I loved the idea of a Gilmore Girls in a supernatural world worked with everything that I wanted. The overall plot worked with everything that I was looking for and thought the small town element was strongly done. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and how their romance goes. I really enjoyed how good Charlotte Stein’s writing was and left me wanting to read more.

I received a copy of this for my honest review.

This is a friends to enemies to fated mates story with a witch and a werewolf. Our FMC and MMC were best friends until he joined the "cool" crowd of jerks. They played a trick on her in front of the whole auditorium, causing them to not speak for 10 years. But when her grandmother passed and she decided to go clean out her house they reconnect, in the weirdest manner. He's broken into her house and locks himself in the basement because he is turning. When he apologizes later he lets her know - btw - you're a powerful witch. As he works to re-earn her trust, she is building her magical abilities and helping him deal with his condition. The biggest problem is he tends to turn, when turned on - and she turns him on with every little thing she does. Will they be able to become friends again? Or maybe more as fated-mates? Or will their desires stay hidden?

I love Charlotte Stein and I always will. That being said, I found this book tough to get through. It was the slow burn-iest of slow burns. At a certain point, I just lost patience waiting for them to Get It Together Already. There are no fireworks (*ahem*) until the 80% mark which is just too long to wait, especially when there isn't much else going on in the plot. It felt like a lot of unnecessary angst just to keep them apart and it got to be quite tedious after a while. In addition, Cassie's main motivational driver was her low self esteem and that just didn't hit right for me. She's a freaking POWERFUL WITCH! Like... woah. That should change how you see yourself at least a little, right?!?!?! But she kept basically repeating 'I'm too pathetic for seth to love me' and she said it so much, I almost started to agree.

Anyway, I will say that the world=building was quirky and adorable. Her conjuring up spells and the raccoon familiar were cute little touches. I would like a lot more of a deeper dive into the magical world than the book gave, however. I felt like we were skating around the outside of the most interesting aspect of the story. Maybe future books will give us more of the magical world stuff.

*Thank you for the opportunity to review the book; I will post my review on amazon when the book releases.*

I DNF’ed around 30% I just wasn’t buying it. The FMC inner monologue was funny but it just wasn’t enough to keep me hooked. Thank you for the opportunity to try this ARC

This was an interesting read. I don't normally lean towards fantasy or supernatural genres but I did like this book. I will say I was hoping for more of a punch, explosion, fireworks etc in the big (finally!) spicy scene! I liked both main characters and I'm actually looking forward to more in this series.

This one had me at Gilmore Girls in the description. None the less, I enjoyed the partnership of the characters in this book. It was one that kept me turning pages, wanting to know how it would all end up. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book!

3.5 ⭐️

This book is as very entertaining. The FMC inner monologue was really witty and funny. I love a friends, to enemies, to lovers story. I had a really good time reading.
If you are looking for a cozy, funny and low stakes paranormal romance this book is definitely for you.

A friend turned bully turned werewolf turned friend turned lover is a lot of changes for a person.

I wanted to love this book. That being said, the miscommunication between the main characters was always annoying. It felt like at every step they worked hard to not tell each other things while also just assuming they knew what the other would say.

I will say the way she called him her mortal enemy and then dropped it so quick was kind of a disappointment. I understand the self esteem issues but still.

The book was well written. It just maybe wasn't for me.

I really had high hopes for this book, but unfortunately I DNF’d at 20%. First, I could not get through forgiving a man who bullied you so horrifically. Second the banter felt forced and disjointed. I wanted to love them and the dynamic, I did. Unfortunately, it just missed the mark for me.

As a Gilmore girls fan, the summary had me curious about the book. It was cheesy but like in a cute way. It gave some cozy feels and I kept turning the pages cause I wanted to know how it would end

Oh I loved this. The setting was interesting and the romance felt genuine. It’s almost like my perfect paranormal romance book. I’m very excited to read more of this series.

I wasn't exactly sure what I got into when I first started this book. I was concerned a great deal about scorned Cassandra and her dislike of, well...everything. The first third was a bit slow going as we began to build/rebuild the relations between Seth and Cassandra. However, damn did we end well! I was eating up the second two thirds and could not get enough. The wit alone for Seth and Cassandra as they navigate their common issues was both frustrating, and delightful.

I also really liked the representation of a curvy character. I always love when characters look like me!

I am greatly looking forward to more from the series.

Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy. All thoughts are solely my own.

Unfortunately I DNF'd this one even though the concept sounded so fun. I couldn't connect with the writing style and wasn't a huge fan of the characterization.

I could not get into this book. I really tried, but it was not grabbing me. I love supernatural romances, but this just felt a little boring? It didn’t hook me. I stopped reading about 40% in. I’m sure it’s someone else’s cup of tea but it’s not mine!

3 ⭐

This was...okay. It was entertaining and the story idea itself was a good one. An unknown witch and a weird werewolf, best friends to enemies to best friends again. I love a good paranormal blend to a modern world...I really liked the integration of the fantasy/paranormal to the town and the differences that she saw once the veil was lifted.

BUT THE PACING - omg, the pacing was like whiplash. Everything was going about 100 miles an hour and there was no downtime to really get to know the characters. The dialogue could be funny at times, but there were moments where it was nothing but volleying retorts that felt forced.

Oh, and definitely recommend reading the trigger warnings - there is some highly fatphobic commentary going on and the main characters downs herself a lot because of her weight which could difficult for some readers.

I was excited by the summary of this book. Seemed like it’d be right up by alley. However I couldn’t even pay attention to the plot because the grammar and writing quality of this book is horrific. I’m rereading every other sentence multiple times just to try to figure out what she means. The second sentence of the book was “But though she’d hated the way she’d responded.” What?? Where was your editor? Almost every sentence either features a comma or hyphen when there should’ve just been two sentences or the sentences is a complete or grammatically correct sentence. I’m FAR from an English expert, so my bar for basic grammar is pretty low, and this book can’t even see the bar from how far below it is.

Ok so this book by this author was a first for me. I really really wanted to like the book, but the beginning half of it just did not draw me in at all and the characters did not feel fully developed. I couldn’t wait to finish this book and not in a good way either.

Ok this was terrific! It feed my need for a small town second chance romance. Truly a dirty little witchy read.

I am now a permanent fan of this author. The writing style is so easy to fall into. I love that the characters are so relatable. Being a full figured gal that was bullied in school. I felt for the female lead. She was hurt. As much as no one wants to admit this type of pain sticks with you, forever. It affects who you are and who you trust. So I seriously feel deeply in the pages and hung on every word. I couldn’t wait to pick it up again. I laughed and swooned when this little raccoon comes into the story.

If you’re looking for a full course meal of smut with a side of second chance romance and a sprinkling of witchy ness. Pick this little beauty up and just enjoy what the offer serves up. This werewolf has quite the appetite and so will you after it’s done.

I really wanted to like this book but it just wasn't for me. I love paranormal romance but I feel like the characters weren't fleshed out enough. I think if they were more fleshed out it would've helped the chemistry between Seth and Cassie. The writing was a little confusing at times as well. I loved the description but the book wasn't for me.

The book was fine. Parts of it were funny but nothing in it stands out as being a really great read.