Reading Red Magnolia was like taking a trip down memory lane and let me tell you, this story will make you feel like you’re back in 2010, trying to decide if you’re more in love with Edward Cullen or the Salvatore Brothers.

This is the story of Harper, a teenager who moves to a new town after tragedy hits her family. She soon finds out the house she inhabits is the ancestral home of a local family, the Marigny, and that it is rumored to be cursed. Harper isn’t ready to let that stop her from living her life, though Antoine Marigny is determined to make her life miserable in order to convince her to sell the house to him. In the midst of their banter, Harper begins to do some investigating on her own and discovers that the house’s past is dark and deeply tied to Antoine. He is more dangerous than she could have imagined, but she just can’t seem to stay away.

The short length of Red Magnolia and the quick pace make it the perfect book for binging. It had enough mystery and banter to keep me absorbed in the story, and the enchanting southern gothic setting definitely helped create a magical spell on the plot. Also, and I just loved Harper and Antoine together. Though the story took me back to the good old Vampire Diaries days, Harper lacked the immaturity of the YA protagonists of those years. She can take rash decisions, but she has the courage to own up to her actions and her feelings and act upon them, especially when it comes to Antoine… who was definitely the kind of charming and charismatic character I love. If Damon and Stefan Salvatore could be united into one character, Antoine would be the result. He was perfect and I was swooning very often because of him!

I also enjoyed the tone of the story, which is dark enough to keep even an adult audience entertained but is definitely appropriate for a YA audience as well, which is why I can confidently recommend it to all vampire lovers out there.

Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.