Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me a copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.

OMG! WOW! FANTASTIC!

You so have to read this one! An absolute MUST READ!

Why did I eat so long? Put this one at the top, at the top of your must read list.

Characters, setting, world, description, plot, story line just everything about this book is over the top!!!

Kate Johnson thank you, thank you for sharing this world with us. Please give us more!!!

Five stars. Highly recommend!!!

I’d like to thank NetGalley first for letting me read this amazing book!

This book has the Practical Magic vibe added in new age time and I’m here for it. We have a bi witch (happy pride everyone 🌈) and a Norse god looking mmc? Do I need to say more? This checks a lot of different boxes such as magic, a little spice, adventure, mystery and funny banter. This is a book to pick up when you need that witchy romance fix in your life.

Poppy is a chaotic bisexual witch with magical hair like Rapunzel. After the woman Poppy was dating ends their relationship in favor of a more put-together woman, Poppy gets drunk and curses a pendant in the jewelry shop where she works. Poppy intends to give the pendant to her ex, but her coworker sells it to Axl Storm, a slutty Viking magician with a rock star persona whose real name is Alex. After Alex leaves the shop with the cursed pendant, chaos breaks out in London.

Hex and the City is a hilarious and utterly absurd (in the best way) witchy story. I loved following Poppy's journey of learning to control her magic and deal with the constant chaos she finds herself in. The arc between Poppy and Alex was funny and heartfelt, with a ton of tension. The story was action-packed and fast-paced. I read it in two days.

Hex and the City is perfect for readers who like Erin Sterling and Lana Harper.

Thank you to NetGalley and Haper Collins for an early copy! All thoughts are my own.

In this book we meet Poppy, a witch who has hair like Rapunzel. She is part of a coven, lives next to a cemetery, and works at a magic shop. When Axl, a heartthrob celebrity, comes into her shop one day, she accidentally sells him a cursed pendant. Now, there is trouble and it needs to be fixed! Can real and fake magic work to achieve that goal? Will magic brew something more? This was a special book, with enchanting elements and fun witchy plotlines, great world building and characters to love. As the second book in a series, I am now determined to read the first book because this was such a delight!

This was such a fun read! Witches, time-travel, magical hair, and a hot MMC. This book is the love child of Scooby-Doo and Just My Luck (the early 2000s classic starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine). Let's be realistic though-the plot was CRAZY! Suspending your disbelief is KEY to enjoying this book. There were points in this book where I laughed out loud at some of the scenarios or dialogue.

Poppy is a witch that chaos seems to follow. She has magical Rapunzel hair and lives in a grand house with her coven. Axl is a stage magician with a rigorous gym routine and secrets in his past. This book follows their adventures through modern day London and London of the past.

Illusionist Alex and witch Poppy's paths cross when he has purchased a necklace she believes she has unintentionally cursed. In trying to fix the situation, chaos ensues, which is sort of Poppy's MO. Is it chaos of her own making, or is there something bigger going on? Poppy and Alex go on a journey of dealing with their pasts, figuring out who they are, and deciding who they want to be.

Alex and Poppy are entertaining and steamy together. I loved Poppy's sentient hair, but maybe I didn't need Alex calling her Rapunzel all the time. The middle section felt a bit slow, but things picked up at the end. I found myself frustrated with Poppy's family. Overall, I enjoyed the story and characters.

Review posted to goodreads on 6/8

Hex and the City by Kate Johnson is another magical romance.
A wickedly funny, charming and enjoyable read.
I loved so many things about this book… the witty banter between Poppy and Axl. Absolutely brilliant. I had so many laugh out loud moments.
This was an absolutely charming read that kept me grinning from ear-to-ear all the way through. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend for people who enjoy paranormal romance and rom-coms.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and One More Chapter for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Loved Hex and the City. It was cute, sexy, funny, witchy and hexy. Loved Poppy and Alex. Did not expect some of the twists.

Can't wait to read more by Kate Johnson.

Absolutely loved this super sexy hexy witchy romance. There's absolutely nothing predictable about this story with constant twists and turns, it's a fast paced tale that I simply couldn't put down. Funny, clever and so original. I really liked that Alex wasn't your archetypal hero - there was a vulnerability to him which was endearing without being wimpy and Poppy was brilliant - especially the hair! I'm a big fan of Kate Johnson's writing and this is her at her best. Wonderful book.

a cutesy, witchy read with perfectly spooky vibes and an adorable romance! it was the second book in the series, and while i hadn’t read the first one previously it’s now on my radar!

Sentient hair and Norse god abs; illusion and real magic; chaos and romance; this book has it all! I loved the chemistry between Poppy and Alex and couldnt get enough of their banter! And did i mention the hair? Loved the Rapunzel references! A definite must read contemporary witchy rom-com!

I liked the first book in the series but I just wasn’t vining with Poppy and that’s okay. I’m going to DNF this book but I will absolutely come back and try future works by the same author. Still think it’s a great series!

4* A nice magical read.

Expect no good when a witch experiences a drunken heartbroken night.
The morning after Poppy finds out she accidentally cursed a pendant in the magical shop where she works and before she can find, and uncurse, it, it gets sold to none other than Axl Storm the handsome and very famous illusionist who's looking for a gift to appease his assistant who's not so understanding after their one night stand.
What follows is pure chaos, but is it Poppy's fault or there's more to it?

You can't get more exciting than escaping from the big fire of London, can you?
There's no time to be bored, in this book: from ancient mummy ghosts coming to life, time travel, magical hair with their own will, you can't imagine it 'till you read it.
I liked a lot the chemistry between the characters, Poppy is just lovely with all her quirks: wild concious hair, the improbable ability to keep losing everything, a big generous heart; while Alex hides his secrets and his most deepest side behind a show persona: the handsome illusionist Axl Storm.
The side characters are funny and we have a devious and cruel villain. just the perfect recipe for a magical journey.

Not trying to brag or anything, but when I finished Hex Appeal last year, I did use all of my will power and summoned for that wonderful and whimsical book to turn into a series - just saying.

I was hoping to return to the ever changing Beldam House where Essie fell in love with Josh - if you haven’t read Hex Appeal, Josh is the house owner who finds out that his tenants haven’t paid any rent since 1700 in the first book (also, if you haven’t read Hex Appeal, run to your bookstore, like NOW and don’t miss out on the fun). The author, however, created a whole other setting for our new heroine Poppy. There are some familiar faces and the coven of hexes do come out to support our heroine, but we are not actually returning to Beldam House to drench ourselves with that magic again. Still, I was very, very happy how everything turned out.

Wherever Poppy goes, chaos arrives. As if losing her phone every other day isn’t bad enough, she now needs to find and destroy a cursed pendant, fight off a ghost mummy, temper her strong willed hair, and try hard not to be distracted by a smoking hot and smouldering Viking-ish magician named Alex (also known under his stage name Axl Storm). And boy, disasters are fun!

Hex and the City is funny, fast paced, and highly entertaining. The world building is not as complicated as in the first book, but that was fully compensated by the brilliantly hilarious character that was Axl Storm. Think wind machine, oily abs, and a cabinet full of shampoos worth a fortune, yet he was so, so sweet and supportive of Poppy. I really liked his character. There were so many details, that it was easy to visualize everything.

The coven of contemporary hexes was as strong and fierce as ever, and them being a support system for the younger hexes in finding their strength and happily ever after is now my new favorite trope. I can’t wait to see this series grow and expand!

4.5 stars, I really liked it!


Thank you, NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for sharing an digital ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun cute witchy read, full of magic and adventure. This is the second book in the series but having not read the first I don’t think it impacts the reading order. I really enjoyed the book from the first page. The book was well written and I enjoy the plot line. I enjoyed the all the twist and turns. Some expected and some which weren’t.
Poppy is such a fun character who is described as being weird but with magical hair. Poppy is also a witch but she’s a Chaos witch which means problems follow her. This starts her adventure with Axl / Alex who has bought a cursed necklace from the witchy shop where Poppy works. The story follows Poppy as she tries to track it down. I loved how the relationship between the two blossomed so nicely. I really enjoyed the ending the two go too.
I look forward to reading more from this author and I’ll definitely check out book one now too.


Thank you to the Author, Netgalley and the Publisher for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Where ever Poppy goes chaos generally follows. After a night out drinking and a hex being placed on crystal and then sold, you can only begin to imagine what is unleashed upon the city.

This was such a fun and witchy rom com with an abundance of chaos. While I loved both the main characters and the abundance of side characters, I just found it hard to believe these two completely different people could fall in love so fast saying I love you after only days.

All that being said I loved whole gender fluidity aspect of the story and how none of the characters ever even blinked an eye.

This was a fun read! I've been on a bit of a witchy romance kick so was excited to receive this one. While I enjoyed the story, characters, and humour, I do feel like overall the book didn't stand out to me as much as others in the genre. It would be a perfect rom-com read for Halloween season.

Recommended to read if you like:
- witchy elements
- chaotic characters
- enemies to lovers yet somehow also insta-love
- excellent banter

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Thanks to the author, HarperCollins UK, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had high(ish) hopes for this book based on the description but, once I dove into it, it did not live up to expectations.

The first third or so of the book book was fine - typical, modern romance with a flair of magic. It was fun, lighthearted, and an easy read to get through. But after those initial interactions and plot points, things went off the rails. I thought I was getting a story that would've been similar to Rachel Griffin's "Wild is the Witch" where two people chase a cursed owl to prevent a human's demise. Sadly, that was not the case.

Instead, we went from trying to find a hexed stone in order to stop doom from spreading to weird ghosts, statues coming to life, mummies?, and then they threw in some time travel. It seemed so chaotic which I understand Poppy's magic was chaos magic but this was ridiculous and threw me off as a reader. I wished the author had stuck to the original reason for the two of them to go on this chase rather than just try to throw in every single type of magic possible.

I also did not enjoy Axl/Alex's character arc and how he, clearly, had an eating disorder and a lot of past trauma that was not written well. It was, honestly, quite problematic how the author wrote about it and I was very disappointed.

I don't usually post two-star reviews but I truly did not enjoy this book. If the author had just kept to the original plot points and didn't focus so hard on putting as much magic as possible into it, it would've been better. Also, either take out the eating disorder/PTSD stuff or write about it correctly.

A fun witchy read, i loved the writing style and the characters. It felt soooo magical!! Cannot wait to re read around halloween! Adored this, would recommend!!

I have not read the first book in this series, but I will likely return to it. I really enjoyed this as a fun read, and I liked the author’s writing style. The book itself was a quick read.

I’ve been enjoying the return and rise magic is playing in books lately. Poppy’s story and the chaos that ensues as she goes through her journey is a fun twist on the witch coming into her power and learning to love who she is story. We get answers to who she is and how she came to be, all within the romcom plot. There are a few twists and turns along the way and I liked the overall themes that I picked up of loving who you are and acceptance. Alex obviously plays a huge role in this book, but I felt it was Poppy’s story first. There was also some history sprinkled in throughout which I thought was a happy bonus.

Please be advised that I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.