On the surface, this is a cute romance about a witch and paranormal investigator falling in love over the course of the Christmas and New Years weeks. However, under the surface, the way the town treats Selene and subsequently Noelle and Bibi, because they’re bad luck, witches, or just plain weird seems akin to the microgressions black and brown individuals experience in reality. Even the love interest, Aiden, needs some time processing the reality of dating a witch and the prejudice Selene faces. A similar process non-POC partners go through in interracial relationships. 

Metaphor aside, the book was cute. The pacing was a bit off and it was more of a romance with some mystery in the background. It seemed a bit out of place because it was just random things happening instead of some mystery/suspense being sprinkled through out, it was jarring events happening randomly. It took a while for the book to really capture my attention, but once I got to know The characters, I was interested to see where the story would take me. I loved Noelle. She’s the best friend we all need. 

Overall, I think Nicks wrote a cute book and I may read the next in the series in the future.