Under Your Spell Review

By Laura Wood

Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️

Blurb

 

The daughter of an aging rock star finds herself working for the hottest musician on the planet and is shocked when sparks start to fly—especially since she swore she’d never, ever date a celebrity—in this unputdownable romance that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry.

She wants three things. He isn’t one of them...

Dumped by her cheating ex, fired from her dream job, and about to lose her Clementine Monroe is not having a good day. So when her sisters get her drunk and suggest reviving a childhood ritual called the Breakup Spell, she doesn’t see the harm in it.

But now Clemmie has accidentally ruined a funeral, had her first one-night stand, and she’s stuck with a new job she definitely doesn’t want—spending six weeks alone with the gorgeous and very-off-limits rock star, Theo Eliott.

He’s the most famous man on the planet. Her life’s a disaster. As their summer together turns into its own kind of magic, is Clemmie cursed to repeat the mistakes of her past—or will her future see all her wishes come true?

Category: Contemporary Romance

 

Read if you Like:

🎸 Rockstar Romance

🎸 Heartbreak Spell

🎸 One night stand

🎸 Friends to lovers

🎸 He falls first

My Thoughts:

I don't usually reach for a rockstar romance but I picked this one because I really enjoy a romcom with a supernatural element. While the supernatural element was very small here I still really enjoyed this book!

Clemmie was very hesitant to be in a relationship and I loved how Theo respected that and didn't push her. He was her friend and supported her. He also made her feel special. I appreciated that Clemmie was willing to face her fears to be with Theo even though it was very difficult for her. Their relationship was surprisingly sweet for a rockstar romance.

I also really appreciated Clemmie's relationships with her sisters and that we got to see a bit of her sister's stories too (we don't get their POVs but they have small arcs). I also thought reading about her upbringing was fun!

I struggled a bit with the amount of angst in this book. I tend to prefer lower angst books and this one was medium to high angst. I especially don't like angst that I feel is unnecessary which was a bit the case here. However, I think that's more of a preference than a critique of the story.

I think fans of he falls first and a sweet romance with a bit of angst will like this one! I wouldn't pick it up looking for a paranormal romance though. It's more about self discovery and facing fears.

Thanks to Atria books for providing me with an ARC! All opinions are my own.