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Hex Appeal

Kate Johnson

3.44 AVERAGE

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was so sweet! Loved all the witches 
adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

DNF - not my style
adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

2.5/5
adventurous mysterious 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: No
emotional funny 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: Complicated

Not that I don't enjoy a purely fluffy witch romance now and then, but this one had more substance than you'd expect from the winky title.

Josh Henderson was looking for a new start, but didn't expect that this would involve rehabbing a falling-apart house or having a houseful of witches as tenants. Essie is immediately drawn to her new neighbor. Unfortunately, 300 years of back rent, an ominous prophecy, and the malevolent spirit of a witch hunter are standing in their way. Luckily, where there's a witch, there's a way.

Honestly, fantastic descriptions and a host of interesting characters and strong female characters. Josh is working through his own issues and feels a bit more substantive than the typical love interest. There are some pretty high stakes here and danger--not just miscommunications or misunderstandings. Also, a good example of body positivity and representation.


Not a bad readalike for The Witches of Moonshyne Manor or The Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Highly recommend.
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I thought it was going to be a cute, witchy rom-com. It was, but the plot was overly complicated by time-traveling and weird family genealogy.