This was my first book to read by this author but it won't be my last! This was a beautifully written novel that evokes so many emotions. Don't miss out on this one!

I loved this sweet, slightly steamy alternate reality rom com! Gemma and Dax were a great couple, and I was rooting for Gemma to find love, professional fulfillment, and a more confident approach to risk.

This Spells Love infused fresh life and unusual tension into the friends-to-lovers trope. By creating a convincing backstory for Gemma and Dax's only-a-friendship, and by moving quickly into an alternate timeline where they're strangers, I never felt like the two of them "might as well" just be together.

And I loved everything about the alternate timeline - it was so much fun to discover the different decisions Gemma had made and their consequences, both positive and negative. The author did such a great job of teasing out unintended side effects, and the pacing and balance of the plot was really superb.

This was an adorable romance. When a drunken spell after a time of heartbreak is sealed with a kiss, Gemma finds herself facing a new reality where her best friend no longer knows her and her world is turned upside down. This was a super cute read and I really enjoyed it! Nice debut!

This was the perfect+cute romcom full of only the most warm and cozy moments. From the very beginning of the story I was sucked into the unique plot and found myself not being able to put this down. I devoured it within a day! A stunning debut from Kate Robb that for anyone who wants a romance with a touch of magical realism, absolutely needs to pick this up!!

I absolutely love the alternate timelines type of plots where characters need to sort out, is the grass really greener and then make that decision do they want their old life they wanted to run from, or the new life they have been plopped into.

I absolutely loved Gemma’s storyline of coming to a new reality and finding her best friend doesn’t know her, but they still have a shot at something special, just in this universe it gets spicy a lot quicker than the 4 year freindzone they had been sitting in.

I love how Gemma had to learn about herself and what she wants and make that choice, does she want to wake up with some of her goals but life being different, or does she want to go back to the life she wanted away from and try to build happiness there?

Thank you so so so so much to the publisher for my ARC of this one!

Read if you like:
✨ Magical Realism
⏳Alternate Timelines
🥵 Spice & Tension
💋 Friends to Lovers
🇨🇦 Books set in Canada
💄 Beauty Products
❤️ Finding your happy

I feel like I will absolutely eat up any romance x magical realism book… and this one was no exception to that!

I absolutely love the alternate timelines type of plots where characters need to sort out, is the grass really greener and then make that decision do they want their old life they wanted to run from, or the new life they have been plopped into.

I absolutely loved Gemma’s storyline of coming to a new reality and finding her best friend doesn’t know her, but they still have a shot at something special, just in this universe it gets spicy a lot quicker than the 4 year freindzone they had been sitting in.

I love how Gemma had to learn about herself and what she wants and make that choice, does she want to wake up with some of her goals but life being different, or does she want to go back to the life she wanted away from and try to build happiness there?

Thank you so so so so much to the publisher for my ARC of this one! I truly hope everyone else loves this one as much as I did!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me this opportunity!

This was soo fun! I loved her aunt, she needed her own story honestly. This friends to lovers was so much fun, it was a feel good romance that felt warm and fuzzy.
4/5

This was an adorable romance. When a drunken spell after a time of heartbreak is sealed with a kiss, Gemma finds herself facing a new reality where her best friend no longer knows her and her world is turned upside down. This was a super cute read and I really enjoyed it! Nice debut! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book was difficult to get into. The main character seemed out of touch and kind of clueless, which I had a hard time relating to. I wasn’t crazy about the timeline situation either. Idk how to feel.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of "This Spells Love" by Kate Robb in exchange for an honest review.

After a rough breakup with her long-term boyfriend and stuck in a miserable job, Emma Wilde casts a spell to eliminate her ex from her life. The spell works: she wakes up in an alternate reality where she never met her ex and she's a successful small business owner. Unfortunately, she quickly discovers that in this universe, she's never met her best friend Dax, whose friendship means everything to her.

Thus begins Gemma's quest to undo the spell and get back to her own reality. She needs Dax to do that, so she must reestablish their friendship. This Dax, however, is not exactly the same as her Dax and it forces her to reconsider aspects of their relationship. However, they have fabulous chemistry in any universe and it isn't long before they connect again. This time, without the distraction of Gemma's ex, their relationship grows develops along more romantic lines.

Unfortunately, Gemma's default is self-absorption. She's not a terrible person, but her main priority, in both universes, is how Gemma feels. She misses big things: Original Universe Dax is clearly crazy about her. Alternate Universe Dax's business is on the bring of failure. Alternate Universe Kiersten's not in a good emotional place.

Gemma is so caught up in herself that she kinda hurts the people love her. But characters need to start low in order to grow up, right? Gemma eventually realizes how blind she's been. It then comes down to a choice: give up the reality where she's doing great but her loved ones are not? Or go back to her own reality and figure out how to make that one awesome too?

As frustrating as Gemma can be at times, it IS a sweet book. Recommended for readers who enjoy friends-to-lovers, witchy vibes, and sweet, easy stories.

When you go through the worst break up of your life so you enlist the help of your family and your hot as heck cinnamon roll besties to cast a spell to forget your ex, but things don’t exactly go to plan…

This was the perfect+cute romcom full of only the most warm and cozy moments. From the very beginning of the story I was sucked into the unique plot and found myself not being able to put this down. I devoured it within a day! A stunning debut from Kate Robb that for anyone who wants a romance with a touch of magical realism, absolutely needs to pick this up!! Thank you so much NetGalley for the Arc of This Spells Love!

3.5/5

I'm typically not a big fan of time traveling/alternate realties in romance, but this book really grew on me. It was sweet and charming and had a lot of quick, funny lines (especially with Gemma's sister). But it was very predictable and I was a little thrown off about how quick Dax and Gemma's friendship grew in the alternate reality. In the few weeks, they went from strangers to more very quickly and I wanted to see more of the build of their relationship.

This was such a sweet and fun book! It took me less than a day to read. My only complaint is that I wish there had been more of a witchy feel to the magic system in this book. Dax Mcguire had me giggling and kicking my feet! Make sure you pick up this book on December 5th if you're in the mood for a lovely, cozy, romantic comedy! I definitely recommend it.

I am incredibly grateful to Random House Publishing and NetGalley for sending me a digital advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

After a bad break up and too many margaritas at her old witchy aunt, Gemma casts a spell to “cleanse” herself from love. She woke up in a parallel universe where she has not met her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, nor her current best friend Daxton. In this parallel universe Gemma had the guts to start her own business, learn how to sail, and overall is much happier… she soon realizes that her happiness could have impacted the storyline of her loved one. Should she stay in this universe where she is leaving her dreams or go back home and make this universe a reality?
I can say more without spoiling the story. It is just a very well executed best friend turns to lover romance. Dax and Gemma’s relationship is sweet and you can deeply connect to her fear of loosing her person. The story is cosy and warm, and the characters are so gilmore girls-esque which I always love.

Thank you to NetGalley and RandomHouse Publishing Group for an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.


I went into this one not knowing what to really expect, but rather only what I could garner from the title. (I'm a sucker for a good romcom.) It was an adorable story, in which our FMC, Gemma, has just broken up with her boyfriend of four years, and is devastated. She doesn't know what to do to emotionally recover, and seeks advice and solace from her Aunt, older sister, and our MMC, her best friend, Dax. Performing what seemed like a harmless spell from one of her Aunt's old books, she wakes up the next morning and is no longer in her bed. She's still her, and her family still remembers her, but she's entered almost like an alternate reality in which she would have never met or dated her ex, thus changing the lives of everyone else around her. She's left after a month with a tough choice. To return to her former life by performing the spell again, or to stay in her new reality where she's experienced things she could only have dreamed of. If you love a little bit of magic, a decent amount of open door spice, and just an overall good romcom, this is worth a read.

Let me start off saying, this book is almost a 4 star rating for me but it's not quite there for a few reasons.

First, the spell that is cast to put Gemma in a time loop/different timeline has a clever possibility but why does the Aunt seem to know things in advance and why isn't this explored more. How does Gemma own a business and walks seamlessly into without ever having owned a business in her other timeline.

Second, would Dax and Gemma really not know each other at all having businesses within a few blocks of each other? Seems unlikely.

The good stuff is the chemistry between Dax and Gemma leaps off the page. The sister relationship was such a bonus to this story that it was almost my favorite part. Wanted more scenes with her Aunt. She seemed like she had a story to tell.

We don't hear why Dax's business is doing so badly other than he would have gotten some sound advice from a friend that he would only have met if Gemma had been with Stuart.

There are some nice lessons on growing self-confidence and not always taking the easy/safe route. I liked the sacrifice that the FMC made at the end that turned out to work out for the relationship.

All that to say, it's a good book and given maybe a few more chapters, would have been great!

Loved this super unique friends to lovers romance, with a touch of magical realism. Also very steamy!!

Thanks to publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was the perfect mix of Freaky Friday and your classic friends to lovers romance. I loved the slice of life feel to the entire book, and the spicy scenes were very well done. Gemma ends up in a parallel timeline, and her life is pretty good here. So is everyone else's....right?

Gemma spends a month deciding if she wants to go back to her previous timeline since they can't do the spell again until the right moon phase. She starts to pay attention more to the people in her life and realizes that things are very different in a lot of really important ways. She will need to decide which timeline to choose, which Gemma, which Kierst, and which Dax....what sacrifices she's willing to make and why. I really enjoyed watching her process everything and come to a decision. Although this was a very good rom-com, it was also a really nice story about finding yourself amongst a world of chaos and unknowns.

A definite what if story. If you could change 1 thing in your life, how would that change your existence? This is a story where Gemma erases her bad to her boyfriend experience with a spell one night. She wakes up in the morning in a different reality where portions of it are similar to her real life but there are major differences. She learns about herself and the stupid (and some what selfish) mistakes she makes but will those lessons change her life when she goes back to her own reality? Overall, an interesting read but sometimes it was a little slow and repetitive.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC copy. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley and Random Publishing House for the ARC of This Spells Love. This was a cute, short and easy romance read about a girl getting over a long term breakup and has elements of magical realism. I’m rating this 3 stars as I wished for a bit more depth in how conversations were delivered between characters and it felt a bit slow in the middle of the book for me. Again, a cute easy read, just not one that was entirely for me. I don’t normally tend to gravitate towards movies or books with this sort of plot. This book kind of reminds me of In Another Life, concept wise, but also both books are different and unique in their own way!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I really enjoyed this one. A fun mix of romance and time travel, a little friends to lovers meets Oona Out of Order, I thought the characters were great and this was an awesome light fun read. Plus friend to lovers is my favorite romance trope.

This book was actual magic. I have read a lot of books with the wish fulfillment trope/memories being erased/alternate universe etc… and watched a lot of movies with those tropes, and this is now one of my new favorites.

This reminded me so much of 13 Going On 30 and Practical Magic. Best friends who are meant to be together & midnight margaritas with spell casting involved? Yes please!

Gemma just got her heart broken by her long term boyfriend and her sister, quirky aunt, and best friend Dax get drunk with her and perform a wacky spell for fun. During this spell Gemma wishes she didn’t meet her ex, and the wish is sealed with a kiss from Dax. The next morning she wakes up in a totally new reality, one where even Dax doesn’t know her. Whoops. Be careful what you wish for!

Gemma and Dax’s friendship was so special and heartwarming to experience. Yes, a lot of the emotions between them were painfully obvious and yes, Gemma is so oblivious that you’ll want to strangle her… but it worked. I totally understand not wanting to ruin a best friendship by dating. I related to Gemma and her internal struggles and totally understood her.

The way this story plays out is beautifully done. It was charming and delightfully funny with some much needed spice (the spice was seriously perfect after all that pining and angst). I loved that this was a story that wasn’t a brand new concept, but it was executed in a way that I didn’t predict. I loved every minute and devoured every word. What a debut!

✨ Read this if you enjoy tropes regarding memory loss/parallel universes, best friends to lovers, unconditional family love, slow burn romances and spell casting ✨

Thank you NetGalley & The Dial Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!