I thoroughly enjoyed Sterling's first book in this series and thought it was cute and enjoyable, and I was excited to see a second book in this series and was curious about the character pairing for it.

Pros:
The storyline was enjoyable and unlike other paranormal romances that tend to get a little heavier and darker, Sterling keeps things light the entire time through humorous situations, even when the overall conflict isn't funny itself.
Sir Purrcival was hilarious. That cat is hands-down the best character.
I liked that Gwyn solved her problems on her own and was supported by Wells instead of being saved him, which is a common aspect to paranormal romances especially.
I appreciated the casual diversity of character's sexualities. It was refreshing to not have there be an over-emphasis on labeling the characters and having that be a main plot point as it frequently is in other books.
I liked how things turned out with Wells' relationship with his father. It was nice that there was no forced reconciliation.

Cons:
The overall story and book were light reads, however, because of that there were several points where it felt like the relationship between the characters lost some substance. By the end of the book, I still felt like I was missing some of the things that connected these characters and made their relationship more than just a casual fling.
I thought Gwyn's mentoring of the "baby witches" was a cute touch, but at times these characters were written as though they weren't college-aged people, and were in middle school. It often made it a little confusing and made me question whether I was misremembering that the university in town was in fact, a university and not a middle or high school.

Overall, I recommend this book and think it's a cute, light read, especially for Halloween season. I took off one star because while it was thoroughly enjoyable, there were some aspects that I thought might have taken away from how good the book was.

Gywnn Jones does not like Wells Penhallow. Or at least that’s what she’s telling herself. With the transfer of magic still new in Graves Glen, Gwynn is the sole Jones witch in town to watch over it when Wells arrives, having volunteered to watch over the Jones witches. But Wells is competition and Gwynn isn’t falling for him…is she?

In the sequel to The Ex Hex, it’s Gwynn’s turn for romance and curses. In a fun witchy romance, the chemistry between Wells and Gwynn is decently, though their back story was a little weak. Who doesn’t love a good enemies to lovers trope though? The characters were singularly well written and I enjoyed that the side plots made sense to the storyline. The author does a good job of touching on the events of book one throughout, but I read The Ex Hex fairly recently and there was a few continuity errors between the novels.

This was a fun return to Graves Glen, but I really found despite loving the concept and banter, the plot lacked. There wasn’t much of one and heavily relied on the romance to carry it. Which is fine, but not a favorite of mine. Plus the cousin’s brother in law romance was a little bit weird for me, personally.

I rated it 3 stars, due to lacking a plot past the romance, the continuity issues and the kissing cousins. Fun and witty, but I was hoping for more.

Really enjoyed this sequel. Am hoping there will be one more! Love seeing how the characters worked together.

The Kiss Curse had me wishing for cool fall days with all of the fun of October. I can’t wait to reread it along with The Ex Hex this fall.

This book was so cute! It is exactly what I am looking for when I pick up rom-com. It had sweet characters, good plot, laughs and twists that weren’t over the top. I liked it even more than the first in the series (The Ex Hex) but both are just delightful, fun, easy reads. My only wish is that we would’ve gotten a little more development in some of the plot and it felt like it ended a bit abruptly. Avoiding spoilers, all I can say is I wish, specifically, the Morgan plot line and ending had more development. I read this in less than 24 hours and if you liked the first one, you’ll like this one.

I loved this book! It was so much fun venturing back into Graves Glen to follow the story of one of my favorite characters from The Ex Hex, Gwyn! This book is the perfect romance novel for the spooky season (and really any season). Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books for the ARC!

Really enjoyed this book - great characters with a solid story full of dark humor, romance, and lots of snark. This was exactly what it purported to be, an entertaining witchy tale full of magic and witty repartee, it hit the spot.

I absolutely adored The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse was such a good follow-up that I cannot wait for my friends to be able to read it too! I will be buying this to reread during the fall with a nice cup of tea and a cozy blanket. I loved the chemistry between Gwyn and Wells, it was just perfect!!
Thank you to Netgalley, Avon books and Erin Sterling for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley & Avon/Harper Voyager for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. “The Kiss Curse” is the follow up to “The Ex Hex” which I completely LOVED. I did not expect to love this one even more! Gwyn and Wells go so well together and their cheeky back and forth retorts/jokes had me laughing throughout the entire book. I also really loved the bisexual and non-binary rep as well. If you loved “The Ex Hex”, you HAVE to pick this one up!

I absolutely ADORED this book oh my god it was everything that I wanted from a halloween witchy romance and more.

It felt like one big warm hug and I seriously loved it so much it. It had the perfect cozy setting, magic, banter, witches, great plot, great characters, a perfect romance, I could really go on and on. This book is corny and over the top and giving hallmark witchy Halloween vibes but I mean this in the best way possible. This book was the perfect fluffy romcom that I needed and wanted. I loved how upbeat it was, the vibes were just immaculate. I was hooting, hollering, kicking my feet, and screaming. Also this book is FUNNY, I was sitting here literally laughing out loud staring at my phone.

Gwyn and Wells have such perfect chemistry together but I also love them separately, they’re just really well done characters and I love them so much. Gwyn is fun, bold, daring, strong, and so caring and kind but ALSO she’s not about to take shit from anyone!!! She doesn’t need anyone to save the day, she’s always taking charge and doing what needs to be done and I love that so much. Wells is more reserved and a “by the books” kind of guy, but not when he’s with ✨her✨ which I love. I think the dual POVs really worked well here because I liked knowing what was going on and where they both stood at all times and it also just made me love them both.

I also loved how the subplots were PERFECT. They didn’t over shadow the romance but they were there and entertaining and added to the story in a meaningful way. Gwyns’ mentee witches?? I would die for them!!

With a romance, I'm always a little bit nervous to see how a third act break up will be handled because there's almost always a third act break up. I LOVE the way it was done here. It wasn't so much of a breakup, instead it was moreso just a conflict that they had to work through and I love the way they both handled the situation. Sometimes a third act breakup can feel forced or easily avoidable but here it made sense and felt very natural.

Anyway, I stan this book so hard and have so much serotonin right now.

Thank you SO much to NetGalley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for providing me with this eARC!

Rachel Hawkins aka Erin Sterling is an auto read for me. Anything she writes, I'm happy to read and this book was no exception. Hilarious, tons of fun and hot. I love a good rivals to lovers and loved getting to know Gwyn and Wells separately and together.

I had such a good time reading this. Gwyn and Wells are so funny and I loved their banter. Also their first kiss was excellent and I love the reveal about it later.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Love! Love! Love! This book made me so ready for spooky season. I loved the first one and this story was great too. I so enjoyed seeing the characters from the first one again and seeing the perspective of a different (also hot) Penhallow brother. I felt like Gywn was such a funny, strong female lead and I always enjoy her banter with other characters. I thought the ending/"big twist" was a little rushed and I wish it was more developed, but the story was so cute and will be perfect for fall.

*Thank you Netgalley, Erin Sterling, and the publisher for an eARc.

Oh my god, this book was sooo good! I really enjoyed the first in this series, but I have to say this one was even better. I loved the dynamic between Gwyn and Wells. Their entire romance was everything I look for in this genre. It was nice to see Graves Glen from Gwyn's POV and I found all of the characters to be extremely likeable. This was such a great story and don't even get me started on how steamy the romance was! If you loved The Ex Hex, this next installment in the series will blow your socks off!

The Kiss Curse was a delightful sequel to the Ex Hex. I absolutely adored the one-sided enemies to rivals to lovers to friendly lovers of Gwyn and Wells and I would happily read a million stories about them mentoring the three baby witches that Gwyn had taken under her wing. I loved the casual inclusion of Gwyn’s bisexuality and how it was never an issue that needed to be solved, just a part of who she was.

If you are looking for a spicy, funny, witchy romance to prepare for spooky season, add The Kiss Curse to your TBR. Otherwise you’ll make Sir Purrcival sad.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the eARC! All thoughts on this fun and quirky romp are my own!

I recently read The Ex Hex, the first book in this series, and loved it so I was very excited to find out there was going to be a sequel. Let me tell you, when it comes to sequels, this is how you write them! I actually think I enjoyed this one more than the original even!

I loved that this book focused on one of the side characters from the original story, Gwyn. She is fiercely independent, not afraid to speak her mind and is very compassionate towards people (even if she doesn’t like to admit that). When we are introduced to her “enemy”, Wells, their chemistry jumps off the page with their playful banter and flirting. You can’t help but to love them together.

This book is filled with spooky settings, colorful characters, and fun dialogue that is sure to leaving you laughing out loud. You don’t need to have read the first book (but I highly recommend you do) to enjoy this as it’s great on its own! Be sure to read this book when it’s out in September!

Thank you Avon Books and Harper Voyager for letting me read this advanced copy and Erin Sterling for bringing us more of this magically delightful story!

A great return to Graves Glen and the Penhallows! I'm not much of a series fan, but I was delighted to read this sequel! Gwen is lovely, the baby witches were more than charming and as usual, the dialogue, pacing, and chemistry was off the charts! A wonderful read!

The sequel to The Ex Hex follows Vivi’s cousin Gwyn and Rhys’ brother Wells. This book felt like it had slightly less witch-y hijinks than the first but it was just as cute. I’m so obsessed with the Autumnal setting and I wish I could live in this town and run my own little shop! The spiciest scene was excellent and the cute scenes squeezed my heart in the very best way. I’m excited to see if Sterling does a third book for the third brother

I read The Ex Hex and enjoyed it last Halloween but I am OBSESSED with The Kiss Curse! Gwen and Wells gave the perfect enemies-to-lovers romance that was funny, steamy, and the perfect amount of witchy Halloween charm.

First off, I loved Gwen in the first book and was so glad to hear that Sterling decided to write her a love story too! The characters were so perfectly snarky to each other and I found myself often laughing out loud at the shenanigans they got themselves into.

Personally, I found this book steamier than the first one and I loved it! There was a mystery aspect to it as well that normally feels forced to me in some romance books - but this one made it come into the story naturally and added that small bit of anticipation to the story.

Easily this book earned a 5-star rating from me and I adored the characters!

Gwyn Jones is the owner of a small business that sells witchcraft-related products in Graves Glen, Georgia. Wells Penhallow is a Welshman and descendant of some powerful witches who used to overlook Graves Glen. Wells moves to town and sets up a rival shop across the street, ensuring the anger and competition of fellow witch Gwyn. Though he doesn’t realize it at first, the two are actually former schoolyard enemies from their time at the local witch college. Wells and Gwyn fight their attraction and the growing threat of evil witches sucking magic from the town.

This book is a perfect example of enemies to lover, grumpy x sunshine trope! I love how buttoned-up Wells is and how free-loving Gwyn keeps him on his toes. While in the “enemies” stage, she nicknames him “Esquire,” which quickly becomes an adorable, teasing remark once they realize their attraction for each other (with the help of a little accidental love spell). There is the perfect balance of relationship-building along with a side plot of mystery surrounding some blood magic happening in town. Wells and Gwyn are forced to work together to uncover who is practicing dark magic and draining Gwyn’s power. The side characters are fabulous as well - I want my very own group of baby witches! Overall, a very cute read with fun characters, chemistry, and light mystery.