I loved this book! 4.5 stars rounded up to 5!

I adored each and every character. the pacing was perfect, the writing - easily accessible and the story was lovely.

Belle is a wonderfully relatable FMC that you come to really care about. She is well fleshed out and truly likable. I enjoyed the romance immensely, though slow burn, was sweet and fulfilling.

If you are a mood reader, this book is a perfect fit for autumn. Overall, this is a lovely, feelgood, Cozy book that will leave you smiling and in the best mood.

Thank you to Pan Macmillan and Netgalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own and I am posting them voluntarily.

Rewitched is a cozy fantasy about a witch fighting to keep her magic. Bella may be a witch, but she lives a mundane life working in a bookstore, hiding her magic from her best friend/roommate, and only wielding magic for the most basic and practical of uses. Unbeknownst to her on her 30th birthday, she must undergo a trial to test her worthiness as a witch who hasn’t wasted her magic’s potential. Now she has 30 days left to prove her worth with the help of an exiled warlock mentor and an infuriating coven watchman while dealing with a toxic boss who is ruining her beloved bookstore.

I really struggled through the first 40% of this book which was just mostly set-up that was exceedingly slow, maddeningly uninteresting, and made Bella come across as completely unlikably self-sabotaging. It just took too long to get to the point, stringing us along the unremarkable part of the plot with some cutesy character moments that felt annoying instead. But once the challenge is set and Bella meets her mentor, I was completely on board. So I both did not like and loved this book.

Bella’s struggle with her chauvinistic boss over the bookstore (that was completely within her power to take over) just felt unnecessary. I see what the author was trying to do by adding some gender politics, but this could have been done better. I think all these non-magical parts of the story just felt perfunctory and took away from the better magical part.

I loved Bella’s struggle to blossom her magic under the mentorship of the surprisingly cozy and grandfatherly Artorius. Arty was just great in general and could have carried a book all on his own. I also liked Bella and her watchman Rune’s slowburn romance with their adorable banter and Rune’s tendency to come across more creepy than plnned. The mystery behind who has been thwarting Bella as well as Arty’s own checkered background made for a thrilling read that should have been the main bulk of the story from the get go (although I did see the villain coming from a mile away).

Rewitched is a cozy fantasy that did the magic, found family, and romance right while being bogged down by its nonmagical parts.

*Thank you to Pan Macmillan for the eARC via NetGalley

*Actual rating is 3.5 stars*

Rewitched is the cozy and witchy fall read for people who love magical realism over a fantasy world. Something that I can see would make this more appealing to people who might not read magical books very often.

It blends slice of life of a 30 year old, trying to juggle life and work, with literal magic sprinkled into the mix. There’s a cat familiar, wonderful best friends and family. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the whole plot of the bookstore and Belle’s indecisiveness around it wasn’t so frustrating to read. It was what held me back from loving it.

Rewitched is a stunning and charming magical fantasy, perfect for autumn! Lucy's writing transported me to a blustery day in October and I can't wait to reread this cosy novel, curled up under a blanket with a warm beverage in hand when autumn is in full swing. Belle Blackthorn is a relatable and witty bookseller whose journey of self-discovery and magical endeavours hooked me from the start! This is such a warm hug of a novel and I couldn't recommend it highly enough!

*Thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan | Macmillan for providing me this book in exchange for an honest review*

This was a sweet cozy autumnal magical read. I loved every character, every flaw and even though I'm not a cat person, I even loved the cat. I HIGHLY suggest you take a pumpkin latte, find your perfect spot and read this beauty.

𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 • 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱
★★★★.𝟮𝟱

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁
- Cosy fantasy
- Cat familiar
- Found family
- Protector turned love interest
- Wholesome magic
- Explores self-discovery

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
This was exactly the cosy, magical and wholesome fantasy that was missing from my bookshelves. It had everything ranging from eccentric mage’s who loves food, a plot of coven domination, a strong female friendship that I literally adored, a protagonist who runs a bookshop, edible descriptions of food and coffee, and a romance that was slow burn and high intensity.

I loved the way that the author explores self-discovery using the transition of 29 to 30, where lots of people feel that they should have their lives figured out. The author shows that in reality, there is no linear destiny to follow, even in fantasies where anything is possible. As I’m on the cusp of my 30s, this was very relatable to me.

I also really enjoyed the magic system. I loved the freedom and pleasant nature to it. Those who loved The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, this is your next obsession.

𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀
“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

‘𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 ����𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦.’

“𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦.”

“𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.”

I loved this so much that I have already preordered the exclusive Waterstones addition. This is the perfect autumnal cosy witchy read with sweet romance and a fantastic main character. I cannot recommend it enough!

I ADORED this. The writing was delicious and the characters fun. I really hope there's more.
The ideal book to curl up with on a blustery, rainy, autumnal day, all cosy in a blanket with a hot drink.

Belle is turning thirty and potentially about to loose her magic powers - and gets paired with a mentor to stop that from happening.. until they realise they have to tackle the coven leaders together who have built the coven on a lie.
I’ll be honest, I found this very slow. It had an easy writing style, relatable language etc but the storyline is a bit slow for my liking. - it is giving witchy cozy vibes for the autumn.

This is the easiest 5 stars I have given on a book review. I loved it. I loved the twists and the characters. Some of the characters took me back to childhood favourite reads (mainly the teachers in The Worst Witch). I love Lucy's writing style and felt like it was a story a friend wrote. I loved it.

I thought this book was going to follow along similar lines to other books in the fantasy romance genre. I was delighted when it had all the best parts of romantasy: cosy, found family, and magic but the rest of the plot veered in a different direction. If anything, this book is about self love & being brave enough to believe in yourself.

I thoroughly enjoyed Belle’s journey of rediscovering her magic (I thought the motivations why she neglected them in the first place was super relatable too), the mystery around her mentor’s past, the motley crew of characters that were dedicated in helping her, and the little twist at the end that I didn’t see coming!

I knocked a star off because, while I appreciated the sweet love story taking a backseat to the main plot, I would have liked more of Rune’s backstory & why he felt so drawn to Belle.

But, all in all this was a winner! I’m looking forward to reading more of Wood’s books & would love a follow up or interconnected standalone to Rewitched - Ari’s love story perhaps…?

Rewitched is a cozy fantasy book about self love. The cover immediately caught my eye and is simply gorgeous. The book has a lovely premise, with the main character being 30 years old and trying to find her place in the world, which is fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the found family aspect and Rune is the perfect love interest for Bella. The romance was quite enjoyable. However, my main issue was with the pacing. While I liked the story overall, I found the beginning to be a bit slow for my taste. I believe this book is perfect for the fall season. Grab a cup of coffee and curl up with this book. If you're looking for a positive book with lovely characters, definitely pick this book up. Thanks to the Netgalley and the publisher for the arc. I'll post my review closer to the publication date.

Belladonna Blackthorn’s magic might be on the backburner, but as she juggles her demanding job at Lunar Books with her witchcraft in hiding, her thirtieth birthday throws her into a high-stakes trial that could strip her of her powers forever. With a ticking clock and dark forces at play, Belle must rally her allies, confront her inner doubts, and rediscover her spark before it’s too late. Enchanting and uplifting, this book is a spellbinding reminder of the power of self-love and community.

4.5 ⭐️
This was so much fun and had a really interesting plot as well as a slow burn romance.
I really enjoyed the different layers; the work place, the flatmate, the family dynamics and of course the coven challenges. It worked really well and was definitely one of my favourite witchy reads.
Perfect wholesome autumn reading.

Thank you for this ARC for a clever, heartwarming read! Bella and this strong plot had me hooked and I read this all within a few days as I kept coming back to it for more! I love the slow burn and underlying message this story gives. It’s a perfect read for autumn it spooky season. I feel like I could easily re-read it

God I just loved this whole book so so much. It’s the first time in a long time that I’ve dragged out finishing so I could savour it and keep it going for a bit longer.

Belle is turning 30 and about to lose her powers. You think this is a story of her finding herself and her magic again whilst trying to hold onto her magic through a trial set, but it’s so much more.

It’s a story of love, self acceptance, family related and found and a very tiny little bit of a love story too with a brilliant twist at the end that, to be honest, I didn’t see coming at all. I won’t spoil it, but I was actually shocked.

The characters were so lovable and charming. The interactions and dialogue was written perfectly and I just fell in love with everything. I want more from this author.

Barely made it past the first chapter, could for the life of me not continue even though I normally love anything witchy and autumnal. The writing is so forced, saccharine and feels incredibely juvenile and it's just nothing special on top of that, there are way better alternatives out there for witchy autumnal reads. Will not order for our bookshop.

Bella is a witch working in a bookshop in London.
For her 30th birthday, she needs to go through a trial. Fun? Fun.
I enjoyed the beginning until Bella’s indecisiveness and doubts grew, the last part and setting.
Plot 3.5
Characterisation 3
Setting 4.5
Prose 3.5
3.5 for me, and certainly highly recommend to cosy paranormal and slow romance fans.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Rewitched! A novel featuring a beloved local bookshop- Lunar books, magic, and coffee aplenty sounded right up my street, and it did not disappoint.
We follow Belladonna (Belle), bookseller extraordinaire, who also happens to be a secret witch (!) as she turns thirty and her powers are tested. We see her figure out how to negotiate her magical and non-magical identity and slowly start to her harness her power and embrace her talent.

It has loveable characters, is well written, and offers cosy escapism- a perfect read this Autumn. I hope there is a future sequel, as I would love to return to Belle's world and see how she's getting on.

Thank you to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC

I couldn’t really get into this novel, sorry. I think it’s more to do with it not being my cup of tea than the quality of it, though. I can see it’d be a cozy light fantasy read with an endearing main character for those who enjoy this kind of novel, but it was a bit slow paced and enough lacked tension for my preferences. Thank you for the opportunity to read it!