My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️.5
Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. Thanks, to the author and Netgalley.
General Thoughts: ARC review. Fun, cute, original. Magical realism featuring a haunted house, a newly discovered witch, and a small town. An enjoyable read for spooky season. I wasn’t as drawn into the story as I would have liked to have been, but I think that may have just been because it wasn’t my cup of tea, as I’m not sure there was anything wrong with it. A teensy but of spice. Emphasis despite being dual POV seems to be more on the haunted house and ghosts. I had a harder time seeing them as a couple. It seemed kind of instant and surface level. And I think that was my real complaint with this one now that I think about it.
But it was an enjoyable read and fits the season. This is the start to a new series involving ghosts, witches, dueling families (not MMC’s family), mystery, a pinch of steam, and a girl friend squad. I’m glad I gave it a go. If you like magical realism and romance, this may be a great one to read for spooky season.
Steam Meter: ❤️🔥.5 Fairly tame steam. Not overly descriptive.
Tropes
-dual POV
-magical realism
-dislike to like
-small town
-witches
-ghosts
-dueling families (not MMC’s)
Goodreads Blurb:
Juggling newfound witchy powers, a house full of ghosts, and verbal battles with the handsome local librarian is almost too much for a new witch to manage. A new witch with a coven, however, can get so much more done…
From the moment Riley Everett set foot in Starfall Point, magic bubbled inside of her. But with only her late aunt’s journals and a cantankerous live-in ghost butler to instruct her on all things witchy—including her newly inherited Victorian haunted house—Riley seeks out a coven for sisterhood and support. The last person she expects to be drawn to is the town’s frustrating, yet ridiculously attractive head librarian.
Edison Held knows almost everything there is to know about Starfall Point, but Shaddow House was always off-limits, thanks to its elusive owner. If he can convince the new owner, Riley, to let him take a peek inside, there’s so much he could learn. But as he gets closer to Riley, he’s fascinated by her dazzling wit and fiery spirit. Edison will do whatever he can to help Riley keep her family legacy alive, especially if it means spending more time with the captivating new witch in town.
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