3.5 ⭐️

what a fun lil romp!! based on the cover, i did not know what to expect but was intrigued enough to find out and ended up being pleasantly surprised by this queer paranormal romance!! could anything be more up my alley 🙂‍↕️ i finished it in a day and if y’all are looking for a fast paced palette cleanser romcom, here’s your girl 💫

First thing I want to say about this book is that the story is a bit darker than what the cover might lead you to believe which was perfectly fine by me. Oriana is a new witch in the middle of deep forested Washington state. The coven there and the ancestor witches, who are still protecting the area, have been waiting for her. Now all she needs is a little help to build her yoga studio so she can make a living. Enter the Hunters who are built like a bunch of Paul Bunyans. It might be the 21st century but a witch like Oriana can’t afford to trust descendants of people who once murdered women, some of them just human and others with supernatural powers, so she kicks out the men. But unbeknownst to Oriana, a woman, who is secretly a Hunter, sticks around to help in the construction.

It’s a great setup for a story. I loved the setting, rainy and foggy, the power of nature to be both healing and sometimes threatening. My favorite aspect of the story is how fast the story moves, the non stop action, battling evil monsters but also taming the demons within. The mythology of ancient Ireland that is used got my attention as well. I also appreciate the running subtext of women fighting to stay independent and strong.

What holds me back from giving a higher rating is that there is not enough development of the mains and supporting characters. If Oriana and Sarah are built up more as individuals, then the impact is greater when they get together. Pre-destined steamy connections between paranormal beings is bread and butter for these type of stories but the characters still need to be defined. That’s all the next book needs. Go deep with the characters and the rest follows.

I love a good paranormal romance, but this wasn't it. This is the first book by this author and I'm not saying it will be last, but this one didn't entice me to read another.

This book was about forging your own path after surviving trauma which I could relate to, so that part was nice, but the relationship between Sarah and Oriana was unbelievable. It was the instant love that didn't seem real with no chemistry and no time to flesh out the relationship. I had a a very hard time getting into this book and had to force myself to finish it.

Unfortunately the story could have been much better, with seeing how Sarah coming to find her found family and etc, but no. This just wasn't a good book, but that may be just my opinion.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley for an eArc in exchange for an honest review!

To start off, I enjoyed the concept of witches, hunters, and "wild women" with their complicated past and the ramifications of this long history on the characters in this book. This book was truly about forging your own path after surviving trauma and I did enjoy reading how the characters healed from their difficult pasts.

However, I did not enjoy the instant love between the two main characters. I did not think they had any chemistry at all and their relationship was very rushed. I wish this book was longer in order to flesh out their relationship instead of becoming mates within a few days. I really would have loved to read about Sarah coming to terms with her inner hunter and maybe getting advice from her found family. I would have also liked to read more interactions with Friday and Oriana. I just feel like I would have enjoyed it more if some things were more fleshed out.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.

I very much enjoyed this book. The writing was great and the characters were well developed. I hope to read more from this author in the future.

Me gustó, de verdad que sí. Tanto Ofelia como Sarah me parecieron personajes carismáticos con mucha historia de fondo, pero le falta trabajo de edición, ya que hay partes que parecen incompletas (aunque no lo sean) o se dejan escenas a medias, y en la siguiente ya se pasa a otro tema.





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