Reviews

Hex and the City by Kate Johnson

greenie's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

josqueline's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

gammys_reads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a delightful and enchanting adventure full of chaos, magic, witches, mystery, romance and Poppy's magical Rapunzel like hair! Hex and the City is the second installment in the series. I have not read book one and I had no struggles reading this one first. This is my first read by Kate Johnson and it will not be my last! I absolutely loved this book so much!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Poppy Thistlefoot is a witch that designs jewelry and works at the Hubble Bubble Magic Shop. Chaos seems to follow Poppy everywhere! She accidentally sells a cursed pendant to Alex (Axl). Alex is a popular illusionist who is so swoon-worthy. Poppy and Alex must work together to reverse the curse. What could possibly go wrong? EVERYTHING!!

Overall, it is a fun and lighthearted read that deserves all the MAGICAL stars!!🌟🌟🌟🌟

debs_shelves's review

adventurous lighthearted

3.0

A cute witchy romance-ish story.

Poppy is a witch with Rapunzel type magic hair.  Alex is a handsome magician.  

One day while working in the magic shop, Poppy inadvertantly sells Alex a cursed pendant, and this is where he story begins.

Not a lover of instalove really but I did like the characters and it was a cute read.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

stiletto_snake's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emmajbonner's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

3.5

mrskristineg's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mseil24's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

beccisays's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Words were just words. Crystals were just stones. But if they represented something to Poppy, they sharpened her intent.

I’ve been missing the Stay a Spell series, for when I want a magical, heartwarming romance with a touch of smut. Like if Pumpkin Spice was a genre y’know? So this was the cute and cozy paranormal romance moment I needed, that did its job when I wanted light fluffy romantasy. 

The sentient and hungry wild rapunzel hair was silly and cute. I’ve listened to both of this series as audiobooks, this one was through my local library, and the narrator does a great job switching between English and Australian for this one. I like her accent and tone, it’s very relaxing and adds to the coziness. I’m not sure this counts as cozy fantasy, as much as it’s my comfort genre if that makes sense. 

I thought this was a sequel to Hex Appeal by the same author, following the couple as they move to the city. Just as a heads up if you thought the same, it absolutely was not that. It was a standalone within the same universe, with very little crossover. Two characters from the first book made a mini cameo, which I loved, though it was very short and sweet. 

verozan's review

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0