4 stars - Great! Might re-read

Loved this! The characters and world-building for this series are so great! I enjoyed the animal rescue angle on this one. I was worried the "half demon" thing might cross the line of fantasy elements for me, but it really wasn't a big issue. The sisters at the center of this series are a delight - I can't wait for the next sister's story! Fans of the Grumpy/Sunshine trope should be sure to pick this one up, as should fans of book 1 in this series. (Language, sex)

3.5 stars. Overall I enjoyed this book. It is a light-hearted, contemporary romance, full of a supernatural cast of characters, steamy hookups between the two main characters, and some lovable animals. It did drag a bit at times for me, but picked up in the later half of the book.

This is the second novel of the Maxwell sisters. I highly recommend reading the first book before this one so as not to miss the world-building and avoid holes in the story.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my review.

An adorable entry into a series I had somehow forgotten about but was happy to rediscover. It was nice that the fact that the woman lead is plus size was not her entire personality and was only glancingly mentioned a handful of times (in positive terms) and shown on the cover. Refreshring!

I absolutely L O V E D the first book in this series. It was on of my favorite books of 2022. So when I saw this one come up I knew I N E E D E D it!

This story follows Rose, who was formerly thought to be and training for Prima (go read the first book to find out what happened 😘), and half-demon Vet Damian.

I love how this book continued the relationship between the sisters while also helping Rose fine her new place and her happily ever after.

Melli’s Book Breakdown
🪄Friends to Lovers
🪄Steamy
🪄Plus size heroine
🪄Paranormal Romance
🪄Chapter titles

I really enjoyed this one! I am not surprised tho, because I loved the first one so much! In this one we have rose who is on the path of finding her self again after stepping down from a bad relationship and a life of a prima that she thought she was going to be. She is full of life and spunk and I loved that about her! When she gets her self into a little bit of trouble she is sentenced by the supernatural council to do community service hours at the animal centre. And that’s when she runs into Damien her one night stand from a few months ago, the one she’s been trying to forget about. Damien is grumpy and not happy to have rose around. But as the animal centre needs help, rose does what she does best and steps in to try to help it. And the more time these two are around each other they really can’t help but see each other who they really are. But rose isn’t ready to jump into a relationship yet and Damien is harbouring a secret form rose he was hexed by a witch when he was a teenager that if he falls in love he will lose his soul so he is not willing to let Rose close and try’s so hard not to fall for her charm. This one was full of laughs, adorable animals! Some adventure, a sexy demon vet. Our favourite characters from the first book in the series! A bit spicy and great plot and character development separately and together! I can not wait for olives story!

Fiery badass witches, sexy half demon vets, 80’s rom com references, puppies and horses galore, AND some absolutely steamy (🥵🥵🥵) scenes? Not your Ex’s Hexes has it all.

The Maxwells are back and this time we follow Rose. All of her life Rose was supposed to be the next Prima on the Supernatural Counsel, but life happens and now Rose is on a journey to find herself. A steamy one night stand with a sexy demon stranger (Damian), fast forward to attempted horse burglary, and you’ve got Rose completing community service hours at so called one night stand’s veterinary practice. The chemistry between these two is REAL. The only problem is, there’s more than just sexual chemistry. They might even be each other soulmates. However, Damian’s bad boy life as a teenager caused him to be “hexed” forever, deeming him impossible to fall in love unless he wants to be eternally damned. It’s all very dramatic, but it works. The character growth is excellent in this story, and you can’t help but want to be a part of the Maxwell coven. You will zip right through this rooting for Rose and Damian, and you won’t regret it. Thank you so much to NetGalley for an ARC of Not your Ex’s Hexes, in exchange for an honest review! 4.5⭐️

This book was very cute! I love a good paranormal romance and a one night stand book with a hot half demon? Swoon city!!!! I had not had a chance to read the first in this series, so I was thrilled to be sucked into this world. I'm usually not one who reads out of order even if it was an interconnected standalone. But overall, I loved the body diversity. I really loved the humor. The chapter titles alone had me giggling at times. It reminds me a lot of The Ex Hex, which is great because this is the perfect book for folks who are fans of it! There are so many positive things about this story that just made it fun and easy to read. I am really looking forward to the next one in this series.

This is a super fun supernatural rom-com. I liked how there was a mixture of magical culture and world building, but the romance wasn’t dominated by supernatural elements. It was really about Rose and Damian falling for each other naturally. There’s lots of fun banter and shenanigans. I appreciated how Rose really had to deal with a change in identity, trying to find out who she was outside of her previously assumed role. I’m curious what’ll happen in the next book!

Read this Paranormal Rom-Com if you like;
· Forced proximity
· Grumpy x sunshine
· Opposites attract
· Spicy scenes
· Modern supernatural world building
· Adorable animals rescue

First of all, I’d like to say while this book can be read as a standalone it’s better to read the first book before reading this one otherwise you might get confused when you read the first few chapters of this sequel.

The story is told in dual POV – Rose and Damien, which is a great touch so the readers can get to know the main characters better.
The world building is interesting to know but it took a while for me to get hooked into it (makes me kinda wish I read the first book, might help me understand better).

The characters are easy to like, fun and amusing. Rose is an enjoyable FMC to know, she can be sassy but also caring.
I also like the sibling relationship Rose had with Violet and Olive, they’re very supportive toward one another and it can be felt throughout the story.

I do like the growing romantic relationship between Rose and Damien. Rose's bubbling sunshine character slowly rubs off on the brooding and grumpy Damien which I find adorable.
I also like their bantering but after a while, I find it gets a bit too much which makes the story feels longer than it should be .

The ending though ended a bit to abrupt, I was left slightly confused about solving Damien's hex.
Nevertheless, this is a cute and light-hearted paranormal rom-com story. I also like the writer’s humor which I find enjoyable.

I'm still interested in reading this series, there's a glimpse about whose gonna be the main characters featuring in the next book!

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Sexually explicit scenes, profanity, jerk ex, sick animals being nursed back to health

Thank you to Once Upon a Time Tour, Netgalley, author and publisher for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily!

🦇 Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

❝ Four-legged or two, when someone finds their purpose, magical things happen. ❞

❓ #QOTD If you could shift into any supernatural creature, what would it be? ❓

🦇 Now that Rose Maxwell is no longer the next Prima witch on the Supernatural Council, she's at a loss with what to do with her life. Thoughts of her impulsive, steamy one-night stand with Damian Adams, a half-Demon, still swim in her mind. After a string of dead-end jobs, she finds herself sentenced to completing community hours at an animal sanctuary—the sanctuary where Damian happens to work as a vet. Still tingling from their brief encounter together, the two develop a friends-with-benefits arrangement, certain they won't catch feelings. Unknown to Rose, Damian will lose his humanity if he falls in love. Is the stubborn, sassy witch worth that risk?

💜 April Asher's writing draws you in from the get-go, inviting you to escape into a world of Supernatural beings, magic, and lovestruck mayhem. The prose is playful, enchanting, and witty, ensuring one page rushes right into the next. The book plays like a movie (fitting, since Rose is a fan of romcoms and grand gestures) with an attention to detail that sweeps you off your feet and plops you right into Rose's witchy world. This grumpy vs sunshine pairing bring the banter and sexual chemistry, but they don't overshadow the overarching plot and singular character development. Each side character contributes to the story with their own motivations as well (which will make you all the more eager to read the other two books in the Supernatural Singles series). Don't wait until autumn; whether you're ready for romantic witchy vibes or not, Asher's writing is sure to enchant you.

🪄 The only time the spell stalled for me was when the pacing hiccuped. Each time the story seemed to pick up, it stalled again. With how much information we're given about Rose's family, I do wish we'd received more of Damian's backstory than one flashback. Maybe I'm being selfish in wanting MORE of Asher's dynamic, realistic (despite the Supernatural bloodlines) characters.

🦇 If you're an old-school fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer or OG Charmed, this book is for you! And if you're not, the hijinx, laugh-out-loud humor, and heat are bound to enthrall you. This book is pure magic!

🪄 Grumpy vs Sunshine
🔮 Paranormal Romance
🪄 Witty Writing
🔮 Friends With Benefits
🪄 Bwitchy Banter

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

The Maxwell sisters are back in the follow up to Not the Witch You Wed. Rose has stepped down from the role she had been preparing for her whole life, and due to some circumstances she was sentenced to community service.

One night stand, then friends with benefits, then friends to lovers.

This book is so fun and magical-pun intended. With shifters and demons and witches, shenanigans will always ensue. Both books in this series have had me smiling from beginning to end.

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and April Asher for a digital galley in exchange for a review.

The second book in Asher’s Supernatural Singles series is enjoyable and not much more than that. Don’t get me wrong, I did like this book but after the introduction to such an interesting world with strong characters in the first one I couldn’t help but feel as though something was missing.

The pacing was inconsistent at times which kept me from being fully immersed in the story but that didn’t keep me from wanting more of Damian and Rose. The use of Grumpy x Sunshine and Close Proximity made for some good ol’ fashioned romcom fun.

While I liked Not the Witch You Wed more than Not Your Ex’s Hexes, I’m still looking forward to more book in the Supernatural Singles universe. I recommend this series for anyone who wants a fun, lighthearted, witchy romcom.

I loved reading about the 2nd Maxwell sister Rose. I love her journey to understanding who she is other than prima apparent.

I loved Damian and Roses chemistry in this. Their push and pull relationship was spicy and loved their interactions with each other.

I only have one bad thing to say about this. With this whole book premise with Damian having a soul hex, it is why he didn’t want a real relationship with Rose. But in the end, when the soul hex was dealt with. It was rushed and how it was dealt with didn’t make sense to how they were describing how bad it was. So, it was slightly disappointing in my opinion.

Not the witch you Wed left us with Rose stepping down as Prima Apparent, and Violet taking her place.

After spending her whole life preparing for the role as Prima, Rose finds herself struggling with what to do next. After a [completely out of character for the former prima apparent] one night stand, she never expected to see Damian again. But a situation lands her in community service at his Animal Sanctuary.

Damian Adams is the veterinarian for a local animal sanctuary. He's also a demon that Rose has a hard time resisting.

I'll be honest, this one started out pretty slow for me. BUT I ended up loving it!

The banter between Rose + Damian was so good, their chemistry was off the charts! Rose was so witty and had the best snappy comebacks. Damian was all grumpy and broody. Except he actually wasn't because .... He's a freaking vet. A big grumpy hot man who loves animals 😭🙌🏻 YES PLEASE. Their nicknames for eachother... "Little Witch" + "Doc" STOPPPP.

I loved the conflict of the story! It was actually kind of fun 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️
And that grand gesture so 🤌🤌

OVERALL, I really enjoyed this book! And I cannot wait to read Olives story. Especially after seeing a whole different side to her in this book!!

Thank you, April Asher + St. Martins Press for my gifted ARC, all thoughts are my own.

Holy Hex! I needed a paranormal rom-com fix and this one provided that and more. The grumpy/sunshine vibe is sexy and strong and I was laughing throughout the whole book at the hilarious antics. Yet another new favorite author to add to my list.

Rose Maxwell has handed over the reins of Prima Apparent to her triplet sister, Violet who came into her magic late in the game at the ripe old age of thirty-two. This leaves Rose feeling lost and unsure of where her future leads. So with time on her hands, she goes on a horse-saving mission that lands her in jail and community service, she participates in a no-pants subway event, and tries her hand at bounty-hunting nasty supernaturals. What do all these have in common? They involve the hot sexy half-demon veterinarian Damian Adams, aka Dr. McGrumpy Pants. The man was an unforgettable one-night stand who happens to be Rose’s appointed boss at his animal sanctuary and her self-proclaimed protector from nefarious supernaturals and Rose’s own bad choices.

There’s nothing more satisfying than watching the sexy, sexy grumpilicious demon doctor fall for a fearless and confident witch who is looking for her thing in life. However, teenager Damian had a witch hex placed on him by his angry witch girlfriend which means he cannot fall in love with anyone or he will lose his soul. Avoiding relationships most of his life with no repeats, he cannot risk his soul. Damian’s broodiness is warranted due to the only time he got his father’s approval was when Damian embraced his dark side becoming a bounty hunter known throughout the supernatural realm as The Hunter. But he’s put those days behind him after his friend Miguel saved him from giving in to his demon side completely. Rose is staying single until she can change her “sucktastic luck”, including a narcissistic ex-fiance tiger shifter, and figure out her life. All her life she’s been trained to be the Prima Apparent and when that was passed along to her sister and rightful holder, she felt relief as well as regret at missing out on a normal life. So out with the old predictable and boring Rose, and in with the sexy and free Rose. Neither Damian nor Rose wants a long-term relationship, therefore they settle for FB status (that’s fuck buddy for those not in the know). Yeah, we all know how that’s gonna turn out. Relationships with no strings attached are even better when they fall head over heels in love.

Let’s not forget the fantastic group of supporting characters including Rose’s ride-or-die sisters, Violet and Olive, her strong and feisty Granny Edie, and her mouthy demon succubus friend Harper. Damian’s support team includes his friend and mentor Miguel and his friends Lincoln (Violet’s fiance and North American Pack Alpha), Adrian the lion shifter, and “Guardian Angel extraordinaire” Bax. And though his sophisticated and self-serving demon brother Julius doesn’t seem supportive at first, he does come around. I can’t wait to read their stories.

From their first meet sex to the memorable Cusack grand gesture, I devoured this delightful story about starting over and finding your niche in life all on your own. I started with book 2 of the Supernatural Singles series which is fine as a standalone, but I’m definitely going back to read Vi’s and Linc’s story and I plan to keep tabs for stories to come.

Thank you to Ms. Asher for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review.

This was a fun mix of supernatural and real world. There was the heroic, tortured demon who refuses to fall in love. That is, until he meets strong willed little witch. The progression of their relationship was so sweet and swoony! I loved that it wasn't a quick fix. The witch that hexed him couldn't. come in and undo what she did. It was an internal thing that he had to find out on his own. And who doesn't love a guy who loves and takes care of animals. It was all around so GOOD!

This book was amazing and the perfect sequel. I read it during spooky season and I loved it so much.

Not Your Ex's Hexes is a solid sequel in the Supernatural Singles series. I truly enjoyed getting to see Rose find her sense of self after stepping away from the role of Prima for her sister to take over. This is as much a finding yourself novel as it is a romance and I thought the author balanced that pretty well. I really enjoyed Damian and I loved his love of all things animals. He was the perfect compliment to Rose and they had sizzling chemistry!

While this one started out slow, it really picked up and I sped through the second half of the book! Rose is witty AF, which led to absolutely stellar banter with Damian. And allll the fun witchy goodness from the first book carried over to book two - while this is a fun romcom, their magical world is still a huge part of everything that happens!

I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for the third sister of the triad, Olive, to get her own book!

Thank you to April Asher and St. Martin's Press for an ARC. All opinions are my own.

#NotYourExsHexes:⁣
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I was honestly a bit worried for Not Your Ex’s Hexes, as I usually feel like the 2nd book in the series hit a type of sophomore slump. I am here to tell you the 2nd book in the Supernatural Singles series is such a treat, and the books just keep getting better with time.⁣
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First off, I really liked Rose as an MC and felt like she was so relatable. She steps down as prima (okay, can’t relate there) but she goes through dead end job to dead end job to really find her “call” or “purpose”. I feel like we all may have had that a time or two, and really liked how we got to understand her frustration and self-doubt. I found myself cheering hard for Rose.⁣
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For Damien, I loved we got a good base on his back story. It really helped me fall in love with him and want him for our girl Rose. His hex was very understanding in a magical realm, and I liked how it was introduced. Their banter and chemistry was IT, and it was so refreshing to see that forced proximity put to good use.⁣
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Dang, April Asher, what CAN’T you do? Loved this book so much and I can’t wait to see what happens next! Thank you @smpromance for the gifted copy, Not Your Ex’s Hexes is out now!

Not Your Ex’s Hexes
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 2/7/23
Author: April Asher
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 343
GR: 4.07

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

My Thoughts: This is the second book in the Supernatural Singles series. I adored the first book and was excited to read this one. We met Rose briefly in the first book where she stepped down from the Supernatural Council. She has had a string of dead end jobs trying to find her thing that makes her happy. She is also does not want a relationship with any man, especially after the Valentino fiasco. After a horse snatching incident going horribly wrong, she is sentenced to volunteer at her one-night stand’s animal sanctuary. Will she find the thing that makes her happy? Can she coexist with Damian?

The story is narrated in dual narration by Rose and Damian, through their POVs. Rose is fierce, independent, and is trying to find what makes her happy. Damien has been deeply hurt, is part demon, career focused, but is kind when you get to know him. It was nice to see updates on the characters from the first book. The characters were well developed with depth, witty banter, amazing chemistry, and brilliant. The author’s writing style was complex, spicy, swoony, magical, and kept me engaged throughout the story.

I absolutely adore Asher’s writing. She blends supernatural and norms so effortlessly. While you do not have to read the first one, I think it would build on the characters. The flow and pace of this story was amazing. I highly recommend picking up this book and the prior one.