I am OBSESSED with this book. The first chapter alone immediately captured my attention, then the further I delved, the more in love I became. This world that was created was everything I dream about. Absolute perfection.

3.5 stars

Thanks so much for the copy of this book to read.

It took me some time to get into but once I was in it I sped through it. I really enjoyed the sisters and family in the book more than I loved the main character. IT was a cute, quick, quirky romance that I could see myself really enjoying under a blanket during the Autumn months.

I don't love spice in books, but it was really easy to speed past that without ruining any of the plot so that was fine in this book.

I also loved how the ending made me really want to pick up the next book to see what happens next!

This book gives witchy, fantasy, cosy but still quite high stakes.

The book’s description really drew me in as it has a lot of what I enjoy in a book. I’ve been really enjoying Witchy books lately.

I really enjoyed this book and it didn’t take long to find myself immersed in the first story of the Bay Witch Sisters.
Each of the five sisters have various talents and each will find their soulmate at a certain event as told by the prophecy but of course it’s never that easy!
The first follows Laurel a Hedge witch who would rather not develop her skills like her sisters but instead focuses on her Tarot reading and wandering the Hedge world,
a realm only accessible to Hedge Witches.
That’s where she unexpectedly meets her soulmate, Owen and learns that their futures are intertwined but it doesn’t take long before they learn of the curse and what they need to do to secure their future.
The book has flashbacks, past lives, other worlds and revenge!
The book was well written and easy to follow along and I loved the cosy romance vibe that came across in the writing.
This is the first time reading from this author and it’s also a new series which I’m looking forward to reading more. I can’t wait to read about Rosemary in the next book.

Thank you to the Publisher, Author and Netgalley for an eARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book is a straight up blend of witchcraft and romance. The Bay sisters are Gals you would love to know and be friends with. The antagonist is spooky and deliciously bad news. The romance is one of the driving forces of this novel.
Colleen Delaney has crafted an engrossing, well-written book. I enjoyed reading it immensely.

Thanks for the opportunity. Very cozy book, if you loved practical magic you will definitely like this. A very enjoyable adventure that follows several life time curses.

This book was really cute! I loved how the author used flashbacks in her storytelling. She also did a great job flipping between worlds. I really loved the sisters connection. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book!

The Hedge Witch was a fun read with a couple of new aspects -- multi-lifetime curses, witches that cross the good bad realms, and sonofawitch. While this book was more on the fun side of life, it contained enough magic, spells, and darkness it was able to keep my attention. If you aren't a fantasy reader who likes complicated, dark magic, this is the perfect read.



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Thank you NG for this ARC read! If you're looking for a magical, yet vengeful, with a side of romance and some this is it! The Hedge Witch is filled with such a fascinating and vivid storyline of Laurel and Owen. Laurel is the 3/5 witchy sisters who depends on her sisters for a lot! Until someone from her past returns and she is set on finding this man (aka Owens), that she will do anything to find. Owen a son of a witch, decedent of the powerful Davis line of water witches and warlocks. However, he is not gifted with any powerful magic. Colleen does a great job with the format of the story including the flashbacks and back and forth between worlds. I loved the way the magic was described from both Laurel and Owen's perspective, and through their relationship with magic.

~ BOOK REVIEW ~

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

📚 A prophecy that'll change their lives…

The story follows closely with Laurel Bay, the middle child of five witchy sisters living on Star Island. Who has the ability to mentally jump into another world, the Hedge World. Where she finds her soulmate from another life.

This was such a cute and cosy witchy read!

Was super easy to read and follow along. With a storyline that to me was completely unique, I hadn’t read anything similar. To add the world building was beautiful and felt really immersive.

A perfect little cosy witchy read.

Let this book absorb you into an adventure full of magic, family and a bit of history.

Thank you to @netgalley and @colleendelaneywrites for this book!!

This book was cute & cozy! It reminds me of Practical Magic, with a very earthen, family-oriented magic system. I didn't think I'd enjoy the soulmates trope as much as I did - so that was a pleasant surprise.

While I enjoyed it and thought it was fun, the writing could use some polishing - some sections felt juvenile and irrelevant to the story, while other sections weren't wholly fleshed out (we had a lot of moments where we thought we would learn more about Laurel's sisters, but instead we got almost nothing about them).

Overall this was a fun time! Fingers crossed that there's a next book in the series, because that cliffhanger!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Colleen Delaney, and City Owl Press for a review copy.

She is a witch who meets her soul mate. There is a past life curse on the family and a vengeful witch who wants revenge. Can’t wait for the next books in the series

Thank you NetGalley, City Owl Press, and Colleen Delaney for the digital ARC copy. The Hedge Witch by Colleen Delaney is available now in all formats. The Hedge Witch was such a fun read. It gave me Practical Magic/ Charmed vibes. I loved the soulmate and reincarnation storyline. Laurel and Owen must learn of their past lives to know what’s going on in the present. I think this could become a series perhaps a book for each sister as they all need to find their soul mates. I was smiling at Owen and Laurel’s interactions and thoroughly enjoyed the book. The world building setup was smooth and easy to go along with. I completely would recommend for YA and Adult.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the E-Arc!

The Prologue captured my attention with such a powerful scene. This set the entire book for what was coming. I enjoyed the entire book from start to finish.

One thing happens after another. Past lives, magic, soulmates and curses! Oh boy!

Two things to mention!
1. There is some death bits in the book..torture and death due to witch hunting back in the day. So just heads up. I'm not giving you the details.

2. There is some spicy bits in it that just went with the story.

And now back to the review! The story kept overflowing on the pages having me want to know what was going to happen next. The sweetness, the action, the suspense! I had to know what was going to happen with Laurel and Owen. Would they get their happy ever after? Will the curse be ended? Will Laurel meet Owen's family?

Owen's family sounds pretty cool. I wonder if we will get stories from Owen's side of the family too. I want Laurel to meet Owen's mom! Water witches sound very interesting to learn too.

The connection between Owen and Laurel was just right. I love the playfulness they have with each other along with the flirty and steamy bits. Soulmates is what exactly they are.

Laurel's sisters are awesome. Love how they all help each other out when needed. I believe more stories are coming! I can't wait.

This is a must read for a cozy day to dive into the world of history, soulmates, magic, family and adventure. Go get it today!

A new small town witch sisters, yes please! I really liked that the stories of the sisters start off out of order. Welcome to Star Island, home of
the Bay sisters. Book 1 starts off with soulmates across time: Laurel & Owen. Bad witch out for blood, sweet romance and 5 witchy sisters - can’t wait to see who shows up in book 2.

This is one of the first books I've read in a while that has made me immediately want to grab the next one. It sets up so well for a series! I instantly loved the Bay witches' dynamic, I'm very much hoping the next books have more focus on the sisters' stories too, especially Rosemary's. I haven't been reaching for romance books a lot lately but this was the perfect mix of plot and romance.

A prophecy, soulmates and witches make for a fun romance with a supernatural twist. This witchy love story introduces us to the Bay family and promises more adventures as each sister finds her soulmate, discovers past lives, unknown power and the importance of family.

I really enjoyed the Hedge Witch which is the 1st of a new series. I am looking forward to the 2nd. The story is a light and fun romance that gives an inviting look at a small New England community. The sisters are all witches with various talents and have been given a portent that when a certain event occurs they will all find their soulmates withing a year or two. Laurel is the first who meets the man who has been her soulmate through past lives. She meets him in the Hedge World, thus the reason she is called a Hedge Witch. As she meets his 21st century counterpart on the island they must fight the evil witch from their past who killed them in a previous life. Though they triumph at the end, the story of this witch is not finished, she is alive in the Hedge World and plotting revenge. I would recommend this book to those that like romance and stories of fantasy.

Unfortunately this book wasn’t for me. I was unable to connect with the characters as much as I would have liked and had to DNF at about 40% the story has potential, and it seems like it would appeal to readers who enjoy a cozy vibe, which I normally adore, but didn’t work for me sadly. I gave it 3 stars because I have no doubt that many will enjoy this. It is well written, just hit the mark for me personally.

Thank you to owl press and NetGalley for the Arc.

Love the cover. It’s simple and catches the reader’s eye.

Instantly what I like about this book is the background is a handful of pages but then the chapters start with the witches doing something interesting. I like that it gets into what’s going on instead of doing 20-100 pages of background and foreshadowing like most books. We also don’t have to wait to see the witches' powers, which is awesome.

The sweet instance of the reunion by the river; unexpected and I loved it.

LOC 360, “Love from a different life and it’s starting.” Great cliff hanger without boring the audience with too much at one time

The concept of Owen and Laurel/Amee dreaming of each other was so cute and such a nice touch. Since it’s a common belief amongst Millennials and Genz that if you dream of someone that means they’re dreaming of you. It's a great way to capture and connect with the audience.
Also love the concept of intertwining destiny of finding each other and past life’s meaning. The flashbacks were a cool way to intertwine the story. The author did a great job flipping back and forth between worlds. Usually when authors do this it does get really hard to distinguish what and where the character is at. The intentional writing was pretty good too. There was not a lot of filler in the book. Conversations and scenes had a point.

The romance scenes were good, however, the vocab in the scenes for female anatomy were a little juvenile. “Sex” and “folds”, c'mon you can do better.

I would love to see the next book with his family and go through that history as well. Overall, this was a GREAT book, and I loved the plot of it.

Laurel is a Hedge witch, living with her sisters Lavender, Rosemary and Sage on Star island. During Beltane, Laurel discovers that she has a fated mate.
Her soulmate, Owen is dream directed to the island where he could meet Laurel, but true love is never smooth sailing.
A fun cozy paranormal tale. Easy to read and first in the series dealing with each of the sisters as they connect with their mates.