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A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon: ‘Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious.’ Ali Hazelwood

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I don't want this to come off as prudish and I don't want to spoil anything, but there were elements of this book that made it seem like self-insert fan fiction, or maybe a Wattpad serial. She co-hosted the Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast about romance fiction, which was featured on Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List” as “a compelling reminder of why the oft-dismissed genre is a real force in cultural conversations about consent and desire. Because of the way she treated him, I just could not see why Oz would want to spend decades with her and leave his life and duties and everything he's ever known. was fine at first, but that coupled with her constant interactions with her mother left me beyond exhausted and unwilling to continue reading this book. I'm really not trying to slate this book but it's hard not to talk about it with some bitterness because it was disappointing.

Having said that, I loved the characters and the vibe and so would recommend it to anyone who likes cozy magic reads!This was a really cute and funny read that also managed to pack in some big emotions, family drama, and angst. There was also a lot of growth from our FMC, which I was so happy to see, as well as some very positive messaging, especially near the end. Congering up a hot demon with morals and a heart is not only a fun twist but we get to come along for the ride when he is sucked into the crazy world known as Mariel.

This did make some of the book a little hard for me because his journey of learning how to feel and Mariel’s journey of gaining confidence overlapped in some kinda harsh ways. The fake dating, opposites attract, paranormal romance is just the book for a fun afternoon of reading. Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to the displeasure of her mother, she prefers baking to brewing potions and gardening to casting hexes.First I should admit I have a huge soft spot for fake dating romances so seeing that A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley had that trope mixed with a little fantasy I was intrigued.

When a spell to summon flour goes very wrong, Mariel finds herself staring down a demon – one she inadvertently summoned for a soul bargain. No matter how hard she tries Mariel can’t get the demon to leave and let her go back to her spellwork but when her mother shows up things really get complicated. She co-hosts the Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast about romance fiction, which was featured on Entertainment Weekly's "Must List.It could easily have been cloying and brimming with cliches in the way of many Cozy Mystery and small town mixed magical community novels. When it came to some of the supporting characters (Mariel's mom, her best friend and her mom as well) the dialogue of those characters distracted me from the parts of the plot that I did enjoy. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The small-town-with-magic setting is just as charming as the characters and made me want to visit Glimmer Falls.

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