Delia Merriweather does not believe in magic. But she does believe in family and they believe they are hexed. When Delia accidentally breaks the hex, restoring her families powers she is forced to accept that she is indeed a witch. With the help of her neighbor, Max, she learns how to control her magic and fall in love.

This audiobook is perfect for October where you don’t want something spooky or scary. It is as comfortable as a warm blanket, like a mix of Practical Magic and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Loved the duel POV’s and narration. Hoping to read more from this author soon.

I want to thank NetGalley, Carly Bloom and Hachette Audio for the audio-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

Plot: Delia's family is convinced they're a family of witches, though Delia doesn't really buy into it. Never mind that Delia is the one who can "break the curse" they're under. Delia's more concerned with getting her interior decorating business up and running and her new neighbor, Max, is kind of intriguing. Meanwhile, Max is a witch and knows that Delia's family are witches, they're just cursed. His job is to make sure they don't break that curse. He just wasn't expecting to also find himself very intrigued by Delia.

What I Enjoyed: This was definitely one of the more fun contemporary/paranormal witchy romances that I've read in a while. First of all, the plot actually made sense. Secondly, I understood the world. Both key ingredients to a successfully executed witchy romance like this. Honestly, all in all, I had a really good time with this one. I liked Max and Delia's slow evolution into oops, we fell in love. Especially since Max is convinced that emotions are bad because he's a Logos witch. How silly. Also, the cat/imp character, Nicki, was just so fun. I loved him. Overall, I really enjoyed this one, it just isn't quite a five star read.

Who I Would Recommend This To: If you keep picking up witchy romances in the hopes that you'll eventually find one you like, definitely try this one!! If you like a cozy good time, but with some stakes, pick this one up. Definitely make sure you're in the mood for some silly goofy antics though because the secondary characters in this book are a little eccentric.

Specific Audiobook Thoughts: I was fortunate and received an audio copy for review and I did listen to this one. I think the audiobook narrators definitely contributed to my ability to roll with the silly goofy antics and I enjoyed the narration. This is a dual narration, so Max and Delia each have their own narrator for their chapters. It is not duet narration, but neither of them had annoying voice imitations for the other main character, thankfully.

Cute, funny, magical and spicy what more could you want?!? I loved this book! I hope this turns into a series! Thank you NetGallery!

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

🎧Song Pairing: Witches - Alice Phoebe Lou

💭What I thought would happen:

I’m guessing some poor guy is going to be put under the spell by a very novice witch coming into her powers and does she know by the end if his love is real.

Oh my god I was so wrong!

📖What actually happens:

Family curse/hex > blue moon baby coming of age > hot neighbour > magic cat > magical powers return to family and the house goes bonkers

🗯Thoughts/sassy musings:

This was a real fun one! Perfectly light and witchy! The whole family was a vibe and was feeling it. I was also road tripping at the time. Great audio for that!

Read if you love:
🔮The fairies energy in Sleeping Beauty
😑Witch politics (there’s a patriarchy there too)
🩷Neighbourly hospitality
🐈‍⬛Vibrant familiars
💜Wacky aunts, grandmothers, cousins

Just in time for spooky season I love this book it gave me Sabrina the teenage witch and halloweentown vibes but for older people like my age. I loved the whole plot of the story. we have Delia and her family that has been hexed and that are unaware they are witches and then you have Max.
He has been assigned to watch over Delia and her hexed family. Delias family Is so charming and fun that has Max catching human feelings toward Delia and that is something new to him.

I can definitely say that this book was my favorite and perfect for. the upcoming season. Thank you forever pub for the opportunity to read this book. I highly recommend it.

Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom is a lot of fun & a great way to pass an October day.
Delia Merriweather doesn't believe she comes from a family of Witches. Delia doesn't believe she's the blue witch that will break a hex placed on the family decades ago. Max Halifax is from a magical family sent to make sure the Merriweather Hex is not broken.
Add aunts, a grandma, and a sassy best friend, and this read was a great distraction from reality.
Duel POVs, grumpy v sunshine, magical hijinks, and cozy fall vibes.

Hot Hex Boyfriend - Carly Bloom

The Merriweather’s are the town joke.. They believe they are witches that have lost their powers through a hex and Delia is the bluemoon witch born to break the curse… No one is more surprised when she accidentally does break it and all the family power is unleashed.
Max is there settling his uncle's estate but as a witch himself, he helps the family try and learn to control their powers. Trouble is, he can’t seem to stay away from Delia and the reason they were hexed in the first place, makes Max wonder if the things he is feeling are even real.

I found this book delightfully entertaining. The characters were all expertly written and I loved getting to know them all so much! It was like I found my coven!! It was funny and quirky with so much warmth it was the perfect cozy paranormal romance to start the spooky off with a bang! I loved Nikki!! He was hilarious! If we get a spin off, I need it to be on him!

Excellent book! Excellent narration.

5 stars and 2 thumbs up

(4.5/5 stars)

Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom is a cozy paranormal romance with a lot of heart.

The Merriweather women claim to be descended from a long line of witches, but generations ago were cursed to be unable to access their magic. But there is also a legend of a blue witch that would be born on the blue moon who could eventually break said curse. Delia Merriweather is supposedly that blue witch (she has the birthmark on her butt to prove it), but there's only one more week to break the hex by the prophesied deadline of her thirtieth birthday. Unbeknownst to the Merriweathers, magic really is real and Max has been sent by the governing body of witches to keep an eye on them and stop Delia from breaking the curse.

First things first, I grabbed this book so fast when I saw in the blurb that it would "delight fans of Practical Magic and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches." I've probably re-read Practical Magic the most out of any other book, and I absolutely ADORED The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Whomever they got to illustrate this cover did a bang up job as well.

I'm a big fan of alternating dual-POV romances, and both audiobook narrators--Laura Knight Keating and Zion Jang--do a great job! They were both especially good at having distinctive character voices and I never got confused as to who was speaking.

I really enjoyed and totally inhaled this book! There are some pacing issues towards the beginning, but the last half of the book really made up for it for me. I am so in love with so many side characters from this book (especially Nikki)! It was a fun romp with a lot of heart, and I even cried at one point.

Hot Hex Boyfriend is a great option to pick up for spoopy season if you're looking for something with cozy witchy vibes and light spice. I really hope this is the start of a series!

Tropes in this book include: slow burn, cozy, small town, southern charm, found family

I absolutely love to read books with magic during fall season, they are so cozy and always hit right.
Cordelia Merriweather's family always say that they are witches without magic, because they were cursed and Delia is a blue witch since she was born on a blue moon day and has a birthmark shaped like a crescent moon and is the only one who can break the curse.
Maximus Halifax is a witch who is grandson of Merriweather's neighbor, his grandfather passed away so he is in town to sell his properties and go back to his town, but also to keep an eye on the blue witch since she can break the curse. Max's great-great grandfather cursed of the Merriweather's bloodline because one of them bewitched him.
I loved the town, their mansions, they had that cozy dark academia vibe. All of the characters were fun, I love both of their families, they were different in their own way. Amy, Luc and Nikki were my favourite side characters, especially Nikki.
Both the main characters were lovable and I liked the slow burn and the reason for their third act of breakup was unexpected, I thought it would be because of the obvious reason.
The last one third of the book was really interesting and I binged it because I had to know everything. The mystery of how the hex was broken was interesting and fun.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This felt lika a perfect fall romance read with a dash of magic in it. The romance was super sweet and I love how sassy the aunts were. If you enjoy urban fantasy, witches, love at first sight, forbidden love and sassy characters then you will absolutly love this book.

This was the sweet witchy rom-com I wasn’t expecting to get when I requested the ARC but I’m so glad to have gotten.
It was a perfect fall read.
The plot was captivating, the characters lovable and quirky, the setting atmospheric and cozy.
I also didn’t expect for this book to get me emotional like that.
If you’re looking for a cute and cozy rom-com story for the witchy season this book is for you. And even if that’s not what you’re looking for, read it anyways. Or go the audiobook way because the narration was magical.

Hot Hex Boyfriend was such a perfect listen to kick off the fall season with. It’s a cozy, witchy romance that reminded me of Gilmore Girls or Practical Magic but with some spice thrown in for fun. Delia has finally accepted that there is no such thing as magic, and she is definitely not a witch—even though her family has always believed that they are, despite being unable to practice magic. But then she accidentally breaks a curse, and her entire world gets flipped upside down—plus she’s caught the eye of her handsome new neighbor, Max. He’s been sent there to keep an eye on Delia and the rest of the Merriweathers, and when they unexpectedly come into their magic when the hex unravels, he has to help them learn to control their powers. Additionally, he’s tasked with restoring the hex on the Merriweathers, taking away their magic again for the good of the entire witch community, but something about his orders isn’t sitting right with him. He also finds himself falling for Delia—but can he trust it, when he knows there’s a very real possibility he’s under a love spell?

The audiobook was so well done. Laura Knight Keating and Zion Jang both delivered wonderful performances, bringing the characters to life. Thank you to Forever for sending me over this Hachette audio production.

This one wasn’t for me. I’m reviewing at 92% because I’m not confident I’ll end up finishing this one.

The narration was frustrating. Between the two narrators I kept having to adjust the volume and speed I was listening at to follow along or to not be yelled at. I’ve never experienced such a significant volume and cadence difference between two narrators.

The FMC doesn’t find out she’s a witch until 60% in and at 85% in they're still talking about different types of magic and witches. Everyone truly seems to be clueless as the synopsis describes, but it’s gone on far too long.

The FMC and MMC relationship was irritating - they just hook up and it was enhanced by magic that the FMC and MMC don’t understand/ can’t control.

There are too many characters and none of them were well developed.

I definitely needed more character development and world building.

I absolutely flew through this book! I absolutely loved the world building aspects in this book, the magical system was super interesting! I also really liked the romance between our two main characters, Delia and Max! My only complaint is that I would have liked to see more of how their relationship progressed, it felt a little instalove at times. I also adored the supporting characters, the Merriweather women and Nikki were absolutely hilarious. I am looking forward to reading more from this author in the future!

The narration of this audiobook was excellent. The narrators really bought the story alive and I flew through it! Highly recommend listening to the book if you can!

This cleverly written witchy fall read, heavy on the loss of a family of female witches' magic and slightly less heavy on the romance. This story absolutely had Practical Magic vibes with it's crazy aunties, wildly committed gramma that swore they were witches when nobody else believed, dancing in the kitchen, and even death of the men who were smitten enough to fall in love with the witches. Add in a Texan flare in the FMC and the very right brained, straight laced personality of the MMC and I really enjoyed watching them both unravel and discover themselves, as they also discovered the return of the Merriweather's heart magic. Slightly long for a light, seasonal read in the fall, but thoroughly enjoyed the twists the last half of the book brought to set this story line apart from others of its kind.
Audiobook: The dual POV of the two narrators in this audiobook was very enjoyable. Their voices being so drastically different in dynamics truly added to the story and kept to the characters the author wrote. Each narrator brought a wide range of emotions individually, and the female narrator's Texan accent was cute and endearing, not grating.

So I started this confusing it with another author/series that also uses the word Hex in a lot of titles so it took me a minute to reset my expectations but overall I enjoyed this one. It had a pretty robust plot which I honestly wasn't anticipating. The mmc was kind of a meh character to me so I wasn't as invested in the romantic aspect but I really enjoyed the plot of the story.

Hot Hex Boyfriend is a fun and light witchy romance. There were a lot differences in this story (characters without magic, denial of magic, return of magic, etc.) that made for a unique and entertaining read. Both main characters as well as as their families are important for breaking the major spell and it was fun to see each family grow, learn, and accept their differences throughout the book.

Great read especially as we enter the fall season.

Thank you to NetGalley, Forever, and Hachette for this ALC in exchange for my honest review.

I wanted to love this book because a witchy rom com is right up my alley, but the pace was a little too slow for me and the romance was kinda lukewarm as well. I also found my brain drifting while listening because I got bored at some points.

However, if you're looking for a quick, cozy, light book for fall, this is definitely worth the read. The romance wasn't romancing enough for me to recommend it as a true romance, but it's a sweet, charming story about a family of witches living in a small town in Texas.

A delightful, witchy gem just in time for fall and Halloween!

Max and Delia had such chemistry and the banter/dialogue was snappy, humorous, and fun. The side characters—all of Delia's family, her BFF Amy, Max's brother Luc, and Darling Nikki the "cat"—were the perfect secret ingredient to this magical book that weaved the best spell over me.

The dual narration was wonderful even if I'm not an expert on Texas accents. I highly recommend this if you're looking for a witchy rom-com to take you into the fall, spooky season.

This is a very cute romance full of witches. It was a cute story wrapped with an interesting history. Max and Dahlia are an adorable couple full with a like special magic