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What the Hex
by Jessica Clare
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: What The Hex
Author: Jessica Clare
Book Series: Hex Book 2
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 5/5
Recommended For...: adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, magic, witches, contemporary
Publication Date: April 4, 2023
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Relevance: 18+ (sexual content, romance, murder, violence, child abuse, animal death, animal sacrifice, death, cancer, pregnancy)
Explanation of Above: There is a lot more sexual content and romance in this book than the previous one. Pregnancy is mentioned and shown in the book. There are scenes with murder and violence mentioned and shown. Death is mentioned. Child abuse is mentioned. Animal death and sacrifice of a pig is mentioned. Cancer is mentioned.
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 336
Synopsis: Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch. She’s been a member of the Society of Familiars ever since she was old enough to join the Fam. There’s just a small problem—no one’s hiring. Witches and warlocks are so long-lived that there are far more familiars available than witches to train them. So when an unorthodox arrangement to apprentice under the table to a forbidden warlock presents itself, she takes it.
Willem Sauer is banned from having a familiar due to past transgressions, thereby limiting his magic-casting abilities. Unfortunately for the surly, Prussian warlock, he has no choice but to work with enthusiastic Penny as a familiar. They immediately clash like dried roan horsehair and honeycomb gathered by moonlight (it’s a terrible spell combination, ask anyone).
Casting spells has delightful perks Penny never could have dreamed of, but also greater dangers. Someone is targeting Penny. Willem and Penny must work together to catch their enemy, and if their ploy requires a little kissing on the side, who is to question the rules of magic?
Review: This was such a good read! Back in the world of Go Hex Yourself, this book takes place almost immediately after the first left off with two new protagonists. Both come to get together for an arrangement, Penny would be the familiar and get her hands into the familiar world while William would get a familiar and be able to cast real spells again. The arrangement turns into a fake dating scenario, then a fake pregnancy trope scenario as they are slowly found out in their lies and deceits… unless it’s not all a lie after all. The book was so much fun to read and I loved the chemistry between the leads. The book also had an intriguing mystery and it kept my interest from beginning to end. The world building continues to be fantastic and I loved the character development.
The only issue I had with the book is that in places the pacing was a bit too slow.
Verdict: I loved it so much!
Book: What The Hex
Author: Jessica Clare
Book Series: Hex Book 2
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 5/5
Recommended For...: adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, magic, witches, contemporary
Publication Date: April 4, 2023
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Relevance: 18+ (sexual content, romance, murder, violence, child abuse, animal death, animal sacrifice, death, cancer, pregnancy)
Explanation of Above: There is a lot more sexual content and romance in this book than the previous one. Pregnancy is mentioned and shown in the book. There are scenes with murder and violence mentioned and shown. Death is mentioned. Child abuse is mentioned. Animal death and sacrifice of a pig is mentioned. Cancer is mentioned.
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 336
Synopsis: Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch. She’s been a member of the Society of Familiars ever since she was old enough to join the Fam. There’s just a small problem—no one’s hiring. Witches and warlocks are so long-lived that there are far more familiars available than witches to train them. So when an unorthodox arrangement to apprentice under the table to a forbidden warlock presents itself, she takes it.
Willem Sauer is banned from having a familiar due to past transgressions, thereby limiting his magic-casting abilities. Unfortunately for the surly, Prussian warlock, he has no choice but to work with enthusiastic Penny as a familiar. They immediately clash like dried roan horsehair and honeycomb gathered by moonlight (it’s a terrible spell combination, ask anyone).
Casting spells has delightful perks Penny never could have dreamed of, but also greater dangers. Someone is targeting Penny. Willem and Penny must work together to catch their enemy, and if their ploy requires a little kissing on the side, who is to question the rules of magic?
Review: This was such a good read! Back in the world of Go Hex Yourself, this book takes place almost immediately after the first left off with two new protagonists. Both come to get together for an arrangement, Penny would be the familiar and get her hands into the familiar world while William would get a familiar and be able to cast real spells again. The arrangement turns into a fake dating scenario, then a fake pregnancy trope scenario as they are slowly found out in their lies and deceits… unless it’s not all a lie after all. The book was so much fun to read and I loved the chemistry between the leads. The book also had an intriguing mystery and it kept my interest from beginning to end. The world building continues to be fantastic and I loved the character development.
The only issue I had with the book is that in places the pacing was a bit too slow.
Verdict: I loved it so much!