This was cute. I mean, there's no other way to say it and I'm not saying that like it's a bad thing. this is perfect for anyone who looking for a light, witchy ride that involves secret identities, rivals to lovers, and beyond steamy sex scenes. And it leaves an opening for others in the series with the epilogue which I know will be appreciated for those who love series like this.

This was an interesting read. There were some grammar errors true but nothing that should detract from the story. And there was use of a lot of modern colloquialisms that felt off but still was enjoyable. One feedback I do have is that when it was from Eleanor's POV the masculine pronouns should have been used since she thought Alexandra was an Alexander. All in all it was what I was expecting and wanting from the first half of the story.

A very satisfactory ending. I will admit I was worried that there would be a turn to make it not an HEA but that didn't happen. Yes, the ending is a bit unbelievable but, honestly, the premise was more than a bit of that as well. And I still loved it. Sometimes you just have to completely suspend your belief when reading a book and this was one. Again there were a few phrases that were not historically accurate and character personalities were a bit inconsistent. But I still enjoyed it and can see myself re-reading these in the future even as a quick flip through.

Okay, I really loved this follow up to last year's The Ex Hex. The banter between Wells and Gwyn was spot on and exactly the vibes I look for in my witchy reads. I swooned over Wells a few times, especially when dirty talk came around cause wow...the layers there.

I found the plot to be very engaging and was surprised by the twists in it. Even if others may think they're predictable I still enjoyed them and found them interesting. I look forward to reading more about this world, especially Bowen and the 'Baby Witches' in the future.

Highly recommend!

Fair warning; there will be spoilers below. Proceed if you wish but you've been warned.

There's a difference between a slow burn or build and drawing something out unnecessarily and, for me, this book was the latter. I wanted to enjoy it more than I did but I'll be honest; at the last quarter of this book I was just reading to finish it so I could mark it off my list.

First, there's the fact that there is only one likeable character in this book and that's Elphine. I won't lie; I stopped feeling sorry for Harry about halfway through. Honestly, once he got his revenge on Fred that should have been it.

Everyone treated Lucia like shit for something she had no control over so no one can really blame her for befriending Harry since he actually treated her decently. Helena and Ruby were terrible sisters; Elphine was the only good one and again she was the one who died so that sucked.

Kate was all right but was very cardboard. Like, I got no real idea on her personality. she was slightly more likeable than the others and had we gotten to know more about her, I'm sure she would have ranked with Elphine. But we didn't.

That was another issue; there were at least four different narrators/PoVs but there was no discernable change in tone for them. They all read the same and that got tedious after a while as well.

And the ending was rushed and very anti-climatic on multiple levels. Like there was this big build up and then it was resolved in less than a few pages. Very disappointing.

Ultimately, this was not the Gothic novel for me because it was just too long and slow. This was after it had a rough start. I appreciate those that enjoyed it and am not trying to take anything from them but issa no for me.

All right I'll freely admit that for most of this book I was convinced it was going to be a solid three stars and no less. But the last few sections completely changed that for me and it was a complete 180 and now I can see how so many people fell in love with this story. I will endeavor to not give spoilers because I feel it is a book worth reading.

The main issues I did have was that Sadie was, for the most part, unlikeable. I know there is a lot of back and forth on whether or not that should be important but sometimes it is. And while a lot of my issues with her stemmed from her being so young, at some point that stopped being enough of a reason. She didn't have any accountability for her actions and most of the time tried to pin them on others. This is not discounting any of the frustrations she had at the way the world viewed her as a woman in video games because that was understandable. It was more that she would make mistakes and steps that she knew was wrong but would justify them and then blame others for when it turned out shitty.

Sam also wasn't flawless because he was very emotionally immature for the majority of the book. A lot of that had to do with his situation that lead to them meeting but he was standoffish and mean. Like he would get upset and not be able to articulate why and then would lash out. When he did this with Sadie it became a fight between them all the time. So they were constantly butting heads despite their connection.

Marx was the best character in the book IMO, with the exception of the respective grandparents and Sam's mom, Anna, who we didn't get to see know a lot about. Her sister was kind of a bitch and yes while one could excuse her for being that way, it's also shitty to let a sick child take it out on their sibling who had no control over anything, which is what Sadie's parents did and also why they weren't great either. Also because of the Space Camp. Seriously...Sadie was well within her rights to be butthurt about the lack of Space Camp.

But Marx really made this book for a lot of people and it was an interesting choice to make him be a hidden aspect of the book since he's not really mentioned in the synopsis. It's hard to not fall in love with Marx.

Aside from that though this book does really good of discussing and describing grief in its various forms. It does a good job of showing how important platonic friendships are and that, as much as you may love or be attracted to someone, that doesn't mean you need to have a romantic and physical relationship with them. All in all beautiful and I highly recommend it. The first part of it may be bumpy but trust me the journey is well worth it.

This was an amazing novella. It has me on the edge of my seat the entire time. And the ending was ...wow. I also enjoyed the 'in-between' chapters that helped to move the story along and let us and Henry know more than what our limited view allowed. Highly recommend.

While I enjoyed all the books in this series, this was easily my favorite. I think it's because I resonated so much with Tierney and the lengths she went to protect her heart and Hope's. It was also interesting to see Regan from a different point of view because I'll admit I had my doubts about her. They were great together and their banter was amazing. This is likely going to be one that I regularly reread because I just LOVED IT SO MUCH.

Can't wait to read more from this author. Keep them coming Kelly.

First, I'd like to say that it's a hard sell on this being a 'traditional' romance for me. Like, yes there is an HEA or at least an HFN but the journey was not about their current love story but rather finding out what went wrong in the past. And then the way it all ended was just...even as big of a romantic as I have a tendency to be was hard to swallow or be happy with.

The only really likeable characters were Gregory and Joni. Ezra took too long to grow a backbone with Frankie and Mimi and neither one of those women were ones I enjoyed reading about. Frankie spent too much of her life blaming others for what she didn't like about her life and had no accountability. That is one of the reasons that Gregory was likeable because he was the only one who would regularly call her on it and did throughout the events of the novel.

I am not happy that I didn't enjoy this book more than I did but I have to be honest with myself. It was a solid three stars for the most part. But then there was a development at 80% that just pissed me off (no spoiler) but suffice to say it's a plot device that is used in romances that most people get enraged about and I don't really like the double standards and it was thrown in totally for a 'shock' value IMO. Not a fan.