corrected, fairly, when they misgender a character.

I will admit that the story tied together what I’m presuming are the strings from the previous stories. Without reading them, I was able to follow along and guess the storylines of the previous books so it did well at connecting the loose ends (I presume!).