By April Asher, 3.5*s
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Magic-less witch Violet Maxwell wants nothing to do with alpha wolf shifter Lincoln Thorne—the man who broke her fragile, teenage heart. But when the two of them are forced by arcane Supernatural Laws to find mates, Violet and Lincoln agree to fake-date their way to a fake-mating in order to conjure themselves some time.
The joke’s on them. When old feelings make a reappearance—along with Violet’s magic—they both realize there’s nothing fake about their feelings. But there are old secrets and looming threats that could snatch away their happily ever after, again. One thing’s for sure: magic doesn’t make dating and love any easier.”
Review:
Not the Witch You Wed was a spectacular novel that took me very little time to read, but stuck with me after! I couldn’t wait for the next installment.
The MCs are definitely the kind you want to root for. They’re both fighting against an outdated system in the Supernatural world, laws that have no place in the modern age. Seeing Violet come into the powers that she never thought she had (while trying to hide them because of forced sup marriage laws-blah!) and finding someone she can trust with her secrets and her heart was absolutely empowering and heartwarming. On top of that, I’m always ready for a plus sized heroine who is strong willed and kickass. Plus, Lincoln fighting to get out from under the shadow of his overbearing father and fight for peace in his community against centuries of bloody tradition while reuniting with the one woman he has never been able to forget was…kind of hot, to be honest!
Such a cute romantic supernatural comedy! Packed with shifters, witches, magic and heat, and so many amazing characters that you can’t help but want future stories about. I loved the dynamic between Violet and Linc. Stories of enemies to lovers with history almost always have the delicious tension, especially when there’s a fake engagement involved. No matter how hard Violet tried to fight her attraction to Linc and remember how much he hurt her, she also was in a position to remember all the ways that they fit perfectly, and Link wanted to tell her what really happened, but was literally unable to. The truth was, they both never lost their feelings for one another, nor would they have been able to, but you’ll have to read it to see what I mean with that.
Overall, it’s a great story with good people finding happiness, and that alone is well worth the read!
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