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romanceschmomance 's review for:
Not the Witch You Wed
by April Asher
3?/5
I'm a huge paranormal romance fan and I'm always willing to give authors a try when they dive into a new sub-genre. This was actually my first read by April and I couldn't wait to dive in.
I loved that this was going to be a witch and wolf shifter romance, I'm a fan of both of those elements in my PNR reads. And I love fated mates, which I'll get to in my review.
For the most part, I liked the tropes in this book except for one, which was the fake dating trope. This trope is definitely on the rise in the romance genre, but it's one of my least favorite. Yet I've been reading them more than normal, I'm definitely willing to give it a try.
But the other tropes were second chance, a dash of enemies to lovers and lastly, friends to lovers. Those are solid tropes I enjoyed and my favorite parts of Violet and Lincoln's story.
When it comes to shifter romance and fated mates, I'm very specific about how I like my reads to be. And it wasn't working for me in Not the Witch You Wed, however, it may not bother everyone. I love the element of insta-love when it comes to fated mates, it's probably the only time I like the insta-love trope. There were all the signs that they were meant to be together, but didn't recognize it.
So yeah, this was an okay read for me. There were a lot of characters mentioned and we're in deep into the politics of their paranormal world. It felt like a little bit too much for me. And there was also a little dig about paranormal romances, I'm sure it was a joke, but meh, didn't work for me.
I might give the rest of this series a try because it definitely sounds like there will be more. I think this book will absolutely work for those that are new to paranormal romance!
I'm a huge paranormal romance fan and I'm always willing to give authors a try when they dive into a new sub-genre. This was actually my first read by April and I couldn't wait to dive in.
I loved that this was going to be a witch and wolf shifter romance, I'm a fan of both of those elements in my PNR reads. And I love fated mates, which I'll get to in my review.
For the most part, I liked the tropes in this book except for one, which was the fake dating trope. This trope is definitely on the rise in the romance genre, but it's one of my least favorite. Yet I've been reading them more than normal, I'm definitely willing to give it a try.
But the other tropes were second chance, a dash of enemies to lovers and lastly, friends to lovers. Those are solid tropes I enjoyed and my favorite parts of Violet and Lincoln's story.
When it comes to shifter romance and fated mates, I'm very specific about how I like my reads to be. And it wasn't working for me in Not the Witch You Wed, however, it may not bother everyone. I love the element of insta-love when it comes to fated mates, it's probably the only time I like the insta-love trope. There were all the signs that they were meant to be together, but didn't recognize it.
So yeah, this was an okay read for me. There were a lot of characters mentioned and we're in deep into the politics of their paranormal world. It felt like a little bit too much for me. And there was also a little dig about paranormal romances, I'm sure it was a joke, but meh, didn't work for me.
I might give the rest of this series a try because it definitely sounds like there will be more. I think this book will absolutely work for those that are new to paranormal romance!