I really enjoyed the romance, and I like the main characters a lot and enjoyed reading their conversations and them working together, but overall I felt like things were way too rushed, I would have loved to see a bit more development of their relationship before the end. Especially since by the time we get to the end, nothing is really explained with the time travel/spell stuff anyway.

I’ve enjoyed this entire series. I do think this one was my least favorite of the three, mostly because it felt rushed to me. I also think the time travel wasn’t wrapped up well enough and the ending was too rushed. Nonetheless, I enjoyed! 3.5 stars.

This is another delightful romantic comedy about a Penhallow brother in the Graves Glen universe by Erin Sterling ( the pen name of thriller writer Rachel Hawkins). This time it’s Bowen who’s been tied to the Welsh homeland more than his other two brothers, but he is spending Yule with the family. He’s a collector of magical things (specifically he’s looking for the item that might bring his ghostly friend Declan back to an earthly existence) and he teams frequently up with Tamsyn, an “Acquirer” or dealer who locates such rare things. He’s a witch and she isn’t, but, of course, she’s magical-world-adjacent and completely comfortable in Bowen’s world. Both are attending the Witchy Wedding of the Year for different motives, and a supernatural mishap sends them to the 1950s, which, of course, forces them to figure out a way back to the future.

For a thriller writer, Sterling/Hawkins excels in the adorable banter between Bowen and Tamsyn (often via texting), creating another terrific couple. I absolutely loved “The Ex-Hex” and “The Kiss Curse” and “The Wedding Witch” is another entertaining and addictive story — perfect for either Halloween or Christmas fluff reading. 5 stars!


Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): NO Only a cat with yellow green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO But lots of holly, evergreens and mistletoe!

Thank you to Avon and Harper/Voyager and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy!

I love this cozy little series. It can technically be read as a standalone, but to get the full effect I'd highly recommend reading the other books in the series.

A lot of good to talk about here! I really enjoyed the characters. They are not deeply developed and that's OK. This story didn't need it. They were fun with great chemistry. There were so many tropes touched on here. The two biggest being the He's My Boss ™️ and the Time Travel Mission ™️ tropes. There was also a hint of force proximity and fake relationship in there, but not such a big emphasis on those. Sent back on a magical mission, the two have to work together and it was a cute way to button a lot of tropes into one story.

The only complaint I have is that the ending seemed rushed. I wish she would have tacked on another chapter or too to explain the ending and the resolution to the conflict. It's a romance, so of course the romance conflicts took center stage. But I was pretty invested in the magical mission elements here and that just kinda fizzles at the end.

Book 3 in the Ex Hex series continues with Bowen Penhallow still searching for a solution to fix his friend Declan who is sort of a ghost. He enlists Tamsyn to help him get the magical materials he will need. Tamsyn is becoming a serious distraction. Then they both end up at a haunted castle in Wales and things really heat up between them. Can they save Declan? Can they save themselves?
Great witchy romcom that is set during Yule for a nice change of pace.
Thanks Netgalley for the arc. My opinions are my own.

It has been a bit since I've read the first two in this series, but I feel like I liked this third one a bit less than the other two. The pacing seemed very off, really rushed at parts, then slow in others. It also felt like insta-love, despite these two knowing each other for a year before love was realized. The beginning of the book moves through an entire year before we even hit Chapter 1. Then the book rushes very quickly through another month, with just barely a white space to mark the time jump.

This pacing made it difficult to really connect with the characters or feel that they had chemistry. I didn't feel much tension or banter within the writing, and it all felt very rushed. However, there were quite a bit of funny lines and the spice was pretty good. The witchy element was also very fun and kept me engrossed in the story. Though, the end also felt a bit quick and lacked in the payoff I was expecting.

Overall, I think this is a quick, enjoyable read. I'd recommend it if you enjoyed the first two in the series, and are looking for a fun, spooky season love story this October.

New York Times bestselling author Erin Sterling brings us The Wedding Witch, the third book in her Ex-hex series.

Bowen Penhalow, a witch, has been using the procurement services of American Tamsyn Bligh, not a witch, to obtain the magical objects he needs in order to help his friend Colin, a ghost.

When Bowen and Tamsyn attend a Yuletide wedding at a haunted Welsh estate, they find themselves transported back in time more than fifty years to 1957.

I liked this book, the characters are well written, there is wit and humor, and there is definite chemistry between Bowen and Tamsyn. There is also plenty of intrigue in this story.

If you don’t like your books very spicy, this may not be a book for you.

Spicyness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ out of 6 peppers (which was a bit too spicy for me).

Spiciness rating based on information found at waywardreviews.co

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An absolute delight of a book - Sterling delivers banter, charm, and mystery! A Penhallow brothers book, this has time travel, enchanted objects and a healthy amount of spice

Another perfectly witchy romance from Erin Sterling! I loved the first two in this series, and The Wedding Witch was just as good. Totally absorbing, filled with lovable witches (and humans), delightful banter, it was too entertaining to put down.
My only concern is whether there will be a fourth book!

I enoyed this book so so much. I was glad to be back to the world because I actually adored the first and second book. As per usual with Erin Sterling books, I loved the writing. I found the characters enjoyable and the pace of the story really good.

A sweet, fun, quick read! This was a enjoyable read, especially since I wasn't sure how much I'd like this brother given how he was the in the previous books, but Bowen and Tamsyn were a lot of fun! The end was a little hand-wavey (i.e. oh look, all of our problems are gone despite us not having done much to fix them) but otherwise I enjoyed this book. Perfect for a day reading curled up with a cup of tea.

I didn't think this book would become my favorite of the three because I loved the first two so much, but it really is.

Bowen, who wegot wonderful glimpses of in the previous two books find love in an unexpected place: Tamsyn (Amanda) from the first book. One thing I loved is that the Bowen we got glimplses of (powerful, strong, silent, able to be alone, but still caring and family orientated) is still there.

I was afraid it might have become a grumpy sunshine in the way that made him someone who we hadn't seen in the other books.

There's not a lot more you can say about the story beyond the blurb without giving something away. I will say, I love how both of them aren't fighting it, that they know and are all in. Even when they think the other isn't.

Here's my one story thing: <spoiler> if you're a stickler for non-circular time travel, as in "this couldn't happen bc if they didn't time travel it wouldn't have happened so they wouldn't have had to time travel, etc" take the time travel thing off the plot table and just enjoy the romance. That's what I did and give it two big thumbs up! </spoiler>

I read the Ex Hex when it first came out and was in love with the characters and the fun magical side of it. I was so excited to read The Wedding Witch and enjoyed the fun, cute romance in this series. Bowen and Tamsyn have a working relationship, so while these two have instant chemistry, they try to maintain a professional relationship... until they get thrown back in time. However, while reading this, I felt like we missed a chunk of their backstory. Most of their chemistry felt like it didn't have any history to support it. The spicy scenes in this also felt very random, like it happened too quickly in the story without any lead up. Overall, I enjoyed this story and it felt like the perfect quick read, but it wasn't my favorite.

The final installment of the Graves Glen series is here! This one had a different spin on things with it being a time travel storyline. I was happy to finally get to know more about the third Penhallow brother, but even with his own book, I still didn't feel a connection with his character. This one starts off strong in the Holiday season and the chemistry between Tamsyn and Bowen. The storyline starts to get a little choppy in the middle though. I did enjoy the connection that our two main characters had when they were together. This one had a good amount of spice for romance readers hoping for that! I think this one has a lot of great potential and will be perfect for others, especially those who have read and enjoyed the first two in the series! However, it was unfortunately my least favorite of this trilogy. I think I was hoping to spend more time in Graves Glen than we got in this book. It was a very quick and enjoyable read though! Perfect for when you need a palate cleanser.

Erin Sterling does it, again! What a cute and cozy follow up to the first two books. I love that this book took place during Christmastime/Yule. There’s time travel, witches, and love! What more could you ask for? I loved the chemistry between Bowen and Tamsyn. I do wish the former characters were in this book a little more than they were.
I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and the publisher.

I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I really liked this book. The characters were funny, I enjoyed glimpses of the previous characters. The only weird thing that wasn't weird was the sorta insta-love but it wasn't because they had been working together for a while you just didn't get a ton of that back story included in it. But overall I really liked this.

I absolutely ate up the first two books 'The Ex Hex' and 'The Kiss Curse' By Author Erin Sterling, Book three 'The Wedding Witch' was no different. I was hooked from the very start and could not put the book down. 

This book is quick, funny and cozy. It has the perfect Grumpy x Sunshine duo, one bed, fake marriage, mistletoe kisses, banter, found family. There is also a large magical aspect of the book including time travel! 

This time we follow Tamsyn who we met in book one and Bowen the final Penhallow brother. In previous books Bowen is referred to as the lone mountain man, recluse and a werewolf! (He is not really a werewolf) In this book we watch him transform into a man who wants to be around people or maybe just a certain someone. 

Tamsyn is our sunshine happy thief, Ope sorry... Tamsyn is an acquirer of magical objects and freelance works for the highest dollar. That is until Bowen hires her and they make a bargain; she only works for him. 

'𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙗,” 𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙,”𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣'

Bowen has Tamsyn traveling all around the world finding anything and everything. Bowen has to go visit family for Yule and Tamsyn has some time off, deciding to take a new job and not tell Bowen. However what happens when Bowen shows up at the same creepy manor in Wales? 

Ah overall this book was absolutely perfect and i'm sad the story has ended.

This story was pretty good. Parts were funny. There was mild spice. Bowen and Tamsyn were an interesting match. The dynamic of a witch and a human relationship was fun. Tamsyn brought Bowen out of his shell. I wish there was more after they returned from their adventure. This book left me with a few unanswered questions.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyager for this eARC!

Christmas in June, very exciting part of the summer, as the seasonal ARCs begin to come out.

Full disclosure, I don't remember much about the past books in the series, except that I liked them (this is not a problem with these books, just with me). I liked this one too! I thought this particular witchy vibe was great at Yule (witch Christmas), and I loved the estate/house party vibes. Erin Sterling/Rachel Hawkins is also funny, always a bonus! If you liked the past books, this one is similarly fun and does have excellent cozy winter vibes.

This was a cute, fast read! Great christmas with magic vibes. 3.5 stars!


We are back with the Penhallow brothers and this time it is Bowens turn. This is a cute „i dont get involved with people I work with“ romance mixed with a time travel element and christmas. Overall this was very enjoyable. The charcters are fun, the setting is magical with Christmas and an old castle and the vibes are just great. The beginning is slow and it took a while until we get to the actual meet of the book, but other than that - very cute!