The Ex Hex
Ratings158
Average rating3.5
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Ratings158
Average rating3.5
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, writing as Erin Sterling, casts a spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong.
Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two.
That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all.
Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it’s too late.
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3 primary booksGraves Glen is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Erin Sterling.
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Super fluffy second-chance romance with magic! Solid three stars because I wanted more chemistry between the leads, but this was a perfect October vacation read.
This is a silly romantic comedy. There's a happy ending.
I didn't much care for the racy bits all throughout the last third.
This is a cozy-spooky book: a nice comfort read with witches. I liked the premise: witches trying to counteract a hex placed years ago with some hilarious consequences. I loved the cat "Sir Purrcival" and I wish there was more going on with it. The resolution felt too easy. The plot made me believe the curse had high stake consequences but by the end it was too easily solved, I think. A light, fun read with a second chance witchy romance.
I can see the appeal with this book because of the cozy, autumn feels and the romance mixed with witchy-vibes (Alana's fav vibes? Yes please). But the chemistry between the mc and romantic interest just didnt feel well-developed or organic and the story itself was pretty basic. Not a bad read, but not one I'd pick up again.
