All the cosy autumn feels…

Really liked this book - plenty of witchy action with great sisterly banter and a swoony love interest.

Inhaled it in a day so great easy read - perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls meets Sabrina the Teenage Witch! (If there was a series of her in her late 20s!)

This cozy witchy fall story is sooo cute! I had a good time reading it. I related heavily to Scarlett our main character. She comes back to town after 10 years away. We have our typical family traumas and dramas, second chance love story (although it was kind of secondary to the main story), and a lovely fall vibe. This book reminded me of the TV Series, 'The Good Witch'. Was it crazy complex GRRM levels of convoluted and spicy, NO (hence a lot of the lower reviews which aren't fair IMO). Was it fun and a quick read that had me giggling? YES. It was wholesome and I needed that right now as we head into fall. Give it a chance and go in with the mind that its simple, fun and still a good story!

Thank you, Net Galley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC read!

Found this quite slow and not the easiest to get through. Wasn’t really my cup of tea but it might be someone else’s!

I really wanted a good book to kick off the September/October months where I like to read something more witchy/halloweeny. But this book was sadly not it. It's badly written in my opinion I didn't like how obviously in your face it was. I found it hard to connect to the characters and found the storyline to be laughingly too obvious

Boring and slow.. found it hard to connect to the characters. This book tried way too hard for vibes and lost it’s way a bit.

This book was a bit boring and hard to read. I had issues connecting with the main character and didn"t really love the romance either. This is an okay read for someone looking for a cozy fall book read.

Thank you Avon for granting me an ARC! This was super cute, cozy fall romance! While it contains a little spice, I wish it wasn’t such a slow burn.

This story has its’ charms. The setting is where the book shines. It’s a picture perfect autumn town (for the most part.) The people in it are charming and have their own quirks. I enjoyed the Inn that is run by the main family. But that was mostly it for me. As much as I enjoyed the setting, it wasn’t enough for me to really enjoy the book itself. I found the characters immature. The writing was simplistic, which will work for some. It felt a little too Hallmarky for me. (Not hating on Hallmark at all, just wasn’t what I expected from the book) The romance, though a second chance romance, wasn’t very convincing to me. A lot of the characters bickered like teenagers. Most of it just wasn’t for me. Amazing setting though, just wish the rest matched it.

If you want a cozy fall vibe, this book will hit that mark for you. Scarlett is from a family of witches, but happily living alone and on her own away from her hometown. One day, she gets a call from her sisters about their mother's inn - a curse has been placed on it, and Scarlett needs to return home to lift the curse. Scarlett reluctantly returns home to her estranged family, where she also runs into her former friend and flame, Nate. The curse that Scarlett tries does not work, and while she wants to run away to the comfort of her new city and apartment, she knows she must stay and kick this curse - even if that means relying on those she left behind. This was a fun read for a decent storyline with good characters. The lore was interesting and I loved the magic and spells. This book also incorporated the fall vibe very well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Twee, cuddly and cozy.

The description of "perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls" is apt. This wasn't a book for me and I've taken that into consideration.

This is a very well written, low spice and low drama book for people who enjoy that kind of story, this is a great book.

I feel like publishers and authors know why like witchy autumn books and just keep pumping them out with mo thought to character depth or interesting plots. This was boring and the characters annoying. I wish the writing was more developed and more thought put into the way the story moved.

This is a cute cozy witchy book perfect in time for fall. It is a light easy read that has some fun New England and Gilmore Girls vibes. On the other hand I found the romance to be more of a sub plot that lacked development. I kept longing for something more to happen throughout but the vibes were good and that is very important with mood reading.

This was not a fun read for me. I would have DNFed if it wasn't an arc and that's saying something because it's really difficult for a witchy read to not at least entertain me.

The main character was so annoying and I really couldn't stand her. Miscommunication should be her middle name, and most everything could have been resolved with a conversation or common sense. The family squabbles were grating, repetitive, and stupid. The fun sister was the only positive character, and she should have been the main character. The FMC's romance was also nonexistent and yet also completely predictable. I have little to say about the MMC because there's little to say about him. The author describes him as Tom Hardy and that's all I can remember because he's so boring.

The writing was fine but very millennial humor with way too many trite pop culture references. (It should be forbidden for the same Taylor Swift "the problem is me" lyric to be referenced ever again.) A much better version of witch who left magic behind and hasn't been back to her magical town, comes back years later to deal with a town issue only she can handle being from her specific family, and interconnected townie family and ex drama is Payback's a Witch. The witchy town is much better, too. Just read that.

Thank you, Avon Books, for the arc!

Did not like the female main character and not my favorite read, but I did finish it and did enjoy the fall vibes.

After having some trouble connecting with anything I’ve been reading lately, I’m glad I picked this baby up. She was light, she was fun, and she made me feel like I was in Stars Hollow…. With magic, of course.

The character development was pretty light and the emotions of the MC were very middle-grade in my opinion.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The perfect fall read! I immediately became obsessed with the characters and story line. Recommending this to all my friends for a fun fall read!

Thank you for providing me with this ARC!

I was immediately hooked when I saw Gilmore Girls and Charmed, but ultimately the story fell flat for me.

Starting with the pros. The setting was very cozy & autumn vibes which I am a sucker for. There was some witty dialogue. The overall premise of the book had great potential.

As for the negatives, the relationships in this book felt toxic and I found a lot of the characters annoying. There is a lot of juvenile dialogue. The story was a bit predictable.

Overall I think it had much better potential but sadly I didn’t love it!

I really liked the idea of this book and the premise of the magic town and witch sisters. I just had a hard time following the story and the dialogue had a hard time keeping me hooked.

If you want a fun magical read, then I would recommend this book just know going in it can be a little rough to read.

thank you to netgalley & avon books for the e-arc

i was drawn in by the concept of it being like gilmore girls meets charmed. growing up on both shows this book seemed like a no brainer.

the plot seemed like such a good idea that i was drawn in only to be let down a little by the writing style - it felt very juvenile and rushed.

the characters were all lovable apart from the main character :/ i really didn’t get on with scarlett and longed for little glimpses of someone else. she felt very woe is me and i couldn’t shake that feeling the whole book. but i did like her little character development towards the end

the romance is not a big storyline in this at all and i was a little disappointed by it - i wanted more of nate and scarlett (with less scarlett at the same time)

the ‘plot twist’ i felt coming from a mile away but felt a little rushed when explained. same with the ending, it suddenly all just happened within a short period of time

i had fun whilst reading but also felt like it had so much promise that was just missed a little bit

Thank you, NetGalley & Avon Books, for approving this ARC.

This is such a great autumnal cosy read, it's low stakes, closed door rom com set in a cosy magical small town.

Scarlet left her hometown 10 years ago after she blamed herself for her father's death following a spell that went wrong until she is asked to coke home by her sister with an emergency they need her help with.

Scarlet not only has to face her family and the guilt she feels but also her best friend Nate, who, prior to her leaving, were going to see if the friendship could become more.

If you liked the pumpkin spice cafe, freedom valley series & the Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic books you will really enjoy this book.