by Kate Robb
Star Rating: ★★★★★
Blurb
A spell for you to forget your ex, but what else might you lose?
Reeling from a recent breakup, a young woman tries to heal heartbreak with a spell--only to wake up in an alternate reality where she's lost more than she wished for--in this witty, whimsical friends-to-lovers debut rom-com. "Once lovers, now enemies, soon to be strangers with some memories, this love cleanse will rid you of your woes." When Gemma Wilde gets dumped by her long-term boyfriend, she reacts the way any reasonable twenty-eight-year-old would: by getting drunk with her sister, kooky aunt, and best friend, Dax, and performing a love cleansing spell to forget all about her ex. Sure, it sounds a little crazy, but nothing else has worked, so why not try it? They follow the instructions, complete with an absolutely platonic kiss from Dax to seal the deal, and Gemma falls asleep in a margarita haze, thinking nothing of it.
But when she wakes up, she realizes that this silly spell has worked. Not only has she never dated her ex; her life looks completely different --and spoiler alert, the grass is not greener in the alternate reality. The worst part of all: Dax has no idea who she is. To get back to her old life, Gemma must reverse the spell before the next full moon. That means she has one month to convince a now near-stranger, Dax, to become friends with her in order to get his kiss. But as Gemma carries out her plans, she finds herself falling for him, and begins to wonder whether she even wants to go back to the way things were...
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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🪄 Friends to lovers 🪄 Alternate reality 🪄 Spell gone wrong 🪄 Amazing debut 🪄 Romcom
My Thoughts:
I picked this book because I always find books with parallel universes really interesting! I fell in love with the concept reading Claudia Grey's Firebird series and have loved it ever since. I was a little worried this one might not work for me because friends to lovers doesn't always but in this case I adored it! I loved Gemma and Dax and watching Gemma realize her feelings were more than platonic. The alternate reality is a really fun new take on the trope!
I liked that there were positives and negatives of both realities. I loved seeing how Gemma learned positive things from her relationship and it helped everyone around her. All the characters in This Spells Love were well written! I loved Gemma's sister and particularly her Aunt! I want to go to that bookstore and get some monster smut recommendations! I highly recommend This Spells Love! It's an amazing debut and I can't wait to see what Kate Robb writes next!
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