Bewitching Rosemary by Colleen Delaney is a magical romance centered on garden witch Rosemary Bay and human sheriff Asher Evans. Drawn together by fate and a past-life curse, their love faces challenges from magical dangers and a villain determined to keep them apart. While the story's premise is intriguing, with strong magical elements and romance, it leans more heavily on the spicy romance than the plot, which might not suit all readers.

I absolutely adored this book! So much so I am kicking myself for not reading the first one, which I will be doing asap! I really loved how the story gave cozy & badass witchy vibes without Halloween, it truly felt whimsical yet modern instead of cheesy.

The whole story had a tasteful amount of spice while still emphasizing their love to the reader. Do I wish there was a little more spice? Of course, but it’s not a requirement, the plot was strong!

I loved Rosemary’s personality, she holds herself with such badass energy but has such kindness underneath. I think her magic and personality was tied together wonderfully, and made me want to be a Bay sister.

I wish we got slightly more deeper insight into Asher and why he left Buffalo/why he’s not talking to his mom other than a few sentences. I loved the scenes where he spoke with his sister, would have really enjoyed it if there were a few more scenes.

I admire the relationship all of the sisters have, how they support each other; questions are asked but they have little judgement towards each other and allow one another to have the space/time they need to process things. I am excited to see how their stories play out!

The past life was a whirlwind, I went from confusion, to happiness, to grief, to disgust (towards the family), then finally to pride. I admired how Rosemary’s past self handled her situation.

Ivan was annoying, obviously. I do hope that we learn more about what he goes through with the Guardians in the next book! And am excited to see how the other brother comes into play.

I love myself an epilogue, but I did wish it jumped a bit further in time so that I got more insight into how Rosemary & Asher were doing. Do they have kids? Do they get married? All things I want answers to!!

4.5⭐️ Highly recommend!

I received an ARC from City Owl Press via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.