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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was very cute and I loved the witchy festival vibe. I just hate a book when the entire time you’re cringing about a giant misunderstanding. A lot of second hand anxiety in this
I think I need a “witchy” themed break lol
I really enjoyed the chemistry between the two mc. Slow burn, but really good.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Morgan is a self-proclaimed “messy witch”. She swears she was hexed at birth. When she offers to fake date her crush, she wonders what she is doing. Rory is the spellcasting champion and a brilliant elemental witch. When the two get together, they can’t decipher if their feelings are real, or just part of the plan. Things are going to plan for them both until Morgan realizes she may have messed up and given Rory a love potion instead of a relaxation potion. Can Morgan figure out the mess she caused before things go too sideways? Or is the love of her life gone forever?
This book is a light and fun read, but it was slightly lacking in some ways for me. The miscommunication trope on this one was strong, but the fake dating trope was on point. So much of this book could have been solved by actually talking to each other. I find miscommunication is a hard trope for me because I strongly value communication and it grates on me when people just don’t talk. However, this book did a really good job with consent. I immensely appreciated the author’s note at the beginning about this topic. It helped explain the reasoning within the pages. The love story was enjoyable, and it was heartwarming how it all worked out.
This was worth the read and I am glad I read it. It is a nice light read just be prepared for the miscommunication.
If you’re looking for a magical sapphic romance then I hope you check this one out September 12th.
Thank you to the publisher Berkley Publishing, @berkleypub, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a light and fun read, but it was slightly lacking in some ways for me. The miscommunication trope on this one was strong, but the fake dating trope was on point. So much of this book could have been solved by actually talking to each other. I find miscommunication is a hard trope for me because I strongly value communication and it grates on me when people just don’t talk. However, this book did a really good job with consent. I immensely appreciated the author’s note at the beginning about this topic. It helped explain the reasoning within the pages. The love story was enjoyable, and it was heartwarming how it all worked out.
This was worth the read and I am glad I read it. It is a nice light read just be prepared for the miscommunication.
If you’re looking for a magical sapphic romance then I hope you check this one out September 12th.
Thank you to the publisher Berkley Publishing, @berkleypub, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I had high hopes going into This Spells Disaster and felt it may be a fantastic book to get me into "witchy reads" season. While I enjoyed some parts of this book, the pacing was a little slow for my taste.
Morgan is Rory's crush and the woman she would love to be with forever. So, when Rory asks for Morgan to fake date her during the Witches' festival, she feels like it's too good to be true. Things are going well (on the fake dating front) until Morgan realizes she did the unthinkable: used a true love potion on Rory. In order to break the spell, she must show her that they cannot ever be together. Morgan + Riley = a recipe for disaster.
Fake dating seems to be THE trope of 2023. While this book did well setting up the premise, I needed Morgan to communicate more! Readers are tied in to Morgan's thoughts and ideas thorughout the book, instead of her often speaking to Riley and asking her for her feelings. I did enjoy the author's cute names for things and overall atmosphere she crated. I am interested to see what comes next from Tori Anne Martin!
Thank you Berkley Pub and Penguin Random House Audio for my earc and alc in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Morgan is Rory's crush and the woman she would love to be with forever. So, when Rory asks for Morgan to fake date her during the Witches' festival, she feels like it's too good to be true. Things are going well (on the fake dating front) until Morgan realizes she did the unthinkable: used a true love potion on Rory. In order to break the spell, she must show her that they cannot ever be together. Morgan + Riley = a recipe for disaster.
Fake dating seems to be THE trope of 2023. While this book did well setting up the premise, I needed Morgan to communicate more! Readers are tied in to Morgan's thoughts and ideas thorughout the book, instead of her often speaking to Riley and asking her for her feelings. I did enjoy the author's cute names for things and overall atmosphere she crated. I am interested to see what comes next from Tori Anne Martin!
Thank you Berkley Pub and Penguin Random House Audio for my earc and alc in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
There are moments I liked, but I'm sorry, it took you almost 150 pages to admit that you might have accidentally given your fake girlfriend a love potion?!?! 150 PAGES!!! And (as I predicted, I must brag) she never even took it in the first place??? I hate a miscommunication trope, but this was next level. I had to take multiple breaks to get over the frustration. But still somehow I didn't hate the book as a whole?