I love a nerdy shy boy who is also a gentleman!! Right off the bat, Shane is such a realistic character. Very awkward, anxious, and a major over thinker. Elle is a boss b*tch who is taken aback by Shane’s demeanor because she’s so used to people sexualizing her. Very refreshing but the bar is in hell lol. 

This takes place in the 80’s and has a magic system. What’s not to love?! 

On the flip side, I wish it was longer so the story could be more fleshed out. Since it’s a novella, I can let it slide they said I love you after only a couple weeks. I think it was done well and in a way that was cringey to me. Their story was sweet and 40 years later in the epilogue we still have Elle saying “I love you, sweet witch. I would gladly spend a thousand lifetimes with you, too.”