Review of The Modern Girl’s Guide to Magic: A magical romantic comedy by Linsey Hall

Synopsis:
So here’s the deal—I’m a magical disaster. A witch from a family of witches, and the only one whose magic blows up in her face. Which is why I came up with my rules…

1. Never get involved with magic

2. If you must get involved, do not enter a competition to win the biggest magical fortune in England

3. And definitely don’t fall for Callan Hawthorne, the sexy billionaire mage who you’ve hated for years

So how the heck do I end up in a situation that promises to break all those rules? It’s the only way to save Seaside Spells, my family’s magical potion shop.

But it’s cool. When I go back home to Charming Cove—a village of ancient pubs and foul-mouthed familiars—I will totally ignore Witch Weekly’s Sexiest Man of the Year. I’ll win the competition, and if I’m lucky, I won’t turn myself into a toad in the process.

This’ll be fine. It’ll all be fine.

Riiiight.

Review:
Aria is quite an intriguing character as is Boris, and while Callan might seem standoffish, he becomes quite understood as time goes by. While this book seems to be a bit of split perspective from Aria and Callan, it is predominantly about Aria reclaiming her life and figuring out that just because you’re different doesn’t make you bad. I loved the past connection and bits of flash backs from Callan and Aria’s past. Callan does nothing but endear as he continuously does all he can to help Aria become her best self, and I am all for that. I picked up one saying that I hadn’t heard before this novel that I quite liked and think everyone would do well to consider in life: “There was no need to borrow trouble.” This is a quirky quick cozy light fantasy romance read that while not holding much depth, does leave the reader with warm fuzzy feelings afterwards.

Star rating: ✯✯✯✯✯
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️

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