Name: The Witch Is Back
Rating: 4.166666666666667 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781848459304

Sophie H. Morgan

The Witch Is Back

Sophie H Morgan

Love is a hex of a thing There's nothing wrong with being a wallflower. Not to Emmaline Bluewater, anyway. Emma may have been born into witch society, but her days of trying to fit in where she doesn't belong are over--they ended seven years ago, when the man she'd hoped to marry left town without a word. She's much happier now, living a delightfully mundane human life in Chicago and running her bar, Toil and Trouble. Until Bastian Truenote walks through the door and announces that he wants her back. Bastian had his reasons for leaving--even if he can't tell Emma what they are. Now, to win Emma's heart, he's got to face down an adorably goofy dog familiar, a best friend who's all too eager to hit him with a carefully aimed hex, and a woman who's far from the meek witch he remembers. Magical contracts aren't easily broken, but as far as Emma's concerned, not even a marriage of convenience will have her falling under Bastian's spell again...

Emma, somewhat reformed doormat and occasional magical rebel lovers her bar in Chicago and her human customers.  Sure, she'd rather just bake her cakes and stay in the background than serve customers but we all have our peeves!  When her former fiancé wafts back into town declaring they have to fulfil the arranged contract between their families, she's blindsided.  He left her 7 years ago and run off.  NOW he wants to get married???

Bastian needs to know once and for all if Emma was involved in the curse what was hidden in their marriage contract.  The curse that is slowly killing his mother.  He didn't count on her being more than the Emma he left behind.  This Emma is less affable, less adoring, less starstruck and a lot more snarky - even in her still shy shell! 

Emma is brilliant mix of vulnerable and naïve, she is a rebel and spitfire by turns. Bastian is a reformed man.  He's no longer looking for the easier path.  He's willing to stay the course and accept that their marriage may never be the big romance but they could be friends hopefully.  But then the feeling get caught and his plans go up in smoke.

If miscommunication/fake relationships/marriage of convenience are not your tropes then this may not be the book for you.  However, Emma and her friends are #girlsquad goals and Sloane as the impressionable but eager to learn half witch-half human sibling.  The complicated family of Emma and her love/hate relationship with her mother are great dynamics in the story.  I prefer my baddies to have no redemption and Clarissa really does not disappoint on that front!

I really enjoyed visiting this world and I'd be happy to read further books in the series!

Nicola Sarah Brooks

Emma, somewhat reformed doormat and occasional magical rebel lovers her bar in Chicago and her human customers.  Sure, she'd rather just bake her cakes and stay in the background than serve customers but we all have our peeves!  When her former fiancé wafts back into town declaring they have to fulfil the arranged contract between their families, she's blindsided.  He left her 7 years ago and run off.  NOW he wants to get married???

Bastian needs to know once and for all if Emma was involved in the curse what was hidden in their marriage contract.  The curse that is slowly killing his mother.  He didn't count on her being more than the Emma he left behind.  This Emma is less affable, less adoring, less starstruck and a lot more snarky - even in her still shy shell! 

Emma is brilliant mix of vulnerable and naïve, she is a rebel and spitfire by turns. Bastian is a reformed man.  He's no longer looking for the easier path.  He's willing to stay the course and accept that their marriage may never be the big romance but they could be friends hopefully.  But then the feeling get caught and his plans go up in smoke.

If miscommunication/fake relationships/marriage of convenience are not your tropes then this may not be the book for you.  However, Emma and her friends are #girlsquad goals and Sloane as the impressionable but eager to learn half witch-half human sibling.  The complicated family of Emma and her love/hate relationship with her mother are great dynamics in the story.  I prefer my baddies to have no redemption and Clarissa really does not disappoint on that front!

I really enjoyed visiting this world and I'd be happy to read further books in the series!

The Witch Is Back

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