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.

This is my first book by April Asher and book 3 of her supernatural singles series.

Olive is a witch from a powerful family and the youngest of triplets. Bax is a guardian angel and the son of a warrior angel who has unrealistic expectations for him to live up to. This book gives me “Charmed” vibes.

I loved the wittiness of Olive and the broodiness of guardian angel Bax. As the two of them become roommates, Olive’s desire to step outside of her comfort zone causes Bax’s angel radar to go off. Their attraction is no secret to one another, which drove me bonkers because of all that desire to fester between them. Trust me, the spicy scenes were worth the suspense.

I couldn’t stop reading as I needed to know if they would finally give in to one another. I found Bax to be hilarious when reacting to Olive’s spontaneity, which causes his angel radar to skyrocket. It’s funny because he’s a literal guardian angel. A Guardian angel’s job is to protect and avoid potential risk. Olive challenges all of his being.

Each side character is significant to Olive and Bax’s story. Harper is the funniest and I can’t wait to find out if she gets her own book. It would be epic!

Love Always, Catherine


This book is for you if you like:

Friends to Lovers, Medium-High Spice, Witchy Rom-Coms, Paranormal with a modern-day twist, Found Family, Forbidden Romance, and a dash of Golden Retriever MMC vibes.


I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

3.5 ⭐️

I loved reading their small interactions in the past two books, and I’m so excited that Bax and Olive’s story is finally here 🥹

I loved both their characters, and reading about Olive pushing past her comfort zone with Bax there by her side to catch her if she fell.

I do wish there was a little more .. roommate-y scenes? A little more forced proximity mayhaps?
But getting to see them slowly fall more in love while Bax helps her with her “Dare I Docket” list
AHHH I loved it

Thank you to the author and publisher for the chance to read it in advance so that I could share my honest thoughts 🫶

review: not your crush's cauldron by april asher 💕📝

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"i’m in love with you, olive maxwell.....rule-breaking, earth-shattering, heaven-quaking in love."

✨ MY THOUGHTS ✨

⚠️ cw: toxic parent, injury/injury details ⚠️

if you love motorcycles, tattoos, men with piercings, pop culture references, taylor swift, body positive heroines, friends to lovers, forced proximity, fated mates, found families, lots of laughs & spice this book might be for you!

alexa willow by taylor swift 🎶

🌟 RATING: ★★★★★/5
🥵 spice scale: 🌶️🌶️

where do i even begin?! this book was just phenomenal! i'm not a huge friends to lovers fan, but olive & bax are so adorable & hawt!! just perfection!! i laughed. i swooned. i had to pause and fan myself. i don't want to spoil it so just know i loved it!!

Unfortunately due to the current SMP boycott, I will not post my review until the concerns are addressed..

I am obsessed with this series. The perfect amount of supernatural and sexiness. I think out of all of them, this one is my favorite

Not Your Crush's Cauldron (Supernatural Singles #3)

By: April Asher, I read book #2 in series and gave it 4⭐

Publication date 2-13-24 , read 2-11-24

📃 Page count: 331 kindle

🏃🏾‍♀️ Audiobook run time: 11:38

🗣️ Narrator: Zura Johnson-read all characters and every audiobook in this series. Harper's voice stood out to me as clow and seductive. I followed the pacing well, and the author and narrator were in sync and fit together perfectly.

Quick Summary: Olive has moved in with her longtime crush Baxter "Bax" because she can't get any sleep living with Grandma Edie. He gives her the master bedroom and free range of the place because he secretly has a crush on her too. Oilve assigns herself and her students a term project to write down and do things outside their comfort zones called the "Dare I Docket." Bax is unexpectedly assigned as her guardian angel while she completes the items on her list, some potentially dangerous. His boss has had it with his screw ups so he must follow all the rules- mainly don't fall in love with your charge. Olive can't know he's her guardian angel, so he agrees to do the scary stuff with her.

🤷🏾‍♀️ What to Expect:

⭐ ️friends to lovers
⭐️ roommates
⭐️ paranormal romance/fantasy
⭐️ witches/angels/shifters
⭐️ rom-com/contemporary romance
⭐ forced proximity
⭐tattooed and pierced biker H
⭐college professor/lawyer h

🤔 My Thoughts: I loved how they protected each other. They helped each other face their fears and change for the better. Bax was an undiscovered artist, and agreed to design her tattoo-an item off the docket. They spend a lot of time together, fall in love, and

My recommendation is to read the audiobook and eBooks (if you can) because you can adjust the speed, skip parts easily (if desired), and picture the characters more vividly.


Rating: 4/5⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice level 4/5🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin, and Dreamscape Media for this ARC and ALC 💚! I voluntarily give an honest review and all opinions expressed are my own.

Definitely not your typical guardian angel! Bax is a strong biker and tatoo artist. Unfortunately he was assigned his new witchy roommate Olive because she was going through a bit of a crisis and doing a list of things to get out of her comfort zone.

I enjoyed all of the crazy things that Bax was helping Olive do on her list, like the circus and some "steamier" items. The part that was so hard to believe was Olive taking so long to figure out that Bax was her guardian. I mean, come on, he went out of his way to always be around and wasn't really elsewhere doing his job.

Overall the characters were fun and had unique personalities. I liked that previous characters were included too, sister power. This is a fun series and I am hoping that our favorite demon gets her own book!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this ARC for my honest review.

Not Your Crush’s Cauldron is the last in the Supernatural Singles series but sadly it wasn’t our favourite. You definitely need to read the first two books in the series in order to get the full arc for Olive and Baxter’s story because it’s been building book by book. Personally we didn’t want them to be the love story of this book. We felt that she had more chemistry with another character in the series and had hoped her love story would be different.

The story centres around Olive and her Dare I Docket which takes her out of her comfort zone but we just didn’t like that Bax had to tag along for everything. It felt like Bax didn’t really have a story except for following her around and guarding her. Although it was full of sexual tension, we felt like Bax was a bit too flirty and full of innuendos when they were supposed to be friends and roommates.

Read if you like:
▪️Plus size heroine
▪️Forced proximity
▪️Friends to lovers
▪️Roommates
▪️Paranormal series

Hanging with the Maxwell sisters is always a pretty good time, and Not Your Crush’s Cauldron is no exception. That said, unlike her sister actually called Violet, Olive Maxwell is the shrinking violet of the witchy triplet trio, and unfortunately for Olive, that’s pretty much my least favorite type of rom com heroine. So, unfortunately, is the hero-keeps-secrets-from-his-love-interest trope, and in the case of Bax, a Guardian Angel tasked with protecting Olive and he’s definitely not supposed to tell her. Does this blow up in his face? Of course it does. Should she have probably figured it out? Definitely yes.

The upshot was I spent most of Olive’s book wishing we were spending more time with Violet and Rose, the heroines of the first two books in this trilogy (? maybe we’ll get a Harper/Adrian book, which, if nothing else, should be extremely spicy). Olive’s “Dare I Docket” project just isn’t that interesting, the stakes aren’t that high, and it was pretty obvious from the jump that Bax would be perfectly happy turning tail from his professional guardian gig, with two middle fingers up to his dear old dad/sperm donor in the process.

Lest this review seem overly harsh, the chemistry between Bax and Olive is real, and their journey from friends to lovers is sweet and a bit sexy. I'll definitely give April Asher another try.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars rounded down

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A cute fantasy romance! Perfect if you need a valentines day read! Thank you Netgalley and St Martins Press!

I have been waiting for Olive's story since I read the first book in this series, and I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed Olive and Bax's friendship, and the mutual pining was perfect.
This series is just fun, and I always enjoy reading these magical, witchy, whimsical love stories.

Not Your Crush’s Cauldron by April Asher 🩵🩵

This was my first time reading a book from this author and it did not disappoint! This is the third book in a series of interconnected standalones. I haven’t read the first two but since I really enjoyed this one, I look forward to checking them out!

Not Your Crush’s Cauldron is about a risk adverse Olive, who creates a Dare I Docket list in order to force herself out of her comfort zone, which draws the attention of the Guardian Angel Association.

This was a fun, sexy, and fast paced read! I loved the paranormal element in this and how it didn’t take away from the romantic aspect.

I loved the relationships in this! The close knit family relationships between Olive and her womb sisters was so sweet, but I also love the fact that they consider Harper (their friend) as a sister as well. They were all so supportive of each other!

I also really loved reading about Olive and Bax’s relationship, it was filled with tension, it was entertaining, and sexy! 🌶️ When Olive tries to get out of her comfort zone by trying new things on her Dare I Docket list, he’s so supportive of her.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read! The characters were complex, funny, relatable, and definitely badass in their own ways! I definitely recommend this if you love a paranormal romcom!

Tropes:
-friends to lovers
-found family
-secret crush x2
-roommates to lovers
-curvy/plus sized rep
-forbidden romance

Thank you NetGalley & St Martin’s Press/St Martin’s Griffin for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a hexing good time! I was able to tandem read this ebook/audiobook, and it was so fun! I didn't want to put it down.

Olive and Bax had such a sweet friendship going into this story, and I loved all of their dynamics! I will say, some of the characters and their different supernatural talents were a bit confusing, as I haven't read the first two books in this series, and there wasn't a ton of world-building or explanation, so if you want to read this one, my personal recommendation is to read the first and second books in this series first!

There was lots to love about this book, though! Let's take a look:
- Olive's commitment to her Dare I Docket List
- Bax's commitment to help Olive with her list, both because he has to and he wants to
- Bax giving up his master bedroom so that Olive can have the room with the balcony (swoony moments from him FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, PEOPLE)
- The NICKNAME ANGEL FROM THE LIPS OF A LITERAL ANGEL (gosh, I loved Bax a whole lot)
- That both characters were scared of things along the way!
- The triplets together with their bff (who might've been... a demon? idk! still confused tbh haha)
- Olive's relationship with her grandma
- The politic drama 1. in witch society 2. in angel society 3. in higher ed (RELATABLE to this former higher ed employee)
- SURPRISINGLY SPICYYYY AND HERE FOR THE PARANORMAL INTERSPECIES ROMANCE
- Angel rides ;) both of the angel-variety and the motorcycle variety
- the fact that Olive made Bax braver and Bax made Olive braver / they were interested in making each other the best versions of themselves, even when that required them to push each other a bit
- the friends to lovers trope allowed for them to KNOW EACH OTHER SO DEEPLY that they could recognize what the other needed, wanted, when something was wrong, when something was right, when new behaviors were new and should be celebrated or when behaviors were concerning; it allowed this deep foundation of trust to already exist, and that made the interactions between them that much more special, because they knew it mattered!
- Olive becoming so protective of Bax <3 He's been protecting other people for so long, it was refreshing for someone to care enough about him to be that person.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media for access to the audio and St. Martin's Press/St. Martin's Griffin for access to the ARC of this one via NetGalley. All thoughts are my own!