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Fake dating gets a magical twist in this enchanting queer romantic comedy where a witch worries that the real feelings brewing between her and her crush were sparked by an accidental love potion, and the only way out of the disastrous spell is a healthy dose of the truth--drink up, witches.
Potion maker and self-proclaimed "messy witch" Morgan Greenwood is sure she was hexed at birth. Not only did she drunkenly offer to fake date the woman of her dreams during the biennial New England Witches' festival, but Rory Sandler, spellcasting champion and brilliant elemental witch--for reasons known only to the Goddess--accepted.
It's like every good luck spell Morgan ever cast came through at once, and it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict this charade will end with a broken heart.
Or is the magic between them real? As Morgan and Rory prepare to fool everyone at the festival, their relationship starts to feel a whole lot less fake--right until Morgan realizes she might have screwed up the common relaxation potion she made for Rory and given her a love potion instead, breaking one of the most sacred Witch Council Laws.
To fulfill her promise to Rory, Morgan must somehow keep playing pretend while under the watchful eyes of Rory's family and legion of fans. But to break the love potion, she'll also have to prove how incompatible she and Rory really are.
For a screwup like her, ruining their relationship should be easy--except every day, Morgan is becoming more bewitched by Rory herself.
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2.75/5
I was disappointed in this book tbh. I loved the concept and was excited to read about consent and how the author tackled it and it was good - but as much as I love the fake dating trope, I hate the miscommunication trope even more, and in this instance, miscommunication won.
The whole drama should have been resolved after one conversation. Instead, Morgan jumps to the worst possible conclusion and doesn't even ask Rory about her own feelings on the matter - if she had, all this unnecessary drama could have been avoided.
As much as Morgan and Rory both annoyed me, I loved the minor characters like Verdana, Isaac, Erica, and Morgan's family. And Hazel. Hazel and Isaac were my favourite characters and I wished we saw more of Isaac.