WOW this book was *so* much fun. This book is essentially a Mr. and Mrs. Smith retelling but with witches and hunters and it is just as fun and fast paced as the movie. The main characters were so fun, and I loved seeing their journey as they unraveled the conspiracy. I am also a sucker for animal companions and this book had multiple throughout the story. Overall I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend for someone wanting a fun action packed book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an e book in exchange for my review.

This was a quirky, lighthearted read…like I Love Lucy/Bewitched high jinks meets contemporary setting and rom-com vibes. Some parts are a bit of a stretch and it def doesn’t mind diving into the cheesy end here and there, but it all makes for a fun, low-stakes read that you can just laugh at the silliness and enjoy. It’s a perfect palette cleanser between heavier/intense books.

It definitely felt like things were being set up for a second book with Brie and Diego, and I’m totally here for it. I’d love to see a book about Melissa as well, she was one of my favorite characters in the book.

Mr & Mrs. Smith but make it supernatural, I’m sold.

I’m a sucker for a good urban paranormal romance novel and this one didn’t disappoint. It followed the bases of Mr & Mrs Smith so well, powerful witch Savannah who works for the C.R.O.N.E (Covert Responses to Occult Nightmares) operatives and we have geeky professor Griffin who secretly works for the H.U.N.T.E.R (Humans Undertaking Nocturnal Terror and Evil Reduction) they nemesis and they fall into a whirlwind love match that blows up in their faces come their wedding day. With everything exposed a lot more comes to light regarding why they thought their operations didn’t like each other. I love a good enemy to lovers’ twist. One big thing that made me chuckle were their familiars and how they could transform, poor Griffin thought he had a little kitty cat, but little did he know Savannah familiar was a full-grown Panther and a little frog whose true form is a horse lol it cracked me right up.

This book was honestly just so much fun, so glad I was gifted an E-arc from Netgalley. This was the first book I’ve read by this author, and I’ll definitely be checking out more from her!

Although this was such a unique premise I can’t say that it sucked me in. The characters are presented as super in love but the moment a misunderstanding arises it’s like they are ready to throw everything away. Then the story dives in to how they met and I didn’t see where the chemistry came from at all. It felt super insta lovey. I did appreciate the constant action but it felt like there really wasn’t more to it. Plenty of people seem to love this story so it’s probably just me. I would still recommend others give it a read, but it wasn’t for me.


Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond
5/5 stars easily.

pub date - March 7, 2023

Thank you @stmartinspress for the ARC 🫶🏼

Mr & Mrs Smith but make it paranormal. A witch and a witch hunter? Yes. And they don’t discover the truth until chaos breaks out on their wedding day.

I love a book that goes back and forth between past and present like this one does. We get to see Savvy and Griffin fall in love but also how they deal with learning the truth about one another. And then throw in some assassins coming after them & they have to work together. Honestly chefs kiss.

“Savannah Wilde is a witch, a very powerful one—an identity that only her fellow witches know. Following a whirlwind romance that surprised herself and her family, Savvy is all set to marry the love of her life. But she isn’t the only one with a secret that needs to be kept, even from her soon-to-be husband.

Griffin Carter is a top agent for a clandestine organization that, well, used to primarily hunt witches, but now mainly tries to shut down supernatural threats their own way. He can’t wait to lay his eyes on the woman he’s about to spend the rest of his life with.

As Savvy walks down the aisle to Griffin, the wedding quickly goes from blessed day to shit show when their true identities are revealed. To say there’s bad blood between their factions is putting it mildly. Savvy and Griffin are tasked to take the other out, but when they discover a secret that could take down both of their agencies, they realize the only way to survive is to team up. With assassins hot on their trail, will Savvy and Griffin make it out alive to try again at ‘I do’?”

This book was a fun, light read. Mr. And Mrs. Smith with a supernatural twist.

Savannah and Griffin are engaged, and both keeping their special abilities and careers a secret from each other. These secrets come to light on their wedding day, totally derailing their ceremony. Savannah is a witch who is involved in a secret organization called Crone. Crones focus is protecting humans from supernatural beings and helping witches to find their familiars. Griffin is involved in a secret organization called HUNTER, who’s focus is hunting down supernatural creatures including witches.

When their identities are revealed, they are assigned to kill each other. However, they end up teaming up together due to their love for each other and suspicion that something isn’t quite right with the kill order.

I enjoyed this book, and found it to be a fun entertaining read.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for providing me with an eARC of this book to read and review.

What's it about (in a nutshell):
Mr. and Mrs. Witch is the magical retelling of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith and, oh, what fun I had reading it! Savvy is a witch, and Griffin is a witch hunter. Since they kept their identities secret from everybody, including each other, they were free to fall in love and get married. Except, there is one problem, on their wedding day, their identities are exposed, and they are each ordered to kill the other. What happens next is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud magical thrill ride that is enjoyable from start to finish.

My Reading Experience:
I'm always up for a witchy romcom, but this one had the added element of thrills and spills, added to the romance and humor. I loved the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and this retelling of that movie hit all the best aspects with the added bonus of magic in the middle of the mayhem. It's an enjoyable and entertaining read.

I also loved how authentic the romance felt and how Griffin just had a way of letting Savvy shine. There are no insecurities in this relationship. Love and mutual respect make the pair easy to root for as they are pitted against one another.

I also loved the familiars. That part was magically fun, as I've never known familiars to be portrayed quite the way they are in this story. Savvy's familiar, in particular, is one insightful cat that won't be and shouldn't be ignored.

If you loved Mr. and Mrs. Smith and magic and are looking for a fun light read, Mr. and Mrs. Witch will hit the spot.

Read if you like:
Paranormal Rom Coms
Mr. and Mrs. Smith retellings
Thrills, spills, and romance

Overall, I enjoyed reading the story. I love the romance, suspense, magic, and humorous moments. I also like that the story is shown between the present and flashback to different points in time. The story opens just before the wedding when they realize that they are on opposite sides. Both of them feel that they were tricked and betrayed. The first flashback is to their first meeting and further flashbacks are shown as their relationship develops. This is a nice way to tell a story. I found it unbelievable that when they were in imminent danger, they stopped to make love. I also thought that things were resolved at the end of the book smoother than I would imagine. I received a free copy of this ebook from the author. This is my honest and voluntarily given review. I would enjoy reading a sequel to this book - maybe focusing on the secondary characters.

What a delightful, fast paced, adorable rom com! I picked this up after reading some heavier books and it was a perfect palate cleanser. Mr. & Mrs. Witch is a cute play on the movie Mr. & Mrs. Witch and it hits all the marks. I hope Gwenda Bond writes additional books for all the other witches!

Than you to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Hold on for the ride of your life! On a broomstick, of course! Mr. & Mrs. Witch is a funny, cute read about two people who fall in love and decide to marry. Normally, by the time you arrive at the altar, there should be no surprises, but when Savannah Wilde and Griffin Carter reach the altar, all their secrets explode in their faces.

Savvy is a witch, although her fiancée has no idea. She honestly never thought she would fall in love, let alone marry someone, let alone a mortal, but she had instant chemistry when she met Griffin Carter, a professor.

Griffin Carter can’t believe his luck! He is marrying the love of his life, Savvy. They have known each other for a year, and they fit perfectly together in every way. He still feels a sense of angst when he thinks about the fact that although she thinks he’s a professor, he really works for a secret company who hunt witches. But thank goodness there is no reason for her to know.

So, as they both stand at the altar, ready to begin their life together, waiting to take their vows which will seal the deal, as they look around at the guests who have come to witness these glorious nuptials, they begin to notice some unsavory characters. Griffin sees a witch, but not just a witch, an important witch they have been going after for years. Savvy sees a Hunter, not just an ordinary hunter of witches, but the head of the company that tries to kill them. What on earth are they doing at the wedding?

As Savvy and Griffin stand at the altar, they both realize they have been keeping some pretty dark secrets. That’s when all hell breaks loose and both sides begin to curse the other side. Savvy and Griffin are in shock! They can’t marry! It would be a crime! So, they do the only proper thing…they scream at each other and leave with their respective families.

Unfortunately for them, Savvy has been banished from her coven and Griffin has lost his job. Even worse, they have both been put on a hitlist, by the higher ups. None of this makes any sense, and even though they both realize they can never marry; they decide to work together to figure out what is really going on.

And this is when the real fun begins, as we get to glimpse how they met and how the relationship progressed. With the help of their families, familiars and friends, the lovebirds begin to piece a not so nice puzzle together that seems to have been going on for centuries. Now, if they can just solve it, before they are killed!

Mr. & Mrs. Witch is an exceptionally enjoyable read with plenty of mystery, sarcasm, laugh out loud moments and love.

Thank you #NetGalley #St.Martin’sGriffin #GwendaBond #Mr.&Mrs.Witch for the advanced copy.

Savvy and Griffin are ready for their big day. Savvy didn't think her job as a secret witch agent would allow her to have a normal life. But then she met sweet Griffin. Sure, she has to keep part of herself hidden, but he is worth it. She just has to get through her wedding with half a guest list of witches and half a guest list of humans without anyone noticing anything off. Until they realize their main foe is in the crowd. As everything unravels Savvy and Griffin realize in front of all of their closest friends and family that they are each the thing the other spends their life protecting the world from. When the heads of each agency call for Savvy and Griffin to be taken out for their betrayal, all sorts of extraworldly creatures come from them. They run into each other at their home where they are trying to regroup and save each other's lives. As they fight for their own lives they start to unravel a massive conspiracy. They must work together to figure it out. But will they be able to overcome their differences?

This was fun and quirky and a delightfully quick read. I loved the split timeline that contrasted the utter chaos following their wedding and the sweet meet cute and their courtship.

I am thankful for the electronic copy of the book that I received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Entertaining! I still wish any witch themed book would come out from Aug-Nov, but this fit the spring time mood for me!

This was a fun, whimsical book.
I loved the then & now chapters that showed the readers how the MCs met & clicked.
A very clever take on enemies-to-lovers/second-chance romance, I'd say.


Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun read! A supernatural version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Savvy and Griffin are a gret couple and prove that despite the differences in what they have been led to believe, they belong together. Oh and they save the world while they're at. The secondary characters are just as fun and I would love to see more books written in this universe with some of them.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this E-ARC.

She's a witch, he is a H.U.N.T.E.R. They were about to be married and then it all fell apart. Each thought the other knew what the other was and deliberately sought the other out and lied. After being given orders to kill one another, they have to team up once they learn a secret and end up with assassins after them.

Overall, I enjoyed this story. Savvy and Griffin had a lot of chemistry, which made this book work. "They shouldn't be together but they love each other" always makes a good story and this version was a good idea. I just got bogged down in some of the scenes with trying to imagine what was going on that I lost interest in some parts and found myself just skipping ahead so I didn't have to read a lot of the non-dialogue parts of the book. I do enjoy the fantasy genre but this may not have been the book for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I rated this 3 starts but I would actually give it a 2.75. For me I wish the part where they found out about each other was later on in the book, I was not expecting that within the first 20 pages. With the different timelines It a felt a little all over the place to me. I still think the storyline was cute! I will post a mini review of this book in my Instagram page the week of the release @manas_library.

Witchy version of Mr. & Mrs. Smith!

If you like the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith you will definitely like the witch and hunter version Mr. & Mrs. Witch.

Savannah Wilde has been called in for many of the serious missions for C.R.O.N.E. (Covert Responses to Occult Nightmares) because she is one of the most powerful witches they have but she never expected to meet nerdy professor Griffin Carter during a mission in London. Savannah never expected to meet the love of her life because she could never tell her family what she actually does for a living.

Griffin Carter used his job as a professor as a cover for his real job as an agent for H.U.N.T.E.R. (Humans Undertaking Nocturnal Terror and Evil Reduction). But he was surprised to find out that Savannah was an agent for C.R.O.N.E. on their wedding day since both organizations are bitter enemies. Enemies that have bounties on both Savannah and Griffin and they need to team up to actually save their lives.

If you like the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith you will definitely like the witch and hunter version Mr. & Mrs. Witch.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Everyone is saying it, and I agree!!!!! The Paranormal Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Savvy is a witch fighting against anything dark in the paranormal spectrum, and so is Griffin, but he’s a human. They meet by coincidence and then again and again, and its literally magical, and I LOVED IT!!! But we cant leave out how the book starts, they are getting married, and they each have uninvited guests that can threaten their true identities to each other, and the DRAMA!!!!!!! They are crunched on time when they find out that their lives are in danger. I am telling you guys this book was seriously awesome, I loved the different POV’s, loved Savvy’s witchy friends, because they are so damn funny, loved everything. Thanks Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond
“Never trust a smooth talker”
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Here I am again, talking about a RomCom, and again ya’ll know I’m picky when it comes to them. But BITCH! THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE HAD ME UP ALL NIGHT AND DURING BREAK, LUNCH, AND SNEAKING OFF TO THE BATHROOM TO READ IT!
The storyline and characters caught me right away, along with the drama. I really enjoyed the way Bond did the flashbacks and mixed it in with the present. I also couldn’t stop laughing at some of the banter between main characters, side characters, and just some of the events that took place. This honestly will be in my top ten RomCom recs.
The spice was passionate and just what the scenes needed, and Bond did amazing creating the moment and emotions. But ya’ll I ain’t going to spoil anymore for you. Just know that this book needs to be on your TBR list, preorder list, just all the lists. It comes out March 7th, 23 and it will leave you honestly wanting to go watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith either for the first time or again. Thank you Gwenda Bond, St. Martins’s Press, and Netgalley for the eARC.

Mr. and Mrs. Witch is a charming romantic comedy with a witchy twist that follows the rollercoaster journey of a couple from lovers to enemies and back again. An immensely enjoyable read that will leave you spellbound, it is as much fun as a broomstick ride. With its captivating plot and delightful characters, this book left me bewitched.