Not Your Ex's Hexes kicks off as the sequel to Not the Witch You Wed, with Rose having stepped down as Prima Apparent. Rose finds herself lacking purpose now, even though she was more than happy to give the position to her technically older-by-minutes triplet, so she has a bit of a time having her first one-night stand, quits her job, and with her two sisters attempts to horse-nap two sick and malnutritioned horses from a farm. (Not all in the same day! lol) Unfortunately, that farm turns out to be an animal sanctuary where the horses are already safe, and they are caught in the act by police. Rose is sentenced by the supernatural council to attend 80 hours of community service at the animal sanctuary, and it turns out the veterinarian who owns the place was her one-night stand from a few months prior, Damian! Damian is a half-demon with an interesting past of his own and an inner-demon he works to control, and a hex that curses him to lose his soul if he ever falls in love. Cue our love story!

If you like:
- snarky, witty, and snappy writing and dialogue,
- cheesy witchy lines,
- friends-with-benefits situation,
- grumpy/sunshine,
- saving animals,
- witches and demons and shifters galore...

.... you will probably enjoy this book!

I, however, struggled with it. And it boils down to two things: the author's style (which is purely my personal taste) and the fact that it's a sequel that very much needs it's prequel (so just go in knowing that or read the first book first).

I immediately had trouble reading this, beginning with the prologue. I find this author's style to be quite snappy and jarring personally (despite my love of fantasy, I also read and prefer a lot of historical romance, so there's that), and at the same time the prologue infodumped a lot that is assumed you know from Not the Witch You Wed. And then when Chapter 1 begins, it backs it up a little and explains a few of those concepts and words to you. And it didn't stop being confusing and overwhelming until Chapter 4 when we get away from the setup and into the story at the animal sanctuary.

Unfortunately by that point, I was so overwhelmed and frustrated that I really lost steam and didn't want to continue reading. I did go and read a few chapters of Not the Witch You Wed to see if this was a "direct sequel" problem or just the style of the author, and it did feel like Not the Witch You Wed is a much better introduction into the Supernatural Singles world. So I do plan to go back and read that eventually because I am interested in this story and this world the author has created.

This book was so good, I couldn’t put it down! I had previously read Not The Witch You Wed, and I have to say I prefer Not Your Exes Hexes so much more.
I LOVED the LGBTQ+ representation sprinkled throughout the book, even in just the smallest ways.

The world itself seems a little bit different than other “paranormal” books I’ve read, but it’s fun and easy to follow along with. I fell in love with our two main characters, and found the chemistry and tension between them fan-worthy. (Also more spicy than the first book😏)
Their relationship had the perfect amount of build up and angst, with funny and sweet moments in there as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author April Asher for allowing me to read this in advance in exchange for an honest review!

This was a cute story.

It had a nice balance of fantasy and romance.

And plenty of spice for those who are looking for it.

An ARC was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

“Don’t look at me like that, little witch,” Damian warned.
“Like what?”
“Like I’m something you need to fix.” Unable to keep his distance, he stalked closer until he had to look down to hold her gaze. “I’m not a failing sanctuary about to go under. I’m a man . . . or at least partly. There’s no fixing me.”
Her eyes narrowed. “Was that supposed to scare me?”
“Only if I was lucky.”
“You’re not as intimidating as you’d like to think, Damian Adams. Yeah, you may have an inner demon, but we all do in some way.”

“You should want to, little witch…If you knew what was good for you, you’d run fast and far, and wouldn’t once look back.”
“Didn’t I mention that I’m on a hiatus from doing things I should do?” Rose asked. “Right now, I’m focusing on things I want to do . . . and right now, Damian Adams, I want to do you.”

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A demon and a witch walk into a bar…
And have a one night stand. Or at least that’s what the newly single, recently ejected Prima Apparent Rose Maxwell presumes will happen. But when she realizes that she has accidentally had a momentary lapse of judgement with one of her new brother-in-law’s best friends all hopes of moving on begin to dim. But it’s only when one of her unhinged plans goes awry that they come completely crashing down as she finds herself serving community service hours at an animal sanctuary for none other than the same half-demon who has been haunting her thoughts ever since their romp at the bar. Damian Adams is known as a playboy and a former bounty hunter, but what less people know of is his occupation as a veterinarian. And what nearly no one knows of is the hex placed on him by his high school girlfriend dooming his soul if he ever falls in love. So when Rose Maxwell gets under his skin and begs his demon side to come out and claim what they want, they both decide to enter into an arrangement: physical only, no strings attached. But it doesn’t take long for both Rose and Damian to slowly lose sight of their agreement and before they know it they both end up head over heels for each other…and in a world of mess filled with brothers from hell, demon Hunts gone wrong, tricky hexes, and crazy exes.

Where do I even begin with this book? It was a continuation of everything I knew and loved from the previous book, but somehow even more entertaining, more hilarious, more steamy, and more endearing. Rose was a spitfire and I loved the combination of her breaking out of her shell and finding freedom, but also finding herself and her path in life at the same time. Damian was the perfect broody, grumpy, hot doctor with a dirty mouth and the awareness every woman wishes a man would have for their “needs”. Dubbing their arrangement their FBA (I’ll give you a hint; the last two words are “buddy agreement”), they really made the most of it, but the true flames came in their unflinching defense of each other. Time and time again they went to bat for each other and, while they did it at the same time they were jabbing each other with zingers left and right, it was so good to see such strong characters be strong for each other.

The rest of the gang was out in full force and it was EVERYTHING getting to see more of the relationship/familial aspect of the group made up of Violet, Rose, Olive, Lincoln, Adrian, Bax, Harper, and now Damian. Edie of course still stole every scene she was a part of, but the love found in this core group of friends is truly second to none.

Having watched all of the hints being dropped for two books, I SCREAMED at the epilogue and the foreshadowing for Olive’s happily ever after!! I can’t wait to get it in my hands, but also don’t want to rush it because I am in no hurry to part with the Maxwell Triad any time soon. I could not love this world or these characters any more!!

Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley, and the author for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for my review.

Witchy romcom, 2nd in a series, grumpy/sunshine, soulmates, forced proximity, cursed, demons, friends with benefits, dual POV

This book follows Rose, a witch and the sister of the last book’s main character. She commits a crime and has to do community service at a vet’s office. Enter the vet - Damian. He’s a grumpy, sexy, cursed demon who doesn’t appreciate Rose’s efforts to spruce up the place.

Naturally, Rose helps his business anyway and sparks fly between the two. Romance ensues and they have a hard time staying away from each other. The kicker - Damian is cursed to lose his soul the minute he falls in love and no one has been able to break the curse.

They agree to an understanding, but can they really protect themselves from their developing feelings?

The relationship is obviously the center point of this book HOWEVER I have to say I loved the plot too. I was invested in the ending. There was a lot of character development and fun scenes with the side characters. Rose follows in Damian’s footsteps (whether he approves or not) and learns how to become a supernatural bounty hunter. That was really fun to see. There was a lot happening between Julius and Damian as well that I enjoyed.

I LOVED this book! A fast, entertaining read. I even teared up a few times (especially with the puppies and Bella). I can’t wait for the next one! Olive’s story is going to be really fun and I can’t wait to see Bax chase her. Love this author! I think this book was even better than the first one.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced reader copy.

This was the perfect grumpyxsunshine romance with the perfect amount of plot, spice and amazing characters. I couldn’t get enough of this book. It had a lot of references to pop culture classics. I loved all the supernatural and buffy references in the book, I’m sure I missed a few.

I was nervous going into it that I wasn’t going to like the contemporary witchy elements because sometimes I feel it isn’t executed well. But Asher did such a phenomenal job of creating a fun and unique witchy vibe in modern day New York. I couldn’t get enough of it!!

Damian is one of my new favorite book boyfriends!! The banter between him and Rose was a highlight to the book.

Tropes:
- GrumpyXSunshine
- soulmates!!
- forced proximity
- witchy vibes
- supernatural hunting

I loved the twist with the hex at the end. I do wish we got a bit more of Rose and Damian at the end.. but I’m sure we will get more of them in the next book. Can’t wait for the roommate situation with Olive and Bax!!

I did notice one error. Towards the end there is a line where Callie is changed to Cassie.

Thank you NetGalley and April Asher for an eARC of Not Your Exes Hexes.

I have read April Asher previously and adored the first book in this series. I was a little bit let down by this book. There was not as much playfulness between Rose and Damian as her previous story had. This book was filled with a lot more sexual tension, which considering the characters and their relationship makes sense, but I didn’t personally enjoy it as much as the banter that was present in Not the Witch You Wed. I did love Rose being able to figure out what she really wanted in life. I felt so bad for her in both books because her path had been so dictated to her in the past, and finding out that she wouldn’t be the next Prima could have been really hard on her. I feel that April did a great job helping navigate Rose onto a new path. I also really loved watching Damian fight his inner demons, and trying to figure out what he really felt and what that meant based on his curse. I am very excited to know that there will be at least one more book in this series which was perfectly set up in the is novel whom it shall be focused on. Overall, the sexual back and forth was not horrid but to much of a focus for my personal liking.
Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this title.

Not Your Ex's Hexes was a sweet and entertaining follow up to Not The Witch You Wed. I'm really happy I took the time to read the first book in this inter connected series first because I think the first quarter of the book would be confusing if you haven't.

The story follows our two main characters as they reluctantly have to work with one another on an animal sanctuary after having a random one night stand with one another. Rose the female main character comes from a famous witch family and is trying to figure out what she wants in the world since giving up her Prima witch role and than we have Damian who is half demon and trying to live a normal life as vet after being an underworld bounty hunter for years.

I really liked the friends with benefits trope that was going on and I thought the sexy time banter and spicy scenes were great. I really liked Damian's POV he seemed mature and had a great back story so I really enjoyed being "in his head".

There were some fun moments in this book but there were times when it didn't work for me. Some of my issues with the first book were the lack of world building, stilted writing style and slight cheesiness factor and none of that was resolved in this book. So many times names and phrases were introduced to us and than randomly shortened for no reason which added unnecessary confusion.

Overall it was entertaining and sweet! Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The first half of Not Your Ex’s Hexes was really slow and I struggled to get through it but thankfully it sped up in the second half. I really ended up enjoying it.

The book is filled with a lot of cheesy banter which wasn’t horrible. And it does get pretty steamy at time. I did like the characters.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for a copy of Not Your Ex’s Hexes in exchange of an honey review

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is a fun read. Some things were a little meh but overall good!

4/5

There’s just a little bit of spice in this enemies to lovers/ forced proximity tale about a witch and a half demon. For those of us who grew up watching Charmed, this is the perfect little jaunt into a world where magic is an accepted part of every day life.

Rose ( the mc) is a witch who’s trained her whole life to become a leader; but suddenly that’s not the plan anymore. With her future now unclear she’s stumble about trying to find her place and ends up stumbling into bed with Damian for a one night stand. After an animal rescue goes awry, suddenly they find themselves stuck together for a lot longer than one night.

I found the characters funny, their tension real and the book fun. If the description sounds like your cup of tea, I think you’ll enjoy it.

Cute, funny, and sweet. A delightful weekend read. I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I loved the forced proximity and opposites attract tropes. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

This is the second book in a fun paranormal romance series. Supernaturals and norms live together in the world and this book takes place in the NY Metro area. Rose Maxwell is the former Prima in Training, now that her older triplet sister's power has finally emerged, and is trying to figure out her new purpose in life. So far, through a series of jobs, knows what she does not want to do. After an animal rescue attempt goes awry, she is sentenced by the council to community service at the animal clinic run by half-demon veterinarian Damian Adams. In between caring for the animals, sparks fly and there are some unexpected adventures that lead to Rose figuring out what she wants to do. Mixed in there is the issue of Damian dealing with a serious hex put on him when he was a teenager.

I received a free copy of this book to review through NetGalley.

This book was disappointing and I was mostly pretty bored by it. I was interested in the main characters and their story but the plot was lackluster and the resolution unsatisfying. Very blah. I really liked Rose and Damian, but they didn't have the development they needed to redeem the bad parts of this book.

The worldbuilding of this universe continued to be inadequate and I was hoping this would be solved with this second book.

These Maxwell triplets are the best. Always there for each other. Now that Rose has stepped down as being the next Prima on the Supernatural Council, she is at a loss as to what is next for her. She has tried several jobs but it isn't until she has been given community service, that she has found sanctuary. Veterinarian Damon Adams is running his clinic and rescue retreat for badly treated animals. Purely by accident they meet and never could get each other out of their heads. Damon is a loner for a good reason. He is always trying to control the demon in him. Rose is a witch with many strengths. They enter into an arrangement, Neither figured it would take on a life of its own. In the end, the only way to end the soul hex, is for his human side to give in. It take the scene from the movie Say Anything to get Rose.

Not your Ex's Hexes is book 2 in the Supernatural Singles series, though it definitely stands alone as it follows the middle Maxwell sister, Rose. This was such a fun forced proximity romance between a witch and a half demon veterinarian.

I loved Rose's quirkiness and witty commentary as she continued to search for what she is meant to do now that she is no longer the Prima Apparent. Letting go of her old self that was always holding back and doing the right thing is so freeing for her, and it was nice to see her come into her own, even as she struggled with what that meant for her.

Damian is the resident grump to her sunshine, another fabulous trope. I love that even when he tries to come across mean and gruff, you can always see his good side in the end, and while we all know how this story will eventually end, getting there was so much fun.

This is a super steamy paranormal romance that will have you both laughing and holding your breath at times.

4.5/5 stars rounded up.

Really wanted to like this one, but couldn't get into it. I think it was a combination that I hadn't read the first book, the 3rd person POV and that maybe supernatural romances just aren't for me.

This book was an absolute delight to read. After reading and loving the first book, I was so excited to read this and it did not disappoint.

This series has such a great combination of wit, humor and of course romantic drama. There is incredible world building and the magic system feels fully developed.

In this book we get the continuation of the story of the triplets. In this one you see Rose who is now trying to figure out the course of her life after a very drastic change. We get to see her true personality instead of what you see in book one, which is what she believes she is supposed to be.

The romance in this one is just fabulous. You get to see a one night stand that did not go with planned. There's also forced proximity enemies to lovers. Good girl and bad boy. It's a whole lot of fun.

Rose and Damian have off the wall chemistry immediately. And the banter is fabulous!!! They are absolutely hilarious because they fight like cats and dogs, but they cannot deny the chemistry that they have with each other.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rose Maxwell trained her entire life to be the next Prima on the Supernatural Council. Now that she has stepped down, she can focus on herself and find what she is truly meant to do.

After trying to free what she believed to be endanger horses, she is sentenced to community service at an animal sanctuary. That sanctuary happens to be owned by super hot, half demon Veterinarian Damian. Who also happens to be her only one night stand.

When their attraction becomes too much for them both to handle, they decide a friends with benefits, no strings attached arrangement would suit them both. But the closer they get, the harder it becomes to have no strings and Damian needs to avoid falling in love because his Ex’s hex means he will loose his humanity if he falls.

This is really my first dive into paranormal romance besides the years of Twilight and it was an interesting dive. Not sure the genre is for me, as much as I enjoyed the spicy romance between Rose and Damian, there was just something in the language and writing that didn’t work for me. It was a bit too cheesy and some of the dialogue was a bit juvenile, such as the amount of times the name ‘Grumpy Pants’ was used. Some of the dialogue did not feel like it belonged to thirty somethings.

I did however enjoy the relationship of the three sisters and the grandmother. These parts of the book felt more genuine to me. This is the second book in the series, but I didn’t feel lost having not read the first.

If you are someone who enjoys cutesy paranormal romance, this may be for you, but for me as my intro into the genre it didn’t leave me wanting more.

Thank you St.Martin’s Press for an advanced reader copy of this book.

It was the title that caught my eye on Netgalley. I got curious, but since this was a second book in a series, I was hesitant. Starting in the middle of a series can be tricky and since April also was an unknown author to me, I decided it was for the best to skip this one. But every time I started up Netgalley to check for new titles, my eye was drawn to the cover of Not your Ex’s Hexes. So I caved and requested the arc.

And boy, am I happy that I got this one! The serie is about the Maxwell sisters, witches who live in New York. In this part we follow Rose, whereas Violet has gotten her HEA in Not The Witch You Wed. And although I will probably go and read the first part as well, you can perfectly read this story as a stand alone. Damian is a marsh mellow demon: grumpy tough exterior but with a soft and tender heart inside. Too bad that he got hexed by one of his previous girlfriends, preventing him from ever having a lasting relationship.

When Rose is sentenced to community hours at Damian’s vetinarian clinic, they agree to a FBA, because neither of them are looking for a long term relationship. The story is funny, cute and full of wonderful characters, like Edie (Rose’s grandmother) Christina (Rose’s mother), Violet and Olive (Rose’s sisters). And let’s not forget Bax (I bet there is a story there) and Julius, Damian’s half-brother. So, five out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.