What I loved
-Spooky Autumn vibes
-excellent pacing
-wonderful character development

What didn't work as well for me
-odd dialogue use
-I wasn't ready for it to be over

Who I would recommend this title for
Hex and the City by Kate Johnson is a great read for Fans of the Ex Hex.

I was drawn to this book by the fun title and witches! Im so glad I was able to read this title. This is a perfect spooky season read but it also can be read at any time. I found myself laughing out loud and just falling in love with these characters!

Brilliant! A new look at some old subjects. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Loved the characters and there were a few surprises along the way. Definitely a must read if you love witches, magic and a touch of romance.

This is Kate Johnsons second book in this witchy series, I had the privilige of reading the first one, Hex Appeal, as an ARC as well. And I fell in love with her writing style. In Hex Appeal we first get introduced to the witches in Essex, a small town and very cottage core vibes. In this next installment, Hex & the city, we get to meet the witches of London. We are moving to the big city!

Poppy, our main girl, is this free spirited, chaotic, modern Rapunzel. Literally Rapunzel, because yes, our girl has magic hair.
In this book we will get to meet the ”coven” (but they don’t like that name) a crazy vindictive witch, a gorgeous man built like a norse god. You will get to experience chaos magic, banishing an ancient egyptian mummy ghost, travel back in time to the great fire of London and statues coming to life.

So much funny banter and such a chaotic book, just like the first one, you will fall in love with the characters. They are so quirky and unique, brutally honest and give off such amazing found family.

I do think you should read Hex Appeal before diving into this one, because you will get some guest appareances from the first book! 👏🏼

Highly recommend this witchy, funny, crazy and thrilling rom-com! And yes, I know you are wondering, you will get spice 😏🌶️ Kate definitely upped the spice factor from the first book, the passion between our main characters is palpable 🔥

The beginning felt a little too much like an information dumping. It was a bit chaotic and honestly unnecessary. But once you get past that I think the story overall is cute. Very witchy, romantic and funny. I did enjoy after the first little bit.

While I really enjoyed Hex and the City pacing was a big issue for me throughout the story. I love a good spice witch story, especially with a fat cat, but this one unfortunately was a bit flat for me.

Hex in the City - or sex in the city is a steamy and sexy, laugh out loud witchy romcom. With great characters leading lady Poppy, who has golden flowing magical hair, just like Rapunzel from Tangled, who live with head of the coven Iris, ewho is a witch, who loves her job at Hubble Bubble and who is just a great leading lady.

We then have leading man Axl who is a celebrity magician, who is six foot four, hunky viking. Who she accidently sells a cursed pendant too.

Suddenly Poppy and her real magic have to sweep in and fix the day, to save a cursed city, to travel back in time and oh and also fall in love.

A cute witchy romance with a bit of smut thrown in. This was a fun book with a different type of magic than most. I enjoyed the banter between our main characters and their relationship growth throughout the book.

Gosh this book was a ton of fun. I absolutely loved the character development with Alex. Poppy's magic was a wild ride. The story was absolutely great, and I cannot wait to read more of Kate Johnson.

Hex and the City has managed to get struck with second book syndrome which is quite unfortunate for a standalone novel - part of a wider series but completely separate from Hex Appeal / Johnson's last release. Ithas both an incredible large info dump at the start, then mixes paces with over the top moments and slumps.

I really enjoyed Hex Appeal and had high hopes for this latest release but sadly it did not hit the mark, with the exception of a few "spicy" moments this really reads like a YA witchy romance novel. From the insta-love to the constant miscommunication and overly dramatic scenes it definitely felt better suited to a younger target audience.

I really wanted to love this one because the description drew me in, but it fell just a little flat for me. While I love a witchy romance, maybe it was because I read it in summer and not fall? I did love the main characters and their development but something with the side story just irked me.
I will read another by this author…. I want to see if it’s just me.

I loved the first book and I love the second even more! While I don’t consider myself a huge fan of romance titles, this series is telling me I’m a liar! I love the Poppy, her coven, her friends, everything about her. This series is just fun. engaging and really hard to put down!

I can’t get enough and am already looking forward to the next entry! I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves a bit of magic and fun!

Thank you HarperCollins UK and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

The beginning had a lot of info dump and felt chaotic but overall it's a cute rom com with witches, romance and humor.

This series is SO fun! I love the characters and I hope that there are many more books. Especially one about Avery.

DNF at 30%. I wanted to love this, the premise sounded so good but it just wasn't for me.

As much as I tried to immerse myself in the story and enjoy the characters I just couldn't bring myself to feel anything for them. The story just seemed a bit to chaotic for me to keep up.

I received a complimentary ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have read some of Kate Johnson's books in the past. When I read the synopsis of this book I was excited to have a fun witchy read! This book delivered just that. The characters were fun. There was just enough chaos to keep you on your toes. You were really rooting for Poppy and Alexx. To be honest I wish this was a series and you to read more about the characters including Iris and the 'coven'. The only part that I was like that went too smooth but was still ok was the conversation with her parents about herself.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK/One More Chapter for the eARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This book was hilarious, it makes you laugh. I fell in love with Poppy's hair!! Amazing. Her chemistry with Alex is pretty off the charts. Craziness ensues but a really fun story. Very entertaining and enjoyable. Would highly recommend. 4 stars

Big fan of witchy romances here, and this is a fun new read with plot twists, sentient hair, and inclusivity. Poppy is such a fun main character, working through her life as a young witch whilst saving an illusionist performing in London. Alex/Axl is sorting out who he is behind the smoke and mirrors, falling for the girl with real magic. It was nice that he was the self-conscious one, great to see a kale character show this vulnerability for a change. Might have been nice to know more about Else’s motivations, and less about Alex’s package, but overall had some interesting characters (and yes, the hair is most definitely a character)

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

Thank to Netgalley and publishers for the arc of Hex and the city by Kate Johnson.

If there’s a witch in the book then I’m in. Such a great book to curl up with and disappear into another world.

Props - Equally as good as Hex appeal.

Witch, jewelry designer, and saleswoman at the Hubble Bubble Magic Shop, Poppy Thistlewood has always left disaster in her wake. But her most recent snafu tops them all. After a night of drowning her sorrows, Poppy drunkenly curses one of the magic shop’s pendants and promptly forgets what she has done. Popular illusionist Alex Raine, stage name Axl Storm, purchases the pendant and unleashes chaos throughout London. Now Alex, Poppy, and Poppy’s sentient hair must work together to reverse the curse and restore everything to normal, all while dealing with restless ghosts, emotion based time travel, and an evil trickster witch.

This was a delightfully charming read full of madcap adventures and spicy romance. Sweet, sunny Poppy and sexy, smooth Alex are perfect. They both suffer from childhood traumas, feelings of inadequacy for Poppy and bullying for Alex, that have left scars into adulthood. They’re able to help each other work through their fears making them stronger people. Johnson is hilarious and filled this book full of irreverent escapades, witty dialogue and quirky characters. The callbacks from Johnson’s previous work, Hex Appeal were a fun addition, tying the two books together and leaving the reader wanting to see more from this world. Happy, magical goodness!