Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion!

Picked up this book because I liked Eiko Mutsuhana's other series, Return from Death. This is also a romance story set in a fantasy world, and the romance is pretty well-written. It is a slow burn with a lot of misunderstandings, but it develops naturally with plenty of sweet, fluffy interactions. The title pretty much explains the entire story, though of course things are never that simple.

The main character, Rose, is a witch who lives like a shut-in. She makes a living by selling medicines and concocting potions, and the majority of the book is set in the woods she's living in because she barely leaves her home. We do get glimpses of the outside world from Harij, Princess Billaura, and Rose's very few visits to town, but at least in this volume the world-building reflects Rose's lack of interest in the world beyond her hermitage. So if you don't like main characters who are timid and socially awkward, this book is probably not for you.

But if you don't mind Rose's personality and are in the mood for something lighthearted with minimum drama, you might find the story charming. I sure did. The writing really sets up a lovely, mystical, witchy atmosphere, which I think is one of the best things about this book. It has a happy ending too, even if it's left slightly hanging to open the way for the next volume.

Mutsuhana writes romance really well. She always manages to capture the bittersweet essence of shoujo stories, regardless of premise and genre. I might be a fan of her works for the romance alone LOL.