A charming blend of romance and fantasy with a sprinkle of magical mishaps. 🪄💔

I enjoyed the quirky premise and the lighthearted tone, but it didn’t quite hit the emotional depth or magic I was hoping for. The characters were fun, though some parts felt a bit predictable.

A sweet, easy read for when you want something light and whimsical, just don’t expect anything too spellbinding.

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I found this to be a really gorgeous book, with a really pretty writing style that was much attuned to nature. While not exactly what I was expecting, I could see vividly Sadie’s story and loved how big, larger than life even, everything was, the magic, the romance, the settings. Definitely recommended!

Thanks to the publisher for the advance review copy, all opinions are my own.

As soon as I heard Practical Magic meets Gilmore girls I knew this was a book I wanted to read. At the start I was very intrigued. The Revelate family are quirky and I loved the herbal side of their magic. Unfortunately, this book fell a little flat. I found Sadie to be quite irritating and I foresaw a lot of the twists. I actually don't think we needed the romance element of the story. The sibling bond between Sadie and Seth, trying to break the curse, was the best part.

3.75/5 stars! The cover of this book was so cute. I really liked the idea of four heartbreaks in exchange for magical strength. The premise was great and I liked the majority of the characters. Unfortunately, I didn't love the romance aspect. Jake seemed kind of like a dick and I didn't buy into his relationship with Sadie. But a cute story otherwise.

Honestly, I was actually abit disappointed by this one. It didn’t give me the vibes I was expecting, cosy, Gilmore girls witchy romance. It was just abit awkward, and not particularly memorable. Appreciate the proof, but wouldn’t read again

A good story, if a little bit unmemorable. The slight world building and as good and I enjoyed being in the story for the time that I was there.

Didn't love this. It felt very young in places and the romance was a bit awkward. I didn't really root for any of the characters.

This book was a weird mix of conservative and magic. It just was an odd read and it wasn’t the Gilmore girls/small town/witch book I was promised.
It needs a lot of work.

"For fans of Practical Magic and Gilmore Girls this charming debut novel and TikTok sensation is packed full of romance, charm and plenty of magic . . ." - ermmmm kinda.

This was a highly anticipated read for me but untimely fell flat, I felt the pacing was slightly off and I lacked any real connection to the characters.
In the genre of cosy witch autumn reads, I think you could find much better.

This was such a cute cozy story, just really easy for my brain to understand and despite the heavy themes of cancer, it was a very wholesome story about family support and going back to your roots.
There is a theme of cheating, which did rub me the wrong way. I find cheating to be inexcusable, an immediate dealbreaker. With the reveals and how it turned out, it didn't seem so dirty, but at the start of the novel those reveals weren't out in the open, so it felt really gross.
Some updates from when I was reading:
I'm not feeling any chemistry between her and Jake at all, I don't quite understand what's going on with them. It's really feeling like she doesn't care about Jake at all. But it is clear that Seth and Raquel have something going on.
I really agree with Seth when he pointed out that all it seems Sadie cares about is her magic. She doesn't want to love 'because of her magic'. Which also means she's hurting other people 'because of her magic'. I hope this gets addressed. And if she loses her magic, so what? It's not that important, all it is is food and people will appreciate the food regardless of if it's magical, and the people don't even know. Why does she feel the need to manipulate everyone with her food, it's a god complex and it's icky
I adored the little recipes scattered throughout, I want to try making some!

I struggled with this, as I couldn't make out what this book was intended to be. Its a mix of a small town romance, small town fantasy, a mystery. It's bits and pieces of different themes pieced together.

The Christian witches really threw me off. The witches in this are literally methodist.

I initially requested this thinking it was going to be give gilmore girls vibes with some magical elements but it missed the mark.

This book wasn't for me at all but another reader might love it. I think it tried too hard to incorporate numerous elements and it ended up imploding. The comparisons to Gilmore Girls and Practical Magic also meant this suffered from high expectations.

DNF - the story and writing were so cliche it made me physically cringe to read it. I felt from the first chapter that I didn't need to read the rest of the book as it was so obvious what was going to happen.

I really quite enjoyed this while I was in a bookish slump, I connected with the book quite quickly. I would read more from this author

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Not sure where the Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic was in the book but I did enjoy the story and recipes.

I loved this book, with a charming blend of Gilmore Girls vibes with Practical Magic charm and have ordered a print copy

This was described as Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic, both of which I love so I was excited to get stuck into this. I soon realised when things are described in the same breath as two of your fav movies /tv shows it’s very hard to live up to.
It was a decent story and I did enjoy the characters in it , it just was missing the extra little bit of magic to really make it shine.

So going into this book, I was expecting a warm, cosy baking novel. Which it was. But what I hadn't picked up on was the emphasis on heartbreak in this novel. It was incredibly, incredibly sad. It tackles grief and terminal illnesses and losing the most important family member you have.

Along with these issues, this book also shows the different kinds of heartbreak you can have. I was so happy to see that the heartbreaks weren't just about dating and romance, the main one of course being the sight of her grandmother being taken from her by cancer. I felt this was really really important especially since family is such a big part of the book.

And there is cosiness in this book. There's a generous helping of small town charm, a lot of baking magic (with recipes interspersed between each chapter!) and a whole extended family's worth of love. Though I would hesitate to call this a cosy book considering how sad it all is, the cosiness is there to be seen.

warm, cozy, easy read - i enjoyed it but wasn't head over heels. i think a lot of folk will read and love it though.

I enjoyed this book and the writing style, however the storyline felt a little flat to me. Not my favourite