I really enjoyed this book!! Watching Gemma on her journey of growth and trusting herself was beautiful. I want a best friend like Dax, someone who listens and would move mountains to be there and support you. It was wonderful!

Received this as an ARC from Kate Robb and Netgalley

Honestly the cutest story I have ever read. The story line was unique and kept me hooked. It reminds you that sometimes the best thing in life are right in front of you. Also that even if you got the chance to change the course of your life doesn’t mean it’s always going to be the best thing. Read this book in literally a day! Thank you so much for this amazing book Kate I can’t wait to read more from you ♥️

Overall, this book is five stars all around. Romance, mystery, smut, character development, etc.
Dax and Gemma are so cute and relatable. Aunt Livi is one of my fave characters of all time. I love the idea of a spell taking someone to a different timeline as opposed to just switching everything around and then switching them all back.
This book is so cute and so cozy. It gives off freaky Friday but with yourself in a different universe vibes. It’s friends to lovers and there is so much self development of Gemma! I loved the relationship between Gemma and her sister. There was so much growth and love that I was really routing for them. Aunt Livi was hilarious and the perfect amount of unexpected! So so cute and a great October read!

I normally don’t enjoy parallel universe plots, however, I loved This Spells Love! I found the story to be well written and entertaining with unique characters. I enjoyed Gemma and Dax’s best friends to lovers plot. I’d highly recommend if you’re looking for a fun, entertaining and engaging romantic comedy. Thank you again to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really loved this book so much! I just could not put it down! I loved the chemistry between Dax and Gemma as well as the dynamics with Gemma and her family. I found the characters to be unique but also very relatable, and I was rotting for them all to be happy the whole time. I couldn't help but keep reading this book because I just had to know what was going to happen!
It was the perfect rom com!
My one tiny complaint is that I wish I that Dax and Gemma would have re-met in a different way to make Dax's following interactions with Gemma a little more believable, but I still rated 5 stars because I have not stopped thinking about this book since I finished it!
Thank you to @netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for an advanced review copy in exchange for my honest opinion!

First thing’s first, this is not an unfamiliar concept in romance, especially if you’re one of those people who loves to watch Hallmark romance movies around the holiday.

Wishing to forget something in life and having it work, only to realize you’ve messed up royally? Yep. We’ve all seen it before. That being said.

I freaking love it.

The reason she realizes that it was a mistake is a spoiler so stop reading now.

Her best friend. The bestest of friends. Someone who is totally awesome, like I fell in love with him from the moment he appeared on the page.

I understand her distress for sure. I would miss him too.

I appreciated both versions of Dax though, as both of them were kind, but tough and tried their best at everything they did.

One version of Gemma might have ended up a little tougher than the other in the end, and I really appreciated her plight before and after the wish had been made.

This is friends to lovers in the best way, with no real third act breakup. And for those who might be worried about the magic in this book? It’s not so crazy out there as you might expect.

This was fine, it was a cute concept with magical realism. It was a nice fluff read for friends-to-lovers debut romance book. ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this unique spin on a friends-to-lovers + sliding doors romance. I found myself reaching for this book often, curious about how things would resolve in the end. The characters are really well-developed, including the excellent side characters, and even though the main character bugged me at times, I could see growth across the story, which helped me root for her (and for the love story).

For those looking for steam, this has it! Very open door (at least for my easily blush-able sensibilities).

The sliding doors aspect has a bit of a magical twist, similar to 13 Going On 30, but I think the title of the book might lead to some disappointed readers who are looking for more witchy vibes. I wonder if some of the witchy elements ended up on the cutting room floor since there seemed to be a few unresolved threads related to the MC's magical/witchy/mystical Aunt Livi.

Read this if you like alternate reality, 'what if' stories - this book really offers a fun, unique set-up to explore that premise. Snappy, modern writing makes for an enjoyable read all around.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/Dial Press Trade Paperback for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinions.

Gemma does a spell wishing she never met her ex with her sister, quirky aunt and best friend Dax, When she wakes up the next day she is in an alternate universe where she never met her ex but also is no longer besties with Dax. This is a cute and fast paced reader. The middle got a little long for me, but overall I liked it.

3.5 stars rounding up to 4

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Random House, Dial Press Trade Paperback for the advanced reader copy.

"What if one little wish changed everything?

A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but she wakes up in an alternate reality where she's lost more than she wished for in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut.

When Gemma gets dumped by her long-term boyfriend, she reacts the way any reasonable twenty-eight-year-old would: by getting drunk with her sister, kooky aunt, and best friend, Dax. After one too many margaritas, they decide to perform a love-cleansing spell, which promises to erase Gemma's ex from her memory. They follow all the instructions, including a platonic kiss from Dax to seal the deal.

When Gemma wakes up, she realizes that this silly spell has worked. Not only does it seem that she never dated her ex, but the rest of her life is completely unrecognizable. The worst part: Dax has no idea who she is.

To reverse the spell and get back to her old life, Gemma must convince her once-best-friend-now-near-stranger to kiss her. But as she carries out her plans, she finds herself falling for him - hard. Soon, Gemma begins to wonder whether she even wants to go back to the way things once were. What if Dax was The One all along?"

I like the Sliding Doors Practical Magic of it all.

thank you to netgalley for a free arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!
after a horrible break up with her boyfriend of four years, Gemma Wilde spends the night with her eccentric aunt, tough love sister, and lots of alcohol and finds herself asking what if? what if she never met her ex? what if there's something more between her and her best friend Dax McGuire? The next morning she wakes to an alternate reality that answers those exact questions. Everyone asks themselves what if, but not everyone gets to find out. Gemma has one month to figure out if the life she could've had is the one that she should.

short, sweet, a little cliché, and a lot cute. this book was so fun! I devoured it in a day! I would've liked to have read more about the actual friendship between Dax and Gemma, it was a lot of telling us and not enough showing us. the ending felt a little rushed but I still enjoyed it!

After her recent breakup, Gemma Wilde and her besties (including Dax) cast a drunken spell to erase her ex from her memories. She falls asleep in a margarita haze, and when she wakes up, everything about her life is different. She needs to break the spell before the next full moon by kissing Dax, who is now nearly a stranger to her in this strange new universe.

This is a delightfully fun, very unique story! I love the combination of the other timeline, the exploration of how our decisions shape and define us, and what's really important in life. The chemistry between Gemma and Dax is 🌶️🌶️🌶️ off the charts, and their journey to reconnect is beautiful to watch. Thought-provoking, well written, and memorable characters make this one of my favorite reads of the year so far!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

This was an adorable book. I loved the second chance romance aspect and the alternate reality aspect as well. The romance was swoon worthy and gah I was rooting for these characters so hard. Cannot believe it was a debut as all of the characters and writing was amazing.

This was a super cute rom com following Gemma, whose four-year relationships has just ended. In an effort to try to move on and forget her ex (literally), she performs a love-cleansing spell, sealed with a platonic kiss from her hot best friend, Dax.

When she wakes up the next morning, she finds herself in a world where she never met her ex - or her best friend. She must navigate the differences in this alternate reality and convince her best friend, who no longer remembers her, to kiss her.

I had so much fun reading about these characters. Dax was such a sweet best friend, and great love interest! I loved being able to hear about their friendship while also seeing how they were so good as a couple! I loved the relationship between Gemma and her sister, and seeing how Gemma grew as a person in her new reality.

This could be a great Hallmark movie (but with spice!), as it hit both humor and heartwarming notes so well. Overall, a very impressive debut and a really fun read!

Thank you to @NetGalley and Random House for the arc!

This Spells Love was such an unexpected delight of a read. After a breakup, Gemma wants a change, so after finding a spell book, with her sister, aunt and best friend Dax, she performs a love-cleansing spell that sends her into a parallel universe where her best friend doesn’t know her and her whole life is unrecognizable. To go back, she needs a kiss from Dax, only the more she meets him in this life, the more she falls for him. This has a 13 Going on 30 vibe to it, minus the teenage years. It’s light and the writing is engaging and fun. It’s a unique story and I adored Gemma. She’s at times a little self-centered but she also just feels very relatable and vulnerable. Her growth is really great. Plus I loved her getting to know her best friend all over again and Dax is so charming. There was something about the end that felt kind of rushed but still, it was so endearing and bingeable! I was really impressed by this read!

This story had a unique storyline! Gemma finds herself unhappy and wanting to waste no more time wallowing over her ex, so her, her sister and her Aunt perform the love cleanse. What they think will make her forget her ex takes Gemma to a whole other reality. During the journey to finding her way back, Gemma finds love, true love and learns a lot about herself and her other relationships along the way.

This story was so incredibly heartwarming, with likeable characters, and witty banter like dialogue. For anyone who enjoys friends to lovers tropes or just a wholesome good read I strongly recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley and Random House for this ARC.

A sweet rom-com with a “Sliding Doors” vibe.

Gemma gets roped into performing a spell after a break-up, and wakes up in a different timeline. She’s got a month before she can perform the spell to get her back to her real life, but her new reality seems pretty great. A friends-to-lovers story with a splash of magical realism, this was a sweet but a little spicy, light read, and I loved the Canadian setting.

Thanks to Dial Press and NetGalley for the ARC!

4.5 stars, rounded to 5

What if one choice could have sent your life down an entirely different path? Would it be worth it?

Gemma has always played it safe - she orders the same donut and coffee order, she works a boring job for the good pay and benefits, and she stayed in a dead-end relationship because it was easy and predictable. But then her boyfriend suddenly ends their four-year relationship, and in a weird turn of events she ends up in a parallel universe where she never met him in the first place. In this "new" life she realizes that *this* Gemma is the one she always aspired to be, with her dream job and a chance at new romance. But things aren't as good as they seem. Will Gemma stay in this life? Or go back to her other one, even it it means risking her own happiness?

As someone who usually plays it safe in life, I found Gemma to be an incredibly relatable character. I read this book in one sitting because there was just something so charming about her and the supporting characters. I loved the idea of this book, and it makes you question choices you've made that have gotten you to where you are today. If you're a fan of movies like, Freaky Friday, Seventeen Again. 13 Going on 30, Back To The Future, etc. This book is for you!

I only rated it for stars because it was ever so-slightly predictable. Gemma's life was going so smoothly in the alternate life, but I could see some of the pieces falling around her. Overall, it was an amazing romcom! I will be adding it to my comfort reads.

I can't wait to see what Katie Robb writes next.

What if one Night everything changes and you find yourself in a parallel universe, where your best friend of four years has no idea who you are? And what if, instead of the normal friendly feelings, everything is all of a sudden tipsy turvy and you find yourself attracted to him - and he likes you back?

In Katie Robb’s debut novel This Spells Love, Gemma is heartbroken, after her longtime boyfriend breaks up with her. After performing a love cleanse with her sister and aunt, she wakes up the next morning and nothing is the way it was. It seems all of her dreams have come true - except that Dax, her best friend, does not know who she is.

If you enjoy movies like 13 Going On 30 or Back To The Future, and enjoy reading rom-coms that leave you kicking your feet and blushing all the way to the end, This Spells Love is for you.

I enjoyed it thoroughly and will definitely read again. The novel takes part in Hamilton, Ontario, which is just an added bonus for me as it is geographically close to where I am located ☺️

A delightful book and impressive for a debut. I love stories with a dash of magical realism in them and this romance novel did deliver that aspect of it well. A little bit of "what if I never got with this guy?" time travel and away we go. I love how the romance between the main couple stems first from a deep-rooted friendship, and I also loved how well done all of the side characters were, all the way down to the spider in Gemma's shower. Feel good and fun, I recommend this one to romance novel fans.