The Kiss Curse

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Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for providing an ARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Oh, this was just a lot of fun! If you're anything like me, sometimes you can sit down and just inhale a romance book. If I didn't have a toddler, that would have been me with The Kiss Curse. Despite having a toddler, this book went very quickly.

The Kiss Curse brings us back to the delightful witchy town of Graves Glen, and to the absolutely hilarious Jones family. Well — really just Gwyn, and very tiny glimpses of Vivi, the heroine from the first book, The Ex Hex. Vivi and her new husband, Rhys, go away on a honeymoon, and leave Gwyn alone to run their shop. I did miss their presence on page, but as they already had their book, this was probably the best decision possible. This really gave Gwyn and Wells a chance to shine, and dang did their personalities just jump off the page.

Gwyn is a hilarious, very powerful witch, and I loved her so much. Wells is a little more stick-in-the-mud traditionalist when it comes to magic, but he very quickly loosens up. To be honest, Gwyn all but forces him to let go a little. Together, their chemistry was basically fire. They hate each other at the start of the book, but by the middle, they're basically climbing each other. It's fantastic. Not to mention the one real sex scene was incredibly steamy, so thumbs up to Erin Sterling, there.

The background plot of the book was interesting, but not as interesting as Gwyn and Wells together. To sum it up very simply: something is causing Gwyn's magic to go haywire, and no one is quite sure what it is. It's incredibly similar to the plot of the first book without being an exact copy. I wish their had been a little more variation, but whatever. I wasn't really here for that. I wanted more Gwyn and Wells.

Oh and — Sir Purrcival is definitely still on page, and he's definitely still talking, so I was extremely happy.

Four and half stars for pure enjoyment's sake.