This book is a perfect palette cleanser for if you are in a book slump. Its funny, witty and good enemies to lovers tension.

Trixie is a witch who’s trying to love normally and she has constant conflict with the owner of her building, dominic who’s a vampire. Dominic is selling the building and Trixie is quite upset and chooses a hex as a way to teach him a lesson, to say this backfires is understated. There’s also a dangerous situation in Dominic’s life that shakes things up and puts a lot on the line for him and everyone close to him.

Cute and short paranormal romance. I thought it would be a little dark, but it was actually more light-hearted and fun to read. Basically no spice (just kissing), and plot went by pretty fast. Dom is more of a grump, but he fell first and harder for Trixie, who was initially annoyed with Dom's demeanor/behavior. The rivals-to-lovers trope implied in the synopsis is actually short-lived - their romance is more of a growing romance between 2 different magical species. It was cool to imagine a world where different magical beings live together (presumably with humans) in New York City. Not a lot of surprises in this book/pretty predictable in my opinion, and everything is wrapped up nicely in the end.

Thank you to LaManna Books and NetGalley for the ARC!

I received a copy of Hate Hex by Gina Lamanna for review through NetGalley, and I couldn't be more excited to share my thoughts on it.
Trixie Garden is a taxi driver in the magical district known as the Hollows. Down on her luck, she has secretly sworn off magic—a risky move, considering the deadly consequences if the Circle discovers her repression. Things take a dramatic turn when she bumps into her handsome but grumpy vampire landlord, Dominic Kent. He’s selling the apartment building, which holds her only cherished memories of her mother.
Dominic Kent is a 300-year-old billionaire, determined to capture his criminal brother and erase any connection to him, including the apartment building where Trixie lives. Despite his mission, Dom finds himself inexplicably drawn to Trixie. When Trixie starts a hex war to teach Dom a lesson, they are thrust together as danger looms and they are both nominated by The Fates to be Circle members.
I adore wholesome paranormal romance, especially when it comes with a good dose of humor, and Hate Hex delivered on both fronts. I connected with Trixie far more than I anticipated; her backstory truly resonated with me. Dom, being a rich vampire, was initially harder to relate to, but his growing love for Trixie throughout the story became palpable and endearing. Without giving away any spoilers, I’ll just say the ending left me hopeful for a sequel—I can’t wait to see more of their journey.

Thanks to publisher and netgalley for this arc!

✅witch fmc
✅vampire mmc
✅hex to romance
✅hex off
✅slow burn
✅supernatural politics
✅dual pov
✅closed door very light spice
✅he falls first and harder

This was cute supernatural book a bit too slow burn for my tastes and not spicy at all but enjoyed it anyways especially Dom I loved him so much! It made me LOL a few times too and I was intrigued by the magical politics I'd never read or seen a setup like this. I mean you had me at vampire x witch hex to romance. It def wasn't enemies to lovers though more insta connection with her being rightfully annoyed with him and then not at all lol.