‘There’s no need to be like that. I said I was sorry, and if you hadn’t been loitering by our tree, I never would’ve fallen on you.’
Her thick hair was tousled around her head with small bits of lead and berries decorating it, like some kind of faerie queen, and he groaned again, trying to get some more oxygen into his lungs and calm the struggling beat of his heart.
Careful What You Witch For is a delightful and fun witchy rom-com.
Becca Ashworth’s family is in trouble and with their magical legacy under threat, it puts their small village of Biddicote at risk too. So going against the witching tenets to summon an ancestor for help seems like a small price to pay to fix the problem…at first.
Connor Lynch is the Witches Council’s secret weapon and he’s just been deployed to find out exactly what the Ashworths are up to. But how he ends up posing as Becca’s fake husband at a magical inn in Cornwall as they hunt down a magical artefact is just as perplexing as the cheerful witch herself.
When their attraction for each other grows, Becca and Connor question everything they have been taught – and soon the missing artefact isn’t the only thing they are searching for. As love collides with duty, it’s clear that sometimes you need to be careful what you witch for…
Tis the season for all the witchy books to start coming out, and I am not mad about it. Careful What You Witch For is my first witchy book of the season, and I have to say it was a great read. This is book two in a loosely connected series, but if you are like me and haven’t read the previous book, don’t worry. I never felt lost. Emma does a great job catching readers up to speed, and the world she has created is easy enough to understand without overwhelming you. This is an easy, breezy book to read, and I spent my Sunday getting lost in its pages. I loved the world and characters Emma has created, and I will be downloading the previous book in the series after I am done writing this review.
This book was a lot of fun to read. It’s this wonderful blend of adventure, romance, and of course, spellbinding magic. Everything comes together beautiful to create this entertaining and addictive read. Becca’s family is in trouble, and out of pure desperation, Becca decides to summon one of the family’s ancestors to help solve this crisis. But as you can imagine, things don’t go as planned, and before you know it, our hero, Connor, finds himself drawn into the mess and posing as Becca’s fake husband. Chaos and sparks fly, and I just loved everything that happened on the pages of this book. There is definitely a lightness to this book that really gives it this cozy romance feel. But don’t think this book is just all fluff. Emma does tackle some tougher issues around family issues, toxic relationships, and childhood trauma. I devoured the magical world that Emma created. It was just so interesting, and I loved exploring it.
I am a sucker for a good grumpy-sunshine-forced proximity romance. And the chemistry between Becca and Connor is magical in the best possible way. I love it when characters are forced to work together to accomplish a goal, and the stakes just feel higher in this book, heightening all those wonderful emotions floating around. The banter between Becca and Connor was chef-kiss perfection. It was fun, light, and fast. These two were just great together. It’s always a lot of fun watching two very different characters work together and eventually fall in love with one another.
Careful What You Witch For is a fun, magical romance romp, perfect for anyone looking for a witchy romance book to read this fall.
Thank You, Orion Publishing Group and Rachel Random Resources, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
