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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a little bit of a miss for me. While it was a perfectly light and fun option for spooky season (which is just what I was looking for), I didn't really like the main characters that much and the plot grew stale at times. Despite this, my favorite part of the book was Delia's family, especially her grandma and aunts, who kept me reading. Overall, this book gave me similar vibes to My Roommate Is a Vampire, so I think anyone who liked that one would also like this one!
2.5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
2.5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
This was such a light & fun quick witchy read.
There was such a fun mix of characters, I adored each and every one of them.
Delia & her family have been Hexed for generations, and Delia is supposed to be the one who can break the Hex, but she doesn’t believe in witches & magic. She is practical, but a little ray of sunshine, she is sweet and caring.
Max is a grump, who lives next door for the time being…
The banter and chemistry between Delia and Max is great! They are awkward, and miss signals, then they end up in awkward situations.
This was full of laughs, love, found family and magic.
There was such a fun mix of characters, I adored each and every one of them.
Delia & her family have been Hexed for generations, and Delia is supposed to be the one who can break the Hex, but she doesn’t believe in witches & magic. She is practical, but a little ray of sunshine, she is sweet and caring.
Max is a grump, who lives next door for the time being…
The banter and chemistry between Delia and Max is great! They are awkward, and miss signals, then they end up in awkward situations.
This was full of laughs, love, found family and magic.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
This was hilarious and adorable! The perfect combination of magic and hi-jinx.
Hot Hex Boyfriend is a sweet, small-town cozy romance - a perfect rom-com to ease you in the magic of the autumn season!
All Merriweather women believe they are witches, except for Delia that is, because being a witch is ridiculous, right? Well, not in this family, where Delia is their blue witch, and it is her birthright to break the curse upon her family and free their magic.
Enter Max: a witch who’s goal is to ensure the Merriweather’s do not break their curse. Unfortuantely for Max, he’s bewitched by the one woman he shouldn’t be.
Both Delia and Max are against relationships, for wildly different reasons, and try to push each other away. But can they really deny the magic between them?
What to expect:
➥ small town, rivals to lovers, neighbours
➥ Dual POV - MMC and FMC
➥ Fade to black romance
➥ HEA & no cliffhanger -- the perfect standalone!
Though it was a little slow to start, the story was a quick and entertaining listen. The location and magical aspects were super charming and really added to the Southern appeal. The dialogue at times was actually laugh-out-loud funny, and the other characters were enjoyable, especially Nicky, who reminded me a lot of Salem from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The romance was adorable, especially with the way Max was smitten with Delia.
I listened to the audiobook version and was thoroughly impressed with the narrators' variety of accents – it made it feel like a full cast audiobook even though it wasn’t. I will say that the female narrator, Laura Knight Keating, spoke a lot slower than the male narrator, Zion Jang, so I found myself adjusting the speed for her sections and slowing it down for his.
Overall, I think it’s a fun and cute paranormal romance. I would recommend it to anyone who likes rivals to lovers, boy next door, small town romances, all with a sprinkle of magic of course! Similar novels: Falling for Fairy Tales, Spookily Yours, and Witch-Please.
~A big thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ALC of this book in return for an honest review.
All Merriweather women believe they are witches, except for Delia that is, because being a witch is ridiculous, right? Well, not in this family, where Delia is their blue witch, and it is her birthright to break the curse upon her family and free their magic.
Enter Max: a witch who’s goal is to ensure the Merriweather’s do not break their curse. Unfortuantely for Max, he’s bewitched by the one woman he shouldn’t be.
Both Delia and Max are against relationships, for wildly different reasons, and try to push each other away. But can they really deny the magic between them?
What to expect:
➥ small town, rivals to lovers, neighbours
➥ Dual POV - MMC and FMC
➥ Fade to black romance
➥ HEA & no cliffhanger -- the perfect standalone!
Though it was a little slow to start, the story was a quick and entertaining listen. The location and magical aspects were super charming and really added to the Southern appeal. The dialogue at times was actually laugh-out-loud funny, and the other characters were enjoyable, especially Nicky, who reminded me a lot of Salem from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The romance was adorable, especially with the way Max was smitten with Delia.
I listened to the audiobook version and was thoroughly impressed with the narrators' variety of accents – it made it feel like a full cast audiobook even though it wasn’t. I will say that the female narrator, Laura Knight Keating, spoke a lot slower than the male narrator, Zion Jang, so I found myself adjusting the speed for her sections and slowing it down for his.
Overall, I think it’s a fun and cute paranormal romance. I would recommend it to anyone who likes rivals to lovers, boy next door, small town romances, all with a sprinkle of magic of course! Similar novels: Falling for Fairy Tales, Spookily Yours, and Witch-Please.
~A big thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ALC of this book in return for an honest review.
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Truly loved this book
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
I am so not the target audience for this book, which is fine, but it did mean that it made me irrationally annoyed about some things that just don't matter. I won't bother with my pettiest complaints because like. who cares? But I do have other complaints that are more legit, so I apologize for being a hater, but here we go.
To start with, I didn't understand what exactly either of them liked about each other. For me, specificity is one of the most important things in a romance, and this felt like a very vague "this other person is so hot, I'm feeling stronger sparks than I've felt before," but there was no reason for it that I could discern, and it was so immediate I couldn't blame Max for the .2 seconds he thought it must be a love spell.
In general, I thought Nikki, a secondary character, was much more interesting than either of the two leads, and that was made even more frustrating by the way the narrative treated him. For all the talk of ~family~, it never felt like more than the bare minimum of acknowledging his personhoodand I didn't buy that he would genuinely find them worth sticking around when he didn't have to
Basically, everything felt too easy, and while yes, this is a romance, that doesn't mean there can't be slightly more serious consideration of the heavy topics it made the choice to introduce (marginalization and oppression, among others). Pretty much every romance I've loved (which is many!) has managed to balance heavier topics with the romance and the humor, so it's not like it can't be done.
It did have some funny moments, and while this review is almost entirely complaints, I did actually have a fun time with the beginning. I'll round up, mostly because I can't quite tell how much of my frustration is the book's fault and how much of it was just "I got a little annoyed, so then everything else became much more annoying because of it." This book was fine. It was just so so not for me.
To start with, I didn't understand what exactly either of them liked about each other. For me, specificity is one of the most important things in a romance, and this felt like a very vague "this other person is so hot, I'm feeling stronger sparks than I've felt before," but there was no reason for it that I could discern, and it was so immediate I couldn't blame Max for the .2 seconds he thought it must be a love spell.
In general, I thought Nikki, a secondary character, was much more interesting than either of the two leads, and that was made even more frustrating by the way the narrative treated him. For all the talk of ~family~, it never felt like more than the bare minimum of acknowledging his personhood
Basically, everything felt too easy, and while yes, this is a romance, that doesn't mean there can't be slightly more serious consideration of the heavy topics it made the choice to introduce (marginalization and oppression, among others). Pretty much every romance I've loved (which is many!) has managed to balance heavier topics with the romance and the humor, so it's not like it can't be done.
It did have some funny moments, and while this review is almost entirely complaints, I did actually have a fun time with the beginning. I'll round up, mostly because I can't quite tell how much of my frustration is the book's fault and how much of it was just "I got a little annoyed, so then everything else became much more annoying because of it." This book was fine. It was just so so not for me.