Sirena Caraway is struggling. She is a kitchen witch and a masterful chef, but her kitchen alchemy is gone. She just bumps into things, starts fires, and makes food lacking in flavor. She feels lost, so she heads back home to Freya Grove, New Jersey. She gets back in time to enjoy some of the pumpkin spice of October, but after a botched job interview and an embarrassing Halloween, Sirena just wants a do-over.

She goes to the tea cabinet and finds a Wish Tea that her sister concocted, and she decides to make herself a cup. She wishes for another chance. And when she wakes up the next morning, she finds that October has reset itself, and Sirena has the whole month to figure out how to get her magic back and try that job interview again.

Gus Dearworth finds himself back in Freya Grove also. Taking a break from his family’s magic show. He’s a gifted magician, but his marriage just ended very publicly, and he needed some time to heal. So he moved back home and took a temporary job with the Historical Society. And when he bumps into Sirena, who he knew from high school, he had an idea.

The Historical Society had some cookbooks that needed someone with expertise to look them over and give them some love. Sirena agrees to take a look at them, and she is bewitched by the old recipes from the witchy cooks who wrote the books. She spends some of her free time at the Historical Society reading over the old cookbooks and wanting to try out some of the recipes. But she also wants to do something she hasn’t done in a long time. Sirena wants to have some fun. She decides to spend some of her second October enjoying the spooky season, spending time with her sisters, and savoring the town’s autumn activities.

But spending time with Gus is quickly becoming one of Sirena’s favorite things. She can’t deny her growing feelings for him, and he seems to feel the same. But what’s going to happen when her time travel wish is over, and November starts up like normal? Will it make a difference that she wished for a rewind, or will she be able to go on as usual, moving towards her dreams, and towards Gus?

Deja Brew is Celestine Martin’s third book in her Elemental Love series, each book about one of the Caraway sisters. Each book works as a stand-alone, but it’s easy to fall for these sisters, so one book from the series may not be enough. This one combines some entertaining supernatural elements with a good, old-fashioned second chance love story. How else can you have someone get lost in a corn maze, because a magic spell made it impossible for her to get out without some magic of her own (or of her boyfriend’s own)?

I listened to Deja Brew on audio, and I thought it was charming. Told in alternating viewpoints and narrated by both Marissa Hampton and Christopher Hampton, the audio book offers these characters’ journeys with warmth and joy. I thought both narrators did a good job of bringing this world to life, and bringing these two people to the love they were seeking.

I enjoyed Deja Brew a lot. I hadn’t read the other two books in this series, but I will go back because I liked this universe so much. This one does get pretty spicy from time to time, but that’s well balanced with smart writing and engaging characters. This is a great read for fall, or for any time of year that you’re missing spooky season.

Egalleys for Deja Brew were provided by Forever, and a copy of the audio book was provided by Hachette Audio, both through NetGalley, with many thanks.

This is a review of the audiobook.

Unfortunately this one was not for me i found the story hard to get into and didnt care for the characters at all. Just think the story wasnt for me

Deja Brew is a fun Autumn romance with all the cozy, small town festivities and friends; and a dash of magic. This is #3 in the series, I read this as a stand-alone. It was fine, It can be read that way, I could just tell there was more to some of the other characters. This is a great book to cozy up with, easy to read and has that “Hallmark movie” vibe.

Ex-celebrity chef Sirens Caraway has not had the October she was hoping for. She didn't land the job she truly needed, her cooking powers have gone haywire, and to add insult to injury she embarrassed herself at the towns Halloween party. When she goes to bed that night she makes a wish that takes her back to the beginning of the month. Her redo starts out on a positive note when she runs into Gus Dearworth whose magic has her in awe. Gus comes to town hoping to start over himself by changing his reputation into a positive one. Follow along as the two make a deal in hopes of being able to help one another. Will love get in the way or will it bring the two together in the end.

This is a deliciously cozy, perfectly autumnal seasonal romance, and I loved pretty nearly every minute of it. It definitely rose to the top of the pile of the ghostly/Halloween-ish romance books this year, to say the least.

✨ Review ✨ Deja Brew by Celestine Martin; Narrated by Marissa Hampton; Christopher Hampton

Thanks to Hachette Audio, Forever Publishing, and #netgalley for the gifted advanced copy/ies of this book!

Note: I started reading this without really realizing it was the third in a series, so this may have impacted my read!

This book starts with a Groundhog Day-style restart to October, giving Sierra a chance to do it again. Her first go-round of October kind of sucked -- injuries, impaired cooking / magical powers, and just general misery. She vows to make better choices the second time around.

She works with Gus, magician, former reality star, and now hottie town historian, and makes a pact to have more fun. He agrees to "tutor" her in fun, and she agrees to work for the local historical society to try to interpret magical cooking texts.

This book is FULL of fall fun - festivals, witchy things, and all things pumpkin spice, and I loved these pieces. On the flip side, the book felt like it dragged on too long and I just got a little bit bored. tldr: fun but too long!

🎧 the audio narration was fantastic - I loved how the narrators embodied their characters. would listen to these narrators again!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.25 stars)
Genre: contemporary/fantasy romance
Setting: magical world sort of adjacent to our real world
Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
Pub Date: Oct 1, 2024

Read this if you like:
⭕️ pumpkin spice and cider galore
⭕️ witchy magical fall fun
⭕️ friends to lovers
⭕️ small town romance

It’s official, Celestine Martin is a witch at Freya Grove because the way she writes characters and their chemistry is unreal. Deja Brew is a third installment in this urban-fantasy, cozy series and I think I loved it even more than past books. The language used in this book elicits so much nostalgia and those “feel good” fall feelings. Not much else to be said besides the coziest of feelings come from these books.

Sirena is a kitchen witch and she has some strict rules for being a kitchen witch that were passed down by her grandmother. It's those abilities that allow her to brew a wish tea. Her wish allows her to re-live her October in the hopes that she'll get the job she wants. She's been out of the work force taking care of family and her last boss stole her recipes so she's not in a good place. Hopefully, allowing herself some more time will let her correct her mistakes. What she doesn't expect is that she gets to spend more time with Gus.

August Dearworth is a former reality show star. He was a showy magician and reveled in the spotlight. But he loved and lost. Now, he's a historian and surprisingly happy to be in the Grove. He's drawn to Sirena like no one else and the two are magic together. But it's an overwhelming magic and both of them are a little hesitant to jump into a relationship.
What I enjoyed about this book is that we go past the date of the first wish. Often, we get to the day of the wish and everything has worked itself out. Sirena and Gus are going to have an extra couple of months in this story.
I heard about this book on a podcast and asked for it from NetGalley. I was lucky enough to get a copy and, while it didn't hit quite as nicely for me (not all of the story parts melded for me), I really did enjoy most of this book.

Three and a half stars
This book came out October 1, 2024
ARC kindly provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

Thank you so much, NetGalley and Forever for the arc of Deja Brew. I was insanely excited for this one due to the premise, the cover, and the snippets I have seen on social media. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stick with the book and did not get to enjoy it. I feel there were many characters that we had to know of and not a lot of progress on the book. I DNF'd 55% through, as it was the same thing occurring and no progress moving forward. I think if I had read the other books in the series prior to this one, I may have enjoyed it more as it seems we need to know the other characters and they play a big role in this story. I appreciate the arc, and I am sorry I could not finish it.

This book includes:
- Slow burn
- Friends to lovers
- Black romance
- Fall vibes
- Paranormal romance
- Plus size
- Kitchen witch fmc
- Magician mmc

This was the perfect ending to this series. The fall elements, the fall festivals, THE GNOMES. The magic was again magical enough but not too tough to understand. Gus, a magician that can’t magic and Sirena, a kitchen witch that can no longer cook had amazing character development. They are fully fleshed out in a way that I could feel connected to them. And soulmates 🥹 like legit soulmates.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Such a cute and whimsy festive read for the month. This was a first to me by this author, and so of course I had no incoming knowledge of Freya Grove but really enjoyed how fun the town was! Sirena and Gus are utterly adorable - I love seeing a plus sized FMC in a witchy romance! I truly don't recall ever reading that before and found myself loving it thoroughly, especially how Gus just completely adored her. Their chemistry was fun and exciting and that dialogue? So cute, and witchy and just perfect for the book. The cooking content was also a delight and I found my mouth watering on more than one occasion! Perfect read for the season!
Thanks to Celestine Martin and NetGalley for the Arc in exchange for my honest review!

Deja Brew seemed like the ultimate fall read so I was so excited to pick it up.

I have to start by saying that I did not realize that this was the third book in a series and that may have influenced my thoughts on the book in the end.

Deja Brew follows a kitchen witch named Sirena. Sirena's life is not going as planned and on Halloween night she wishes that she could redo October over again and she gets her wish! Sirena wants to redo October by having more fun and working towards her goal of becoming a chef in a restaurant again.

Gus is a magician who also lives in Freya Grove. Gus has stopped performing his magic on stage and on TV. Now he works at the Freya Grove Historical Society and he loves it, much to the chagrin of his mother who wants him to start performing again. Gus has gone through a divorce and his time back in Freya Grove has helped him see who he is and what he wants to do with his life.

Gus becomes a large part of Sirena's life in her chance to relive October. Gus commits to helping Sirena have fun and he also helps her get comfortable with cooking again by working with her at the historical society. Sirena and Gus like each other, but both of them also have a lot of their own things going on that prevent them from committing to each other.

Deja Brew has all of the fall/holiday vibes that I expected, which was great. While I wanted to have fun with this story and ultimately love it, that was not the case. I think my main issue with this story was that there was SO much going on. There was magic and fantasy elements, in-depth backstories, two weddings, career path confusion/troubles, family member side stories, and so much more. Frankly, I think it was just too much. Like I said, I did not read the other two books in the series and that could be why all of this seems like a lot as I think previous character's stories are continued within this book, but wow! I think way too much was happening and that made the book flow so strangely. There was just one thing after another and the overall plot just seemed all over the place. Instead of working with the plot of Sirena and Gus things just kept getting added and the plot just seemed to stretch wider and wider. Aspects of the book mentioned in the beginning randomly showed up again near the end but were completely lost in the middle because so much else happened in between. The magic aspects specifically just popped in and out of nowhere. There were times I completely forgot that the book had fantastical elements and then would be reminded as they were randomly laid on heavy and then forgotten again.

This book is primarily a romance and while I understand Gus and Sirena as a couple, the romance seemed to never build up, it was just there all along but they just weren't getting together. From the first chapter they like each other so readers never really see them falling in love, you just know very early on that Gus likes Sirena and Sirena likes Gus (even though she thinks they can't be together??). I also felt like the dialogue and the romance in general were just a little off. I guess I'm saying I never got lost in this story, I was consistently aware that this was a book and that someone wrote this story, which is an obvious truth but when I read I want to get lost in it. I want to be able to imagine the story in my head and see how everything plays out. Instead I was just constantly wondering why all of these different aspects were included and why they were important and why the plot was so all over the place.

I do not think this was a bad book, but it just did not come together very well in my opinion. If you want a romance with cozy fall vibes, magic, and a focus on family, you may love this. If you have read the first two books in the series you will probably love it even more. I would still recommend it, but I would be aware that this book does have a lot going on. You can tell the author loves the world and the characters they have created and that in and of itself lends to the story overall.

e-ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I honestly love Freya Grove and the sweet magic within this small town. Sirena and Gus’ romance might just be favorite of the three books. I love how they both work together to get through their conflicts and fall in love in the process. This was a cute and cozy romance.

Expect: Secret crushes, dual POVs, second chances, magic, spicy scenes and so much more!

This was a cute pumpkin spice, fall vibe of a witchy, magical romance. If you missed out on fall activities like I did this year, this book will immerse you in the sights, sounds, and tastes of fall. I enjoyed being back in this magical town filled with witches, magicians and all kinds of magical creatures, but I wish there had been more appearances of the supernatural creatures and more magical elements.
Compared to the other 2 books in the series this one felt flatter to me on the romance aspect and I had a harder time connecting to Gus and Sirena as a couple.

I alternated from an ebook to the audio and preferred the ebook because I didn’t feel like the narrators were matched in speed or volume which had me making constant adjustments as I listened which became distracting.

Overall it was a satisfying end to the series even though it wasn’t my favorite of the trilogy.

Fun autumn read. It brings the romance, the coffee, and the Fall vibes! What more could you ask for? Thank you netgalley for the ARC opportunity!

This was a cute book! It is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone even though I think I would have liked it a little better if I had the previous in the series. It is a cozy paranormal romance, very sweet and a decently quick read.

Deja Brew by Celestine Martin is a delightfully cozy, sweet & spicy witchy romance that feels like a cup of tea during the fall.

This is book #3 in the Elemental Love series & can easily be read as a standalone. However, the first book in the series, Witchful Thinking made me fall in love with this series & this magical town, so I do recommend starting there.

Deja Brew is great for fans of…
🧡 Witchy Romance
🧡 Kitchen Witch x Magician
🧡 Small Town
🧡 Groundhog’s Day (Month)

I was so excited to return to this small town & everything in entails. I loved the family aspects that are woven throughout the novel. I adored the sisters’ bond, their unwavering support & love for each other. I thought the kitchen witch aspect was super interesting & a brought a fresh spin to the witchy romance subgenre space.

I also listened to the audiobook. I loved how they brought the characters to life. I listened at 2x speed & it was the perfect listen for my ADHD mind. I really enjoyed the narrators & appreciated how they narrated this story.

I cannot wait to see what this author writes next & I am excited to read more of their work.

Massive thanks to NetGalley & Forever books for the gifted copies, which I voluntarily read & reviewed.

This is the 2nd book that I have read by Celestine Martin. I missed the 1st book in this series. I will have to go back and read it. It was nice to dove back into Celestine Martin’s cozy magical world. With Halloween approaching this is a great book to read. Sirena is an ex-celebrity chef and a witch with the month October having its way with her. Sirena makes a wish and she finds herself reliving the month of October. Gus is a former reality star and magician. For Gus he thinks that his love life is null and void since his wife left him. Sirena and Gus are great together. So, you want to know what happens when a former reality star magician and ex-celebrity chef witch get together pick up your copy of “Deja Brew”. The title is so fitting to the storyline.

I received an ARC via NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

This was my first book by Celestine Martin, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! While I didn’t realize Deja Brew is part of a series, I found it easy to dive into the story without prior knowledge of the previous books. The world-building and character development were engaging, making it a delightful read.

The plot was intriguing and kept me turning pages, blending elements of mystery with a dash of magic that added an exciting twist. I appreciated the depth of the characters, who felt relatable and well-crafted. Martin's writing style is fluid and inviting, drawing you into the narrative seamlessly.

Overall, Deja Brew left me eager to explore more of Martin’s work, and I’m curious about the earlier installments in the series. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun, engaging read with a touch of the supernatural!

This was adorable for Fall! A cute read with coffee, fall vibes and a sweet romance. This book was a very fun read with plenty of banter and characters to melt your heart!