[A quick note: This is a special edition with the UK cover. I absolutely love how charming this edition is. I bought it before reading just because I knew I was going to love it.]
โ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ก๐๐ง๐, ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฉ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ .โโSangu Mandanna
Witches arenโt supposed to be around each other. The magic that surrounds them attracts too much attention and bad things tend to happen. So, when Mika Moon (I love that name btw) gets hired to train three young female witches, she is hesitant. But she soon falls in love with them and the army of caretakers at Nowhere House, especially a certain, scowly librarian named Jamie.
I am a sucker for cozy fantasy. Make it a cozy witchy romance? Ya girl is dead on the floor. Iโve been holding on to TVSSOIR for almost a year now. I wanted to wait until the perfect moment to crack it open. In other words, autumn.
It was exactly what I needed.
Know how when you find the perfect feel-good book, you canโt stop reading with a grin on your face?? That was me. Lots of grins. Lots of sighs. Lots of wholesome moments. My only complaint was, it wasnโt long enough! I didnโt want it to end. I would have totally stuck around for another 2-3 hours of reading time because I wanted to stay immersed in the cozy storytelling for a bit longer.
Each of the three girls Mika mentors are vastly different, and I loved that you could see the differences on page. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each one. Plus, the found family vibes are A-plus! My only gripe was that I wished I could have gotten to know the other caretakers a little more deeply. It didnโt take away from my reading experience. Hopefully in the next book, I will.
The magic and world building wasnโt too deeply fleshed out here. You donโt learn the mechanics about it, except that it requires intent and control. I didnโt really mind that this wasnโt super fantasy-heavy because that wasnโt the point of the story. The story was more character based, centered around building and fostering relationships. So that was totally okay for me.
Finally, Mika and Jamieโs relationship was sweet. It was a hate-to-love. We got some POVs from Jamie so that we knew how he was feeling. The attention of the story wasnโt entirely on the romance. It was nicely split between the plot, the relationships of all the characters, and the romance. There wasnโt really much โspiceโ but it was cute and there was a scene and some kissing. Iโd call it โtame romance.โ
Overall, I truly loved this. I cannot wait for the second book. If you love witchy fantasy romance, found family, and magic, youโll enjoy this one! ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐/๐โญ๏ธ
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