I didn't realize this was the fifth book in the series, do I ended up dnfing Hexes and Exes by Sarina Dorie. I'm not sure if ill get to the series

I received a copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This installment of the series was definitely as good as the rest though it did offer up some real gems of information. In Carissa’s personal mission to help her friend and ex-boyfriend Derrick break his curse (not that she knows where he is or how to find him...or does she?), she uncovers some maybe fact maybe fictional history of Thatches upbringing. She also finds out more information about the Fae Fertility Paradox and what exactly her mother was trying to do. We also get a new addition to the Womby’s family in the form of a siren, and we find out more about an older addition, Miss Periwinkle.

All in all, the ride continues with this very pivotal book in the series. I can’t get enough of the characters, the wit and humour, and the storyline keeps getting better and better. I’m hooked, I need to read them all!

I just could not get into this series. I read the first book and a few others, but none of the characters really grabbed my attention.

Hexes and Exes was a quick read that might make you feeling that something was missing from this book compared to her other books. Not my favorite of hers.

This is the fifth book in Sarina Dorie’s Womby's School for Wayward Witches series. The author has intended for the books to be read out of order but I prefer to see the story develop chronologically. Once again I devoured this book right after finishing the fourth. I am in love with this series.

In this book, Clarissa still struggles with her affinity. She is also still searching for information on her lost first love Derrick, she is actively searching for a cure to rescue him with the help of a horny bunch of unicorns.

Clarissa is trying to control her affinity with the help of Thatch which is difficult when her magic responds to pleasurable touch. Thatch runs hot and cold and it's hard to see what motivates him. Is he still working for the raven court or is he actually helping?

I really loved this book. Clarissa is still the dorky fantasy obsessed heroine trying to navigate through a world that carries so many risks. As the series progresses we learn more about the wide array of supporting characters and there is still plenty left to learn. This book like all books in the series is heavily influenced by Harry Potter. While it appears to be a young adult book the series features sexual scenarios that are not age appropriate. I was offered some of the books for review which is how I discovered this series but I did go back to the beginning, some are available on kindle unlimited and others I purchased.  I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The book continues to provide a humorous and quirky read especially with the introduction of Bart the Unicorn. I struggled however with this book though. as it did not feel like a complete book, more like a filler for the overall plot as it did not reach any completion in the tale. Hopefully, the next book will provide some closure in the tale.

I read this straight after the previous book (I got them both from Netgalley at the same time for review), and so the two blend together a little in my mind. This one, however, takes the slightly squicky sexual elements present in the previous book (notably an encounter with a pit full of disembodied hands) and turns them up to 11. We have a siren student who can't help drawing boys to her and struggles not to kill them; a weird push-pull dynamic with a fellow teacher who the protagonist is both drawn to and repelled by, who does and doesn't want a relationship with her; various dreams; a unicorn who acts as a minor antagonist while representing the kind of sexist jerk who can't take a hint, and who the protagonist... obliges in a particular way for reasons that seem good to her at the time; and finally, something that would be a spoiler if I detailed it at all. The sexual elements are so numerous, so varied, and so on the edge of just plain wrong that I personally found this an uncomfortable book to read.

Apart from that, it progresses the protagonist's attempts to solve several mysteries, learn more magic, and help her students, though she's still pursuing so many competing goals that the plot's momentum is diminished by rushing in too many different directions at once.

I'm going to have to think about whether I want to continue with the series. They're good, and they've managed to move beyond Harry Potter pastiche to become their own thing, but I generally look for protagonists who have a much stronger sense of who they are, what they're pursuing, and what they are (and more importantly, are not) prepared to do to get it. Perhaps I'll give it one more chance.

I love this series. Clarissa continues her job as a teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. She is working with Thatch to learn to control and focus her powers without causing harm. She is also working to find ingredients for a spell to save her high school boyfriend Derrick. She is assisted by her enamored unicorn friend, Bart. The characters are confusing enough to make them very interesting. Thatch frustrates me immensely. He runs hot and cold, mostly cold. Although he does star in the most spicy scene in the book. A part of me really wants him to end up with Clarissa. But honestly, he has more issues than Reader’s Digest. There’s plenty of humor in this series. I look forward to the next installment.

This book was an interesting progression from the previous one. Bart the Unicorn was a unique development and it was nice to see Clarissa making strides with her connections to both students and staff.

Several of the characters and their intentions are still murky but I really enjoyed less Harry Potter references than the previous novel.

It's a slow burning mystery with several interesting side roads.