I ended up dnf this around 75% in... I should have stopped earlier but I held on lol. I was loving this book in thr beginning but it just kept going on and on. I think I probably would have enjoyed it more had I read the first book in thr series but I totally didn't realize this was the second one! Woopsie. Anyway I liked the characters I just found some areas dragged on too much.

Thank you netgalley for the earc in exchange for an honest review.

3⭐️

A lot of people seemed to love this book so it just might be me, but it took a while to get through this one! I did not feel connected to the stories or the plot as much as I thought I would be.

I read a lot of fantasy and contemporary romance, and while I love having romance in fantasy novels, having fantasy elements mixed into a contemporary romance simply did not hit the same. Like I said, this could just be a me problem of not feeling the genre, but it felt like there were both plot holes and a lack of world building.

I love how much Rose and Damian cared for the animals!! You could definitely see the mutual attraction between the two of them, and it was interesting to see their story play out. This book had spice as well, and it was written well in my opinion.

Some of the banter throughout the book was really fun too, and I absolutely loved Rose's grandma! The main conflict of the book seemed to resolve itself pretty easily, and I was left confused about the concept as a whole. Nevertheless, things worked themselves out, and I was happy enough for their ending:)

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Give me all the magical contemporary romances!

The second in April's Supernatural Singles series follows Rose, the Maxwell witch who was primed to be the next Prima. When her sister is able to ascend to her rightful title, Rose is given a reprieve and focuses on other areas of her life (i.e. love life - or lack of one). When a half demon veterinarian enters her orbit, she can't help but to think that there might be more to his grumpy personality.

This is the second in a series of interconnected standalones, but is best read in order, IMO! April Asher writes some of my favorite witchy romance with witty, charming characters and plenty of fun magical moments throughout the story. I really loved the tension between Rose and Damian as well as their humorous banter.

Thank you to NetGalley and SMP for an e-ARC of this title.

This is the second book in a series, however I read this as a stand alone and it was great.

A half Demond vet. a witch, and spicy chemistry what’s not to love?

I love this magical world and will be back!

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for giving me an ARC in exchange an honest review,

This was a very fun read and I loved the characters and how complex they were. I haven't read the first book in the series, planning to soon, but that didn't make me confused or unsure what was happening. I loved the animal sanctuary story line and how that progressed.

I highly recommend for people who love Buffy, Practical Magic, and the Original Charmed.

I thank Netgalley,St. Martin's Press and Author April Asher for an ARC and I am voluntarily leaving a review. I love witchy books and this one did not disappoint! This was a funny and enjoyable read! Grumpy-sunshine and the perfect amount of spice make this a must read. A hex from long ago may prevent Damian and Rose from having no more than a string of sexy hook-ups. Can they keep their feelings in check? Or will they be doomed to face the future apart?

This was a cute, light read. It is different than my usual reads, with the supernatural theme. I found the FMC and MMC had great chemistry and I enjoyed the humour!

Quick fun quirky read with witches and a beautiful love story. It was a fast and fun ride that I would recommend to anyone.

This is the second book in the Supernatural Singles series and follows Rose and Damian. After spending her whole life training to become the next Prima on the Supernatural Council only to step down recently, Rose finds herself looking for a new purpose in life. Since he was hexed by an ex-girlfriend that if he ever found love, he'd lose his humanity entirely, Damian is content with his quiet life of being a half-demon veterinarian. But when Rose is sentenced to community service at Damian's clinic/animal sanctuary, the two have a hard time denying the attraction that brought them together for a one night stand a few months prior. Each have their own reasons for not wanting a relationship, but a little friends with benefits arrangement never hurt anyone. This was a great paranormal romance but I was a little lost at the beginning since I didn't read the first book in the series. Asher does a good job of trying to give the reader some quick summary information early on in the book that acts more as a reminder than a deep dive. Rose and Damian are both really interesting characters and I enjoyed how they each had a very different journey to go on in this book. I loved Rose's journey to find her passion in life and that we got to see some starts and stops along that journey. The grumpy/sunshine dynamic between the two of them is perfection and their slide from snippy comments to full on "uh oh I caught feelings" is so fun! We get a ton of side characters and a little touch of romantic suspense as well which I'm always on board for.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC. Publication date was Feburary 7, 2023.

I really love this universe of witches and other supernatural folk! I will say I enjoyed book one better but I still had a good time with this one!

Rose and Damian have an impulsive one night stand at the beginning of this book and later decide to be FWB’s (Damon can’t fall in love anyway because a hex that was placed on him in his youth). So no worries, right? Right?!?! Lol.

After this begins Rose decides she wants to be a hunter and with Damian being pet demon and aware of the dangers he is very against this. However, Rose is headstrong and independent so she’s takes the job anyway. Due to his protectiveness and knowledge of the danger Damian gets Rose to agree to only go out hunting with him. Until there’s a situation and he isn’t there…

Damian is also a veterinarian with a rescue and despite his grumpy exterior he is fiercely loyal, sexy and a softie for Rose. The ultimate bad boy to Rose’s good girl persona. With the half demon and powerful witch falling for each other, read to find out if they can break the curse!

Really enjoyed this and the spice was on point. Damian calling Rose “little witch” really got me.

4 stars

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Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Not Your Ex's Hexes is the 2nd book in a series. It follows another of the Maxwell triplet of witches, Rose. It's a continuation of their world with the friends and family coming back. I really liked her love interest Damian. I enjoyed the growth the two of them experienced together and their connection. The story was more involved and fast paced then I found the first. Out of the two books, this is my fav so far. I'm looking forward to the next book, a little witch and angel connection. I'm ready!

A cute story, a easy read. Easy to connect with the characters . Good plot glad to have had a chance to read this.

Having met Rose in the previous book in this series made me very curious how she would find her HEA, but have no fear! This book definitely delivers in both the heat and the happy ending.

Rose is floundering a bit. She spent so much time getting ready to be the next leader of the witches that when her newly powered twin gets the title, it’s taking some time to figure out what her “thing” is. Having failed at most of the things she’s tried, she takes up animal rescue (in the middle of the night) and ends up arrested, facing her sexy one night stand. Damian, a vet and half-demon, is the owner of said animals in need of rescue, and these two definitely remember each other. Unfortunately for them both, Damian has been hexed in a way that prevents him from searching for love.

Rose and Damian adorably circle around one another (and then with the smutty goodness), and it is awesome to watch. There is the additional adorable animal angle, too! With magic, attraction, and a seemingly fated love story all rolled into one - this story really had me hooked. Even the assumed bad guys end up ok in my eyes by the end of this one. If you like adorable puppies, love, smut, or any combination thereof (with magic), this is definitely a book worth reading. I can’t wait to see what happens for the other sibling when the dust settles here!

Not Your Ex’s Hexes was a delight! I had already read the first book in the series and was excited to see where this one would go. I never expected a horse napping intro but loved seeing it unfold! This book has it all: slow burn romance, coming of age, friendships and sisterhood! I love the magical world April Asher creates!

This book deserves five stars for the no pants express alone.

But seriously this book is so so amazing the CHEMISTRY the SPICE the PLOT the EVERY LITTLE DETAIL THAT APRIL ASHER INCLUDES that I would recommend to every single person.

Super cute fun read! I highly recommend reading the first book in the series before this one to get the most out of Rose and Damiens back story.

I wanted to love this book but it just felt ok to me. I think for me the biggest problem was I felt very confused about the characters. I am thinking that if I read the first one I would have enjoyed it much more because it was a good plot, just the confusion took away from it all.

I’ve decided all characters named Damian immediately have BDE. I don’t make the rules!

There are three types of chaos. Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, and Chaotic Evil and this book is chaotic good. The book starts off with the Maxwell sisters trying to steal a horse. They could use magic, but doing it the old fashioned way is 10x more fun.

This book follows Rose, our second Maxwell sister and former Prima in-training, and her kind of boss, half demon super hot veterinarian Damian. He’s grumpy, has daddy issues, and baggage, but I fancasted him as Ted from Schitt’s Creek because I don’t know any other hot veterinarians.

There’s hijinks and tension and cute nicknames like little witch and demon fighting. The relationship between Rose and Damian is complicated to say the least. Damian doesn’t want to fall for her because he’s been hexed by an ex, but he can’t help be attracted to her. He’s jealous and overprotective and probably smells like manure, but my godddd is his love language acts of service. He may not support some of the things Rose wants to do (cause they’re literally deadly), but you bet your ass he’s gonna be there with her. We also get a huge grand gesture that he despises but does anyway cause he loves Rose 🥹

I love Rose SO MUCH. She’s witty and doesn’t take Damian’s shit. I think she’s a very relatable character in that she’s trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Regardless of the bad hands she’s been dealt, she still loves just as hard. Her Instagram bio probably says something along the lines of “Will sell soul to save puppies and horses!”

Anyway, this book was super cute and funny. My only complaint that it felt like it was dragging a bit in the middle. Some parts definitely felt more filler than important to the plot.

Pls give me Bax and Olive’s book soon.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

If you love witchy vibes, with a dash or more of romance.. add some (lots of) humor, and you’e got yourself Not Your Ex's Hexes, pure magic.
It was a wonderful page turner, perfect for Valentine’s Day, and beyond. Definitely loved reading Rose’s journey develop. Although this is book 2 in this series (Supernatural Singles) it could definitely be read as a stand alone.. BUT I would highly recommend any reader to start with book one, as you’ll understand all this things and more of the world building.

Now that Rose had a little extra time on her hands, she was . . . lost . ..

Second in the Supernatural Singles series, Not Your Ex's Hex was a paranormal and fantasy world story that put the spotlight on the second Maxwell sister, Rose and Damian Adams. I haven't read the first book but I thought the author did a good job catching newbies up on what happened, eldest of the Maxwell witches magical triad triplets, Vi, finally came into her power and displaced Rose as the Prima Apparent (Prima is the head witch of the Supernatural Council). Rose, gladly, not only lost her job but an unwanted fiance and now is feeling adrift as she moves from working for a ride share to working at the local bar, Potion's Up.
Damian is a half-demon who is bestfriend's with Vi's soulmate, a veterinarian and owner of an animal sanctuary, and oh, has a soul hex on him that if he falls in love, he'll lose his soul. He's all about one and done encounters but a few months later, when he runs into Rose, he can't get their one night stand out of his mind.

The more he embraced his inner demon, the less Damian saw of Damian. He hadn’t been fully aware of precisely how off-track his life had gotten until he faced the wrath of a pissed-off teenage witch and earned himself his very own hex. That was his wake-up call. And finally, after years of Hunting, he realized he had two choices: give up his humanity to become one of the volatile lowlifes he Hunted, or hold onto it with everything he had.

I enjoyed the magical realism/urban fantasy world this had, think a lighter toned Hidden Legacy by Ilona Andrews or Third Shift by Suleikha Snyder. There's a good amount of friends and family but they stayed enough to the side to let Rose and Damian shine but came in enough to fill out the characters and world. Even though our main couple had a one night stand months ago, they get a push to be together when Rose has to complete some community service hours at Damian's clinic/sanctuary. Their teasing friendship chemistry was pleasurable to read and even though I said the tone was lighter, Rose gets horribly injured at one point but the scary danger of it was rushed through fairly quickly, never getting too dark, they curse and hit the sheets and desk pretty often. They had that chemistry snark towards each other that flowed to softening when they rescue puppies and then a little before the midway point, they come up with their friends with benefits agreement.

And then his eyes locked with hers across the room.

The second half brings in more of Damian's half-demon issues, him trying to control his inner demon and dealing with his brother Julius. Julius is on the Supernatural Council and wants Damian to return to Hunting (think supernatural bounty hunter). Damian needs money for the sanctuary, so he's already thinking about it and when Julius involves Rose, getting her to want to hunt, Damian agrees so he can take assignments with her to protect her. This was a bit longer than usual contemporaries, around 340 pages and while I overall liked how it didn't like the story was rushed, there were some pieces that didn't feel like they smoothly fit and maybe could have been left out. There was a mean girl trio that tied into Rose's ride share job, a random flashback from Damian's past that could have worked if went longer and showed his hexing but as the only flashback felt uselessly placed, a no pants subway ride that didn't hit the mark for me, a live cams scheme by Rose to help the sanctuary that could have been left out as there was a later, rushed, adoption fair featured, and a few other little things that when I think back on them, didn't tie-in the best. I would have much rather had that time given to more resolution with Damian, his inner demon, and his brother.

They belonged together, and he wasn’t about to let something as minor as a Soul Hex prevent that from happening.

The last twenty percent had Damian's hex coming more into the picture to be dealt with and we meet the ex witch that hexed him, following with the tone, she's not as evil as thought to be with a surprise reveal. If you're looking for a sizable cast of characters that keeps them around but gives the spotlight to the main couple, a lighter toned paranormal world, and steamy open door love scenes between two leads that had fun chemistry, this is definitely a world you'll want to hop into. Rose's younger sister Olive looks to be getting the set-up with her new roomie, guardian angel Bax.