I just adore this book! It's giving all the cosy/plant witchy vibes and is an amazing start to my autumn tbr.

Arias self discovery is beautiful. You can't help but cheer her on as her confidence grows.
Birris was an amazing character and I loved his and arias banter.

This is classes as a romcom but its very heavily plot focused which I loved.

Seeing Callan grow and realise his mistakes and the way he went to fix them was perfect.

I highly recommend this book to everyone's autumn tbr.

“𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗?” 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎. “𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐?” “𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜.”

If you’re in need of a witchy fluffy story then this is the book for you! What a cute little read, I loved the world of Charming Cove! Aria and Callan are made for each other - despite their rocky beginning. Reading them develop from ‘enemies’ to lovers was heartwarming - however when we first meet them I do wish that it wasn’t written that she was 17 as it did make the feelings Callan had seem strange (as he was 21) and I think the age gap element would still be valid if she was 18, and an adult. But I think that’s personal preference, and their relationship doesn’t develop until she’s in her mid twenties anyway! 🤍🔮

All in all, I can’t wait to read the next Charming Cove instalment: How to Fake Date a Vampire 🩸

This was incredibly good! I could see it being picked up by some book clubs for sure. Highly recommend from me!

Good idea in principle but the fact that when they meet she is underage kinda gives me the ick. I wish they had just met when she was 18. It was a fluffy and easy read i just wish they hadn't met when she was underage

Ok so I requested this knowing it would be a light, easy, slightly ridiculous read and it was all those things and none of those are bad things. I was not expecting deep thinking here but I had a few major problems with this book. Firstly the main character is a selfish asshat. She’s the worst. She’s terrible at magic so she flees her hometown for London and a normal life, abandoning her septuagenarian grandmother to run the family business alone and her also best friend who at some point inherits a small child when her sister is killed. Yet still our heroine is welcomed back with open arms and forgiveness all around because they all believe in her for some unfathomable reason. She also treats our hero terribly. They meet first when she is seventeen and he is in his twenties, he knows she’s too young but is captivated none the less even when she storms in to his office unannounced verbally and magically assaults him with no clear reason given him and known only to herself but he was perfectly within his rights to do as a free citizen of the world. In the present time during the competition to win the gardens her behaviour toward him continues to be less than civil and he’s a terrible doormat for just taking it. They are the worst. And that’s before I get stared on the ‘badger’. Has this author ever seen a badger? A badger would not for easily into an underwear drawer. And yes I know it talks so accurate badger description is the least of my problems but come on! So yeah questionable content but easy to read.

What a fun romantic read full of Magic, plants and imagination. The charming coastal village was an ideal location for this novel where a modern witch finds her power and her love interest. The chemistry between Aria and Callan was clear and there was a strong cast of other characters to love.
A great book for those who love witches and plants

This was such a cute, wholesome fall read! I did start the next one in the Charming Cove series right after. The writing is really good and even though the characters weren't great at times, the overall vibe of the book is super fun and easy to read. :)

I was anticipating Erin Sterling/The Ex Hex vibes from the description, but it didn't quite live up to it. The main characters kind of annoyed me though, so I ended up not finishing it. This just wasn't quite what I was looking for.

It started off slow but picked up pace halfway through, the characters were easy to love! It had been a while since i’ve read a witchy romance with a cozy, knee high fuzzy socks curled up on a relaxing armchair kinda feeling type of a book.

Thank you netgalley & the publisher for this amazing read! 🫶🏻

Thank you to NetGalley.

This was a quick and fun read. The witchy magic made this cosy and the enemies to lovers trope made this a great romance story.
I'd definitely put this on a must read list this spooky season

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. this was fantastic, just what i have come to expect from this author and look forward to carrying in my book store.

A quick, cosy read. Maybe one for ‘spooky season’. A witchy, fun read with a bit of enemies to lovers and some interesting characters.

This book was a fast, light read, even though it's set during the summer, it felt like a fall book to read. It was a cute enemies to lovers, though they were enemies due to a misunderstanding. However I didn't like the weird meeting they had when she was underage. There was no reason for her to be underage during that, it would have worked just as well if she had already been in her twenties. Otherwise, good book.

A lovely and fun read. I enjoyed the play between the characters, the plant-based story-line and the magic of the whole thing. It was the perfect weekend read!

I will be coming back to this book when I am in the right head space: for now I was not able to finish it unfortunately.

Best for YA audiences, unfortunately not for me. It reads as a little juvenile, I would have enjoyed it more if the characters were more mature

This book's absolutely amazing!!!


"Thank you so much netgalley, the author and the publisher for the advanced review copy if this book💗
"I voluntarily read and reviewed the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”

The first book in this series focuses on a witch who has glitchy powers. She has had trouble contributing to their secret magical community in the UK and ended up moving into the 'normal' world to try and eke out a life.
She is summoned back home to participate in a magical trial, the winner of which would have the ownership/guardianship of a magical garden, which is the source for many of the potions and such that are created in town.
The above is just the background - the plot is essentially about a witch who had never fit in and craves some sort of permanent home without realising it. She had a run-in with the male protagonist years earlier and he is back in the picture. He is rich and powerful and seems interested in her. The combination does not convince her easily.
The competition is interesting and involves a lot of help. I liked the overall community atmosphere described. Even with competition, there is a general amount of logic that prevails.
The book is easy to read, with a great supporting cast, and I almost read it in a single sitting.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

Amazing witchy book, fun story and development, definitely one to look out for , definitely enjoyed the characters and the story. And will recommend for spooky season as well

I am still waiting for one of these witchy books with the cutesy art covers to rock my world. Unfortunately, this wasn't it.

📔 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: The Modern Girl's Guide to Magic by Linsey Hall, the first in the new Charming Cove series.

📚𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲: Witch romance, small town, enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Aria has trouble controlling her magic. But when her grandmother begs her to come home and win a competition - a competition that will give her control of Europe's biggest magical garden and thus secure her family's potion shop - she has no choice but to try. But she's competing against people from her past, including the country's most powerful mage and her arch nemesis, Callan.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Listen... this was a good book. It just wasn't a great romance. And I have found that to be the case with so many of these witch books coming out onto the market. They're good, not great. They're fun, but the romance is superficial at best.

Aria was a fun read. And I loved her connection to plants and her story arc, including how she finally got control of her magic. There was a fun cast of side characters - her grandmother, best friend and her best friend's daughter who were all hilarious in their own way.

But her romance with Callan lacked a spark. It had potential, and it definitely had moments. But I was left with a little bit of confusion about how they actually fell in love, and what their future together looked like.

So I could take or leave this one. BUT. If you have any witchy books that have some spice and you loved, sound off in the comments as I am always on the look out.

🔮 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗲: Pretty easy. If you've seen Practical Magic or even Hocus Pocus you'll be fine.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 l 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 2/5 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.