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Go Hex Yourself
by Jessica Clare
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-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 bought this copy for myself. Support your authors! All opinions are my own.
Book: Go Hex Yourself
Author: Jessica Clare
Book Series: Hex Series Book 1
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 5/5
Diversity: Gay side character
Recommended For...: romance, paranormal, fantasy, witches, contemporary, adult
Publication Date: April 19, 2022
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Relevance: 18+ (pregnancy, language, animal death, child financial abuse, sexual content, romance, suicide)
Explanation of Above: There is pregnancy mentioned off and on but it is not a trope. There is some animal death, parts and stuffing hunted ones, mentioned. There is cursing. Child financial abuse is shown and mentioned. There is a lot of romance and sexual content mentioned and shown. There are a couple of vague mentions of suicide.
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 384
Synopsis: When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad in the paper, she's astonished to find that she's not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she's applying to be an actual familiar for an actual witch. As in, real magic.
The new job has a few perks - great room and board, excellent pay, and she's apprenticing to a powerful witch. Sure, the witch is a bit eccentric. And sure, there was that issue with the black cat Reggie would prefer to forget about. The biggest problem, however, is warlock Ben Magnus, her employer's nephew and the most arrogant, insufferable, maddening man to ever cast a spell.
Reggie absolutely hates him. He's handsome, but he's also bossy and irritating and orders her around. Ben's butt might look great in a crystal ball vision, but that's as far as it goes. But when someone with a vendetta targets the household, she finds herself working with Ben to break a deadly curse. Apparently, when they're not fighting like cats and dogs, things get downright...bewitching.
Review: Overall, I really enjoyed this read. It’s a very adult romance book but with the perfect amount of comical fantasy for someone who’s not big into the fantasy trope but wants more than the normal contemporary reads can give them. This book follows our main character as they unknowingly take a job with witches as a familiar and are then thrust into a world of secrets and trickery and a man they can’t seem to forget about. I thought the story was really cute, with it playing into the grumpyxsunshine trope, and I really thought the world building was excellent. The book was intriguing from beginning to end and I’d definitely read it again.
The only issue I had with the book is that the beginning is a bit slow, as it sets the stage for the rest of the books.
Verdict: It’s really good! Love it.
Book: Go Hex Yourself
Author: Jessica Clare
Book Series: Hex Series Book 1
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 5/5
Diversity: Gay side character
Recommended For...: romance, paranormal, fantasy, witches, contemporary, adult
Publication Date: April 19, 2022
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Age Relevance: 18+ (pregnancy, language, animal death, child financial abuse, sexual content, romance, suicide)
Explanation of Above: There is pregnancy mentioned off and on but it is not a trope. There is some animal death, parts and stuffing hunted ones, mentioned. There is cursing. Child financial abuse is shown and mentioned. There is a lot of romance and sexual content mentioned and shown. There are a couple of vague mentions of suicide.
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 384
Synopsis: When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad in the paper, she's astonished to find that she's not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she's applying to be an actual familiar for an actual witch. As in, real magic.
The new job has a few perks - great room and board, excellent pay, and she's apprenticing to a powerful witch. Sure, the witch is a bit eccentric. And sure, there was that issue with the black cat Reggie would prefer to forget about. The biggest problem, however, is warlock Ben Magnus, her employer's nephew and the most arrogant, insufferable, maddening man to ever cast a spell.
Reggie absolutely hates him. He's handsome, but he's also bossy and irritating and orders her around. Ben's butt might look great in a crystal ball vision, but that's as far as it goes. But when someone with a vendetta targets the household, she finds herself working with Ben to break a deadly curse. Apparently, when they're not fighting like cats and dogs, things get downright...bewitching.
Review: Overall, I really enjoyed this read. It’s a very adult romance book but with the perfect amount of comical fantasy for someone who’s not big into the fantasy trope but wants more than the normal contemporary reads can give them. This book follows our main character as they unknowingly take a job with witches as a familiar and are then thrust into a world of secrets and trickery and a man they can’t seem to forget about. I thought the story was really cute, with it playing into the grumpyxsunshine trope, and I really thought the world building was excellent. The book was intriguing from beginning to end and I’d definitely read it again.
The only issue I had with the book is that the beginning is a bit slow, as it sets the stage for the rest of the books.
Verdict: It’s really good! Love it.