Jessica ClareRomance · Contemporary Literature
What the Hex
Synopsis
One of Amazon's Best Romances of April! Enemies-to-lovers has never been more enchanting in this witchy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Hex Yourself. Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch.
She’s been a member of the Society of Familiars ever since she was old enough to join the Fam. There’s just a small problem—no one’s hiring. Witches and warlocks are so long-lived that there are far more familiars available than witches to train them.
So when an unorthodox arrangement to apprentice under the table to a forbidden warlock presents itself, she takes it. Willem Sauer is banned from having a familiar due to past transgressions, thereby limiting his magic-casting abilities. Unfortunately for the surly, Prussian warlock, he has no choice but to work with enthusiastic Penny as a familiar.
They immediately clash like dried roan horsehair and honeycomb gathered by moonlight (it’s a terrible spell combination, ask anyone). Casting spells has delightful perks Penny never could have dreamed of, but also greater dangers. Someone is targeting Penny.
Willem and Penny must work together to catch their enemy, and if their ploy requires a little kissing on the side, who is to question the rules of magic?
- ⭐⭐ 2 Stars<br><br>I was very excited for this release, but I could not connect with the characters. Penny was adorable but the way she speaks using acronyms was annoying and the author decided to write them in the weirdest way possible. I liked Will once he stopped being the asshole he was, but I cannot look past the fact that the first thing I read from his pov was how “annoyed” he was at his staff because they spoke to him.<br><br>I liked the way the story started but then the ending is very anticlimactic (<details><summary>Spoiler</summary> the bad warlock was caught confessing all his plans on a phone call. Really? </details>) and the first spicy scene felt very out of place for me. It’s not an awful book, I was entertained, but I kept thinking something more was going to happen (some revenge action from Stoker or from Penny’s ex friends) but it never happened.<br><br>Adult responsibilities have caught up with me and I had to put reading on pause for this month, which have made me crave every book I see, but the fact that I’m not trying to squeeze this one into any free available moment says a lot about it.<br>
- I think this would have been better as a closed door, non spicy book. There were a few scenes that I think should have been removed. For one, all the spice, especially the weird examination scene. You know the one I'm talking about. So cringey!!! The Sunshiney MC made me think of Hallmark too much and it kept throwing me off when things got graphic. Also, the pig scene? Was that even necessary??! It added nothing. And get that squirrel to a rehabilitation center! Is that even legal?