Rise and Divine
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A magical romantic comedy sparkling with spells and witchcraft.
To save both her town and the woman who loves her against all odds, a witch haunted by loss must reckon with her turbulent past.
Even in a family of chaotic necromancers, Daria 'Dasha' Avramov has always been an outlier. An event planner at the Arcane Emporium occult megastore, Dasha is also a devil eater: a rare witch with a natural affinity for banishing demons and traversing the veil.
Still grieving the loss of her parents and plagued by a dangerous obsession with what lies beyond the other side of the veil, Dasha is both fiery and guarded, an expert at dodging commitment. Her one real regret is a devastating breakup with Ivy Thorn.
When they are forced to work together to plan a festival, Dasha hopes that sparks might fly once again. But as they confront the fault lines and passion lingering between them, Dasha and Ivy must also stand against an otherworldly threat unlike anything Thistle Grove has faced before.
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5 primary books#5 in The Witches of Thistle Grove
The Witches of Thistle Grove is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Lana Harper and Lana Harper.
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3.75/5
Wow, I can't believe this was the last book in the series. I mean I get it, with what happened to Belissama - but I'm still disappointed. Since the first book I was hoping for Gareth and Linden story, his character development and their reconciliation. I mean even in the 3rd book he was still hopelessly in love with her, and I enjoyed his growth. And I loved Linden in the first book and I was hoping for the second chance romance between those two. So I'm disappointed we won't get it.
Now for Dasha and Ivy... I don't get how Ivy could get Dasha back so quickly with no hesitation, after how much she didn't want to in the previous book. It was too quick for me and Sasha didn't grovel enough - her grovel was mostly off page which I didn't like.
And while I understand that this story needed to be written from Dasha's point of view, I hoped to get Ivy's perspective instead, since the previous book. So that's probably why my rating is lower as well.
All in all I enjoyed this book. It wasn't my favourite in the series (and I can't believe it's the last book - I mean what about Gareth??? And the entire town, I'm gonna miss it!) but it wasn't bad.
I've read the whole Witches of Thistle Grove series, and I have to say Rise and Divine is definitely in my top two. I've loved this series so much, so it was bittersweet that this was the story to say goodbye to Thistle Grove. One thing I will say about the romance, is that it was so nice to see that it was a given – like even with the heated past and everything going on, you could truly feel their bond. There are enough angsty stories out there, so it was nice that yes, there was romance, but it fed beautifully into the story/plot overall (that the focus wasn't them, but the them was very much a key to saving everything). I hope Lana Harper gives us something just as magical in the future.
