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A review by charlireader
Hexed by Emily McIntire
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
3.5
Overall I really enjoyed this. I didn’t have any major issues with it, even though I am finding that I loved Emily‘s earlier work a lot more than I have her recent outings. However, the main issue was that there was not enough smut for me as we didn’t get round to them doing anything until about 55% into the story. While this was understandable because the MMC is in fact with another woman prior to this, it did felt dragged out, considering the attraction that Enzo and Vanessa have for one another.
I’ve read some people feeling as though this was Insta love or Insta lust but I actually liked the dynamic of Enzo not being convinced that love was real but still wanting to find it and having a love at first sight experience with Venesa. I enjoyed Venesa’s‘s backstory and that she wanted to be loved “out loud” and that phrase in and of itself was such a darling thing to read that I really enjoyed it. Enzo not being afraid to love despite his own upbringing was a nice addition to the alpha male trope. I loved his Italian American accent. I loved his dynamic with his father. He was pretty well done all around.
I did not have an issue with Vanessa per se, but I was frustrated that even though she worked as her uncle’s henchman she didn’t really do that much heinous things in my opinion and allowed her cousin to overstep her or more than one occasion when she could in my opinion have done a lot more to her without even getting caught.
I liked the Arial and King Triton characters as the villains. They were truly despicable all the way through which I enjoy but was not a surprise as Emily does villains very well. However I wasn’t able to get my head around the witch/supernatural element of this. I didnt understand why it was called hexed when she did not really do that much supernatural things.
Overall, I liked the set up of Enzo being with someone else and them having to fight their attraction. I have no issue with the cheating trope and I appreciate how this was handled for some people who may have an issue with it but the entire time I just wanted Enzo to clap Vanessa‘s cheeks because it was clear that he was not in love with Aria.
It gets to 3 because I did enjoy. I liked the characters they just wasn’t enough smart or dark elements for me in this one.
I’ve read some people feeling as though this was Insta love or Insta lust but I actually liked the dynamic of Enzo not being convinced that love was real but still wanting to find it and having a love at first sight experience with Venesa. I enjoyed Venesa’s‘s backstory and that she wanted to be loved “out loud” and that phrase in and of itself was such a darling thing to read that I really enjoyed it. Enzo not being afraid to love despite his own upbringing was a nice addition to the alpha male trope. I loved his Italian American accent. I loved his dynamic with his father. He was pretty well done all around.
I did not have an issue with Vanessa per se, but I was frustrated that even though she worked as her uncle’s henchman she didn’t really do that much heinous things in my opinion and allowed her cousin to overstep her or more than one occasion when she could in my opinion have done a lot more to her without even getting caught.
I liked the Arial and King Triton characters as the villains. They were truly despicable all the way through which I enjoy but was not a surprise as Emily does villains very well. However I wasn’t able to get my head around the witch/supernatural element of this. I didnt understand why it was called hexed when she did not really do that much supernatural things.
Overall, I liked the set up of Enzo being with someone else and them having to fight their attraction. I have no issue with the cheating trope and I appreciate how this was handled for some people who may have an issue with it but the entire time I just wanted Enzo to clap Vanessa‘s cheeks because it was clear that he was not in love with Aria.
It gets to 3 because I did enjoy. I liked the characters they just wasn’t enough smart or dark elements for me in this one.