This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was fun, sweet and steamy. It kept me reading and I didn't want to put it down. I enjoyed this book and will read other books by this author.

Olive is the third of the Maxwell triplets, and is usually the steady and level headed one. Her best friend Bax lets her move in with him when she needs a place to stay. Both think the other only likes them as a friend, but living together stresses that theory. As a guardian angel, Bax is shocked when Olive becomes his charge after she decides to follow the same challenge she gave her students to stretch their boundaries.

I loved the idea of Olive figuring out the kinds of things that made herself nervous and instead of retreating from them, diving headfirst into them. It's a very difficult thing to do, yet she followed her own advice. The rest of her department, full of simpering brownnosers that are more than willing to leave her second guessing herself are the kind that makes academia stressful. I laughed out loud when Olive took them down a peg, even though she was nervous about her presentation and putting her best foot forward. Bax was very much the tough looking biker with a soft, mushy center inside that exterior that most would be frightened by. We find out over the course of the book exactly why he feels that way, and soon enough it's as clear to us as it is to Olive what he truly loves as well as *who* he truly loves.

This is the third book of the Supernatural Singles series, and is definitely a fun one. I do hope those were hints at a possible next book, because succubi need love, too!

Triplet witch, Olive Maxwell, decides to step out of her comfort zone and try a few new experiences accidentally triggering the Guardian Angel Association to assign her a guardian angel. Baxter Donavon, her longtime friend and new roommate, is assigned to her case. He also happens to be secretly in love with Olive. Bax can’t tell Olive any of this, so he keeps her safe, while sparks fly and she falls in love with him. When Olive and her triplets Vi and Rose find out Bax’s secret, can he convince Olive and her sisters he is truly in love with her?

Not Your Crush’s Cauldron is the third paranormal romance in the Supernatural Singles series. I have read the first two, but you don’t need to before you read this one. The author does a great job with explaining the backstory. Olive and Bax have such amazing chemistry, and their love story is real and relatable. I also enjoyed catching up with the couples who fell in love in the previous two books. I think you should read all three in order, they are that good!

I just finished Not your Crush’s Cauldron by April Asher and here are my thoughts.

Olive lives on the edges of her life. Teaching rather than doing but when she assigns her college students a project… One that has them stepping outside of their comfort zones, she realizes she can’t ask them to do something she has never done herself. She makes her own list and her roommate… The delectable Bax Donovan, guardian angel on a motorcycle, is more than happy to tag along.

The problem is Bax isn’t doing this to help Olive get out of her comfort zone. He was assigned her as an assignment. He isn’t in good standing with the agency as it is and the only code of conduct rule he hasn’t broken yet is falling in love with a charge… The more time he spends with Olive and her smile, the harder it will be to not break the rules and maybe his own heart too.

Hands up if you are already a supernatural singles fan… Yep both my hands are in the air! This is book 3 in the series and to answer your first question, no, you do not need to read the rest of the series to enjoy this book. It works as a wonderful standalone but once you get a taste of these supernaturals, you will want to collect them all.

Olive is one of three witch sisters, triples if you can believe that. She is the quiet one. The safe one but she is the one Bax can’t help staring at. I love Bax. He is the epitome of angelic bad boy and he is an artist… Not just any artist… A tattoo artist… On a motorcycle. If you aren’t weak at the knees yet then the expertly written steamy scenes will have your loins on fire in no time. Friends to lovers isn’t my favorite trope but the author has an uncanny ability to make the transition seem flawless, natural and right.

Watching Olive find herself and fall in love with Bax was lovely but I kinda wish she could have realized her full potential wasn’t so tied to a man. Other than that I loved the plot and I already adore all the characters. I am itching for a Harper book next… PLEASE!!!! The writing is phenomenal and this paranormal romance series should be on your bookshelf.

5 stars

Thank you to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for my gifted copy

This is the 3rd book in the Supernatural Singles series
Could work as a standalone, but it would be better to have some previous knowledge of the characters and series to fully understand the characters and their relationships with each other
Alternating POV between adorably nerdy & curvy Olive and her bad boy roommate Bax
The characters are all likable, and I really hope Harper gets her own story soon
Rose’s story is still my favorite so far, but this was a cute addition to the series.

Read this if you enjoy:
Friends to lovers
Roommates
Plus size heroine
Paranormal romance

Thank you @smpromance for providing me with a @Netgalley widget for this book!

This series just keeps getting better!
In April Asher’s next Supernatural Singles novel, Not Your Crush's Cauldon, a witch takes a stroll on the wild-ish side, sparking an alert that saddles her with her very own Guardian Angel…who happens to be her secret crush―and new roommate.

Takeaways: April Asher is the queen of witty banter, and downright hilarious comebacks and one-liners from her female main characters. Her writing is fresh, and FUN and I am now fully invested in each of the triad sisters' lives. She is also the queen of contemporary steamy encounters. Bax was one hot, selfless, swoon-worthy lover. Seriously. I need my own tatted, pierced guardian angel now. Lastly, Asher's storylines are exciting and quickly develop into page-turners you cannot put down. I really love the way her leading ladies are self-sufficient badass witches who do not need to be saved or rescued by their partners, have unique and different personalities, but remained bonded to their sisters, families, and friends. I enjoyed watching Olive and Bax's crushes for one another build throughout the interconnected series and really enjoyed Olive's 'Dare I Docket' list to push herself out of her comfort zone.
I want to move to New Your City and be these main characters' friends!

Read if you enjoy:
-Friends turned Lovers
-Forced Proximity/Roommates
-Bookish heroine and Broody hero
-Spicy Bedroom Scenes
-Supernatural Characters

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I liked this book, but I didn't love it. It's the third book in April Asher's Supernatural Singles series. I haven't read the other two books in this series and although they are all stand alones, I think that I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the other two books first. The main characters from those books are in this book as well and I think the book would have been more enjoyable if I had more background on them. Overall, this was a cute rom-com. Olive and Bax were enjoyable characters, but they lacked depth in my opinion. I think this is why the story didn't suck me in the way others have in the past. I do enjoy a good witchy romance though which this story very much is. If you are looking for some light hearted witchy fun then this book is for you.

Wow! April Asher does it again with this super cute witchy rom-com about the youngest Maxwell triplet. I absolutely love these books and the 3rd book did not disappoint.

I loved the found family among the different paranormal species and the amazing friends they are. I hope the series doesn’t end here as I’m not ready to put these characters away.

I love how the last book involved even more of amazing grandma and all of the sisters and their boys from the previous books as well as Harper and Adrian.

As with all the books the author does pick a nickname for the two love interest to call each other which may get on some nerves but I find endearing.

Great 3rd book in the series highly recommend the audiobook. Perfect cozy paranormal romance!


Thank you to the author and NetGalley for providing this arc for my honest review.

A fun addition to the series! I loved seeing Olive and Bax’s story play out. They went to well together and the chemistry was off the charts! Bax, being a professional guardian angel, is assigned to watch over Olive. She is very reserved and doesn’t break out much. But after making a list, Bax agrees to do the list with her.

Things get heated and they start to catch major feelings! I really loved this story. The mix with magic was so much fun! It is spicy and sweet!

"Not Your Crush's Cauldron" brews up a delightful blend of humor, magic & romance. This book focuses on Olive and Bax's story. It's the 3rd in an interconnected standalone series based around triplet witches. If you haven't read the other books in the series it will make more sense to read those first but isn't a requirement.

In this story Bax, a guardian angel, finds himself torn between duty and desire when Olive becomes his assignment. As the sparks fly between them, Bax struggles with the age-old rule of not falling in love with those he's sworn to protect.

Olive embarks on a personal quest to push her boundaries and embrace new experiences, which leads her to discover the central focus of the book. I adore how this book puts the theme of found family at its center. It adds depth and warmth. This was the perfect book to pull me out of my HOFAS slump.

Not Your Crush's Cauldron is a delightful read that offers both magic, humor and romance in equal measure. Whether you're a fan of supernatural romance or simply looking for a charming escape, this book is sure to cast a spell on you.

Very grateful to the publisher for the advanced reading copy.

*I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

3.5/5 stars

Of all the triplets, I've been most excited for Olive and Bax's story! Happy to report I really enjoyed their book, probably the most out of the series thus far! Bax was everything I wanted him to be, and I was so pleased that Olive stood her own as a character without leaning into the stereotypical "nerdy clumsy helpless woman" trope that I was worried she would end up being. Olive is BAD. ASS! I think we can all relate to the feeling of being stuck, either inside of our comfort zone or in a life/job we dislike, and I think a lot of readers will relate to either Olive or Bax (or both) in that way. Overall, a solid read!

I adore friends to lovers and I love when bad boys are all marshmallowy on the inside. Bax is a total softie when it comes to Olive and I love the chemistry between the two. And watching Olive step outside of her comfort zone was awesome and so relatable. We oftentimes hold ourselves back (I am super guilty of this) and it's freeing and exhilarating when you let go sometimes. Life is meant to be lived, not something that passes us by.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this series and I know I'll be rereading all three books whenever I need my witch fix.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This series is just a lot of fun. I have enjoyed every book in this series so far and this one was no different. I have been looking forward to this book since reading the last two books because we kept getting little scenes with these two characters and I just knew it was going to be good.

I would recommend this to everyone that loves paranormal romance and romcoms, especially romcoms with a good level of spice!

This is book 3 in the interconnected Supernatural Singles Series. It’s about Olive, the third and youngest Maxwell triplet who is a scholarly witch, teaching Supernatural Studies at the university. She finds herself in need of new housing and moves in with her friend Bax, a guardian angel who drives a motorcycle and has so many tattoos 😍. It’s a friends to lovers, close proximity, forbidden romance. It has found family vibes, and bio family drama. This book is hilarious, sweet, adorable and spicy. The chemistry and banter between the MCs was fantastic. I just loved the whole thing. I love a good supernatural book with a great setting- like New York City. I highly recommend this book and the other two in this interconnected series.

I thought I would give this a try since the cover looked cute but it’s not for me. I wasn’t a fan of the writing style and the characters lacked depth. I didn’t get why Bax called the MC angel and Olive didn’t stand out to me at all. His reason for caring for her felt flimsy and I just couldn’t get into the story. Plenty other people seem to like it so I would suggest others check it out but for me it’s a pass.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

I don’t normally read witchy romance, but this one sounded too cute to pass up! I hadn’t read the first two in the series, but now they’ve been added to my TBR. I loved Olive & Bax…their friends to roommates to lovers dynamic was fun to witness unfolding, especially since he’d always had a thing for her. I also have a special place in my heart for triplets (because I have a set of my own), which made me love Olive & her sisters that much more.

I will say, I think I’ve gotten *so* used to first person dual POV, that third person omniscient was harder for me to read, somehow. It didn’t make the story any less enjoyable, though, as it’s clearly a personal problem 🤣

I just really adore this Supernatural Singles series!

I think there is something so fun about a contemporary paranormal romance series that you can tell is just written to make you feel good! The SS series doesn't take itself too seriously, all of the books are fun, sexy, big on happy feels and love, and then you add in the paranormal aspects and i'm basically a puddle of happiness begging April Asher to just never stop writing them!

Book 3 focuses on Olive and Bax, both characters I've been dying to get to in the previous books, and this book didn't disappoint!

Olive Maxwell is the quiet and safe sister.. she prefers teaching about the supernatural world to taking part in it and leaves the magical shenanigans to her two other sisters (the FMCs of books 1&2 in this series!) But after assigning her college students a project designed to nudge them outside their comfort zones, Olive realizes that she’s never once stepped a toe over her own…and it’s about time that changed.

Bax Donovan, Guardian Angel not-so-extraordinaire, is given one last chance to keep his Guardian wings intact, a high-profile Assignment he knows all too well. Olive is usually as low-risk as it got. Hell, she wrote the safety manual. But something landed her on the Guardian Affairs radar and his guess was it had something to do with the heart-pounding stunts she’s determined to check off her Dare I Docket list.

Keeping Olive out of trouble is about to be his toughest assignment yet, He’s at real risk of shattering the only Guardian Angel Code of Conduct Rule he’s yet to break: Don’t fall in love with your Assignment. And he isn’t so sure that’s a bad thing.

Read this if you love:
-paranormal/supernatural stories
-forced proximity, roommates with plenty of post shower run-ins!
-Friends to lovers
-forbidden romance
-bravery bucket list plot
-opposites attract
-tattooed, motorcycle-riding, and pleasantly pierced MMC
-fantastic character growth
-Dual POV
-a steamy good time: 3/5 spice!


Not only did I have the chance to read this one as a digital ARC but I also had the chance to listen to this ALC audiobook as well thanks to Dreamscape media! I LOVED the audiobook performances! Dual narration, really well performed, and it completely draws you in! I could feel the longing in the narrators voices really adding to the pining in the story! loved it, highly recommend the Audio as well!

Not Your Crush's Cauldron is the third book in the Supernatural Singles series by April Asher.

A paranormal romance, Olive is the youngest of the Maxwell triplet witches, with a crush on long-time friend and now roommate Baxter Donovan. Olive is known for being predictable and boring, but she recently assigned her students a Dare I Docket to get them out of their comfort zones, and she's determined to create her own. Bax has been part of the Maxwell friend group for years, and when Olive needed somewhere to stay, he offered his spare room to her. Unbeknownst to Olive, Bax has been assigned as her Guardian Angel because of her risky Dare I Docket, and when they start spending all their time together, the feelings they've both been hiding come to the forefront, and spice ensues.

Olive is a relatable character, stuck in her everyday life, staying on the safe side of life. Other than her being a witch, she's a normal single woman dealing with family and work. Her sisters are always there for her, no matter what she might need. Bax is a complicated guy, having feelings for Olive and being unable to tell her due to the Guardian Angel Rules. He doesn't like being a Guardian Angel, but doesn't have a choice due to family obligations. All of the characters are well-developed with their own distinct personalities.

All in all, a spicy friends to lovers romance with some magic thrown in. I haven't read the first two books, but I assume they were about Violet and Rose finding their true loves. I was a little uncertain how Olive didn't know that Bax had feelings for her when, as soon as he appeared, he was winking and flirting with her, but I guess she had to be naive for a book to be written. If you enjoy a little witchy-ness and friends to lovers, then this series would be a good choice.

Thank you to @NetGalley and @StMartinsPress for a digital copy for review consideration. All opinions are honest and my own.

To get started, you really need to have read the previous books in the series to really enjoy this book fully. There is an overarching backstory that continues here, as well as all the personality quirks of all the characters involved. There isn't really any pining happening here, because we get both Olive and Bax's perspective and they're both very much interested from the jump. I didn't love the forced proximity aspect, and I wish there had been some more tension built. I do love the overall world of this series, and the magical elements without it feeling too far removed from reality, if that makes sense. It still feels very approachable for someone who may not be heavily into reading fantasy. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest review.

I cannot believe we have concluded the Maxwell triplet’s stories. It doesn’t seem fair! (April, you know that means you now have to give us some other characters' stories.. cough Harper, cough cough) Not Your Crush’s Cauldron follows the Maxwell triplet, Olive. I have been waiting for her book since the first one, mainly because Olive ends up with my favorite character, Bax. You say Angel, and I am there all the way.

This story is about pushing your boundaries and stepping out of your comfort zone, seeing where you land and whose arms you land in. Olive is up for a grant with her job at the college, and she is making her students participate in a Dare I Docket. She decides that she needs to put herself up to the challenge. Olive is the most reserved of the sisters, a follower of the rules and super low risk. So when she starts this challenge of attempting to live outside of her comfort, she ends up on Bax’s guardian radar.

Bax is a bad boy, Angel Dreamboat, and he is one of my favorite book boyfriends to date. I don’t know why Olive took so long, but the slow-burn roomie tension was giving me everything I wanted. April is so good at her craft that I hope she continues to write paranormal romance from here on out. Also, I’ve said it once; I’ll say it a million times: April has the best banter with her characters I’ve ever read. They’re so realistic, and I just wish I could be a part of their friend group! It is so refreshing to read, and I enjoy all the references she adds to her books.

Thank you, April Asher, St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley, for the amazing opportunity to receive an ARC of Not Your Crush's Cauldron. This review is being left voluntarily, and all opinions are my own.