4 WITCHY STARS

Set in the magical little town of Charming Cove in Cornwall, we follow Alaric (vampire) and Emma (witch) as they navigate their fake relationship that will benefit both of them. Alaric, the Duke, is trying to keep his grandmother from being upset that his last relationship didn't work out, so he asks Emma to pretend to be his girlfriend for a while until his grandmother agrees to move in with him. Emma is trying to prove herself in her coven and has to plan the most magnificent and important ball that will power her coven for the next year, so she asks Alaric to let her throw it at his sprawling reclusive estate. The "I definitely don't have feelings for you" relationship starts from there, and boy, is it cute!

This book delivered exactly what I thought it would. It was such a cozy little romance with fantasy elements thrown in, and I had so much fun reading it. Alaric and Emma are so adorable!
Penelope, Emma's familiar, is a skunk and she gave the best comedic relief throughout the story. I just loved all the characters in this book.

All in all, this book was such an easy and happy read.

The writing style here makes it feel like you've walked into a chat with your tipsy friends or gossiping neighbors, and the story wastes no time in setting up the main character as a bumbling, awkward weirdo.

There's a fair amount of plot convenience to further the story, but that's to be expected in this kind of quirky romance that so fully embraces the fake-dating trope. Because it's an ARC, there are a few noticeable typos that I assume will be fixed by the time it goes to press.

The love story is cute enough to be compelling, and magic is just an everyday part of the world within the book. The way the romance develops has enough heat to make you root for them even though, like most romances, it's happening crazy fast.

I really liked Emma's journey to finding her power, and her familiar is a delightful character in their own right. My only major complaint is that the book could really have used more diversity, especially as it's set within a magical community.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book is so cute, a perfect light witchy romance for the fall!

I ended up liking the first book a little more, but this book was still super cute. It’s a quick read at only 300 pages, so it goes by fast, but it’s still enough time to meet a few different characters and get invested in their love story. This book has fake dating, single bed, and a lot of my favorite romance book elements, plus the mystical creatures - and an adorable skunk sidekick!

A couple elements of this story felt like they weren’t fully flushed out - like how the vampires work, some of the spell logistic tics, but overall it was still enjoyable. It was also fun to see a couple of cameos from the main characters from the first book in this series, but as someone who read the two books back-to-back, I was confused by the Coven when it wasn’t mentioned at all in Book 1.

Overall I would recommend this for a cozy fall romance.

How to Fake-Date a Vampire is a quick, sweet romance that is perfect to read as we head into spooky season. This is set in the modern world, but with a touch of fantasy, filled with magic and witches and vampires (oh my!), so if you like romance books and you're interested but nervous about diving into fantasy this is the ideal book for you. There is no complex world building, and everything was very easy to follow.

Emma is a witch without a family trying to prove her worth to the coven in Charming Cove, a magical town. While goat-sitting for a coven member, she ends up in the men’s loo by mistake where her goat friend rams the vampire duke, Alaric. Talk about a meet cute!

When the time comes for the coven’s yearly ball, Emma volunteers to organize it in hopes of becoming an official member of the coven. Alaric, recently back in his hometown due to some unfortunate attention from the press after being sold out by an ex-girlfriend, needs to keep his ailing grandmother happy and closeby. After what he’s been through, she’s convinced he’s all alone, miserable, and fixated. What happens after the meet cute? A mutually beneficial arrangement, of course! Emma needs a location for her ball, Alaric needs to show his grandmother he’s thriving. They make a deal. She gets his elusive estate for the location of the ball, and he shows his grandmother he’s happy and moving on with his life.

Ground rules… No sex, no unnecessary touching, and no falling in love. Easy right? This CHARMING cozy rom-com warmed my heart. A man wronged by a woman and a woman abandoned by her family meet in this touchingly adorable second book in a standalone series. Aria from The Modern Girl's Guide to Magic makes an appearance in the story, but you don’t need to read the first book to understand and appreciate this one.

Honestly, 5 stars. This romance made me laugh and cry (in the last 10 pages). I’ve recommended it to those who love a cozy love story with magical/paranormal elements.

Thanks to Bonnie Roon Press and Linsey Hall for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Rating: 4⭐️ book

Read if you like:

🧛 Fake-dating trope,
🧛 Found family,
🧛 Small town romance,
🧛 Magic, witches, vampires.

I was hooked from the very first page and I didn't want it to end. A swoonable, cosy story about a witch, Emma, who looks for her own place in the world. She starts to fake date a super hot vampire, Alaric, who has some trust issues. Their fake dating quickly turns real and full of palpable chemistry.

I would give it 5⭐️ rating but the ending seemed too rushed.

If you are looking for a charming, funny, witchy romance, then that book is for you. A great read for upcoming spooky season.

Thank you @netgalley, the the publisher Bonnie Dean Press and the Author @linseyhallauthor for letting me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Myth: 4/5

A cozy paranormal romance if I ever read one! This book was a really quick read for me, like so many of the paranormal small-town stories. A deal is struck, fake date the duke so his grandmother doesn’t have to bear bad news, and she gets to host the Beltane ball at his magnificent estate.

Magic: 4/5

The vampire lore is pretty light in this. The only thing that resembles traditional vampire myth is drinking blood, but it’s very light (none from humans).

The witchy magic and background are much more the focus and lots of fun! I love an animal familiar.

Overall: 4/5

Featuring one of my favorite tropes, fake dating, takes center stage in this vampire/witch romance. It was a light, easy read featuring those small-town vibes, the fancy royal, and plenty of hijinks.

How to fake date a vampire was a lighthearted read perfect for the run up to autumn. This wasn’t a dark book with blood sucking monsters but rather a brooding duke who ages very slowly and isn’t driven by his need to eat people. Emma is a witch determined to prove herself to her coven. The whole fake dating scenario comes by accidentally but works out in both Emma and Alaric’s favour. Emma is tasked with planning a grand ball and the duke’s estate would make the perfect venue, but he is stubborn and says no. That is until his grandmother mistakes Emma for his girlfriend and things fall into place. In exchange for fake dating Alaric, he would provide his estate for the ball.
This was lighthearted, cozy and easy to read. It wasn’t full of drama and emotion but it was entertaining and different to the usual grumpy/sunshine fake dating tropes out currently. The cover is great and it seemed unique. Thanks for the eARC!

i liked this, it was enjoyable for the most part.

how to fake-date a vampire follows along emma who is a witch striving to prove herself in the witches' coven. she is currently on the lowest tier in her coven and her position is not promised. in order to prove herself and maintain a secure position, she must plan the most spectacular ball. after a rather strange encounter, she agrees to fake date a duke alaric who needs to keep up a ruse of having a significant order to his grandmother, in exchange for using his large eloquent home to host this ball.


although this is a part of a series, i read this as a standalone and although jumping into this world was very confusing at the jump because i was not expecting this to be a modern-day fantasy, with cars and modern-day tv shows, it was relatively easy to piece all the puzzles together.


i would recommend this book to anyone new to the fantasy genre, who loves fake dating, who does not mind a slight third-act/miscommunication (it wasn't that bad), and who is interested in finding out how to fake-date a vampire😋.

as for how i felt about this book, i think i would have this enjoyed this more when i was easing myself into the fantasy romance, as i tend to enjoy high-stakes fantasies more. i do not have anything negative to say except that i did not feel any personal connection with this book, but hey at least i did not hate any characters 😌


Thank you to Linsey Hall, Bonnie Doon Press, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

If you are looking for a light yet magical read, then this book is for you. It boasts of a witch with low self-esteem who eventually realized just how powerful she was. Then, there’s the untrusting (yet handsome) vampire duke who fell in love with the beautiful girl who was not impressed with his title or his estate. Add a cute yet sassy familiar and a sprinkling of other lovable characters and you got yourself a read that will have smiling all day.



Sounds like the perfect formula for a fun romance, yes? Well, get ready to feel giddy as you ride along the duke and the witch’s journey of self-discovery, attraction, feelings of hurt, and love. This guy-falls-first trope of a story is what you need if you want to take a breather from crime thrillers or reads that make you ugly-cry.

I didn’t read the first book in this series before I read this one and you can definitely read it as a stand-alone!

This book was such an easy, cozy, feel good read. It was so relaxing to read this book and I devoured it within a sitting. I genuinely enjoyed it!

Will I be buying the the physical copies eventually? 100%!

I think if I didn’t read the first book in the series, I would have enjoyed this a little more but it was just a copy of the first book with just slight differences. She’s an orphan, who’s really bad at magic (but turns out to be super duper powerful) and he’s a millionaire who everyone loves and wants and he finds her cute and unique…. Which she wasn’t. There’s a competition that she needs to win otherwise she’s out of a job and she has a sarcastic familiar who likes to eat all the time. This book was basically a copy and paste.

I got getting second hand embarrassment from the main character throughout the entirety of the book. I kept forgetting he was a vampire.. like he drank blood with his wine… that’s the only vampirey thing he did…

I really wanted to enjoy this and I think if it wasn’t basically copied entirely I would have but it was cringy, the storyline was flat and I just didn’t enjoy it as much as the first

Thank you for netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this arc in exchange of if honest review

Thank you Netgalley and Bonnie Doon Press for this ARC. Available Now!

Really cute, sweet read.
Book 2 of the Charming Cove series and centres around Emma - the hopeful Witch, and Alaric - the emotionally scarred Vampire.
The characters developed nicely and were easy to like. The different family dynamics were really lovely too.
It was fluffy, not too intense and super quick to read.

I really enjoyed this book! It was a sweet, fun little thing. I don’t mean that in a derogatory kind of way, I genuinely found it very sweet!

I had a great time reading about Emma and Alaric. Their chemistry was really well done, and although I would have loved a bit more background info about Emma, I liked how the characters in the book are built up and their interactions with each other.

I felt that some parts were a bit rushed or cut short from what I would have liked, but all in all this story hit the good spots! I particularly enjoyed Penelope. I want a skunk now. Not to forget, big shoutout to everyone’s favorite gran, Vivian! (I need more Vivian in my life)

This was a cozy and fun supernatural romance. I am always a sucker for fake dating, but the addition of a little mystery, magic, and found family had me hooked.

I thought that Alaric and Emma were great together and I enjoyed seeing their "relationship" grow. This is definitely an instalove story, so if you are looking for something slow burn or with a lot of character depth/development this may not be your favorite book, but it was just what I needed to ease into Fall.

This is a cute story, I'd call it paranormal lite. While the characters are witches and vampires, they seem rather neutered compared to other such types in other books. The witches cannot accomplish much without stored energy or herbs. The vampires are on the other hand more like fancy humans. They drink blood usually with alcohol, however they don't seem to get anything from it since they have the lifespan of a human. Their bite also hurts. They are also not hindered by sun, silver, religious stuff etc. Kinda takes all the fun out of being a vampire to be honest. That said the story follows the usual fake girlfriend and billionaire boyfriend tropes. The characters need to fake a relationship to appease relatives and in exchange for getting to use the estate for a witches ball. It is a cute story with some feels, the romance section seems rather rushed as though the author was embarrassed by it. A couple paragraphs and done, thank you moving on. The story is more about the tension and the does she/does he kind of feelings. It has a HEA that was pretty predictable. This is a light, cute and fluffy style romance so if you like those you'll enjoy this book. Thank you to netgalley for an ARC so I could right this honest review.

I really liked it!
I was definitely in the mood for a witchy book since spooky season is starting, and this one was an excellent book to start off the season! I really liked every aspect of the book and will definitely be going back for the first book! This was an easy and enjoyable read, I loved the characters and just really flew through.

How to Fake Date a Vampire was a quick and fun fake dating paranormal romcom. This is the first book I've read by Linsey Hall and I can't wait to read more. The author's writing is perfect for when you want something light hearted and easy to read. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked and rooted for this fake dating couple from the beginning. They had amazing chemistry from their first encounter onward and I loved their cute banter. This is a slight spoiler but this book sadly had my last favorite romance tropes, the miscommunication trope leading into the third act breakup. It usually messes up a good romcom for me but I still really enjoyed this overall. I'd highly recommend even if you're like me and don't normally enjoy those tropes.

Thank you to the author, the publishers, and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Since Emma has arrived in town, she has been train to gain the respect from her coven, doing different types of work to shown herself. But nothing is working out, and she's feeling like an outsider each day. Until she meets a handsome man in a bathroom.......
But let's say this is Emma fault for not reading the signs hahahaa.
Alaric is the duke, not just a normal duke. A vampire duke living....

A deal is going between the two. They are going to fake date for a while until they both have what they want. Emma, the state for the ball. And Alaric, to see his grandma happy.

Just let me tell you!! I loved a lotthis book! It's really cute and is easy to reed. Where going to see how the magic from the witches work and a lot more than vampires.
Something that I loved a lot, was Penelope!! She's Emma families and she's a skunk. A cute and funny skunk that I just want to hug and give her kisses. She's lovely.

Thank you, NetGalley and Bonnie Doon Press, for the ARC.

This was more like 2.75/5. The story was cute, quirky, and a fun read but it was a little too fast paced for me. The relationships were instant and lacked the depth they needed to be able to connect with the story in any way. I did find the characters really enjoyable though so all in all an adorable fall read if supernatural romance is your thing!