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Hexed
“Congratulations! You’re hexed!”
One simple, albeit off-the-wall, statement on a fancy card that looked better suited as stock for a wedding invitation. I can’t figure out if it’s a nasty prank being played on me by one of my hateful relatives, a viral marketing campaign gone horribly awry, or what.
When I lose my job that same day when the order I took for the customers at my table suddenly has the menu choices change to “You’re hexed” over and and over again, and the card or one like it reappears on my front door, I realize something decidedly freaky is going on. Then the stray cat I try to help starts talking and yep, it’s a strange new world alright.
I’m not hexed as in someone put a nasty spell on me. I’m Hexed, as in my bloodline, though it’s not so much a curse as an acknowledgement of me having inherited some magical powers I didn’t even know ran in my family. Not only that, but I’ve got an offer to attend a magical university as an adult learner, my entry guaranteed and all fees paid including room and board thanks to a hexed sister of my mother’s no one ever mentioned. The cat? He’s my familiar and here to fetch me. Am I going? You betcha!
Hexed is book 1 in a slow burn why choose romance with snarky familiars, good friends, demon lovers summoned by accident, and a heroine who finds herself in over her head as she navigates the strange new world of magic and discovers the existence of destined mates.
One simple, albeit off-the-wall, statement on a fancy card that looked better suited as stock for a wedding invitation. I can’t figure out if it’s a nasty prank being played on me by one of my hateful relatives, a viral marketing campaign gone horribly awry, or what.
When I lose my job that same day when the order I took for the customers at my table suddenly has the menu choices change to “You’re hexed” over and and over again, and the card or one like it reappears on my front door, I realize something decidedly freaky is going on. Then the stray cat I try to help starts talking and yep, it’s a strange new world alright.
I’m not hexed as in someone put a nasty spell on me. I’m Hexed, as in my bloodline, though it’s not so much a curse as an acknowledgement of me having inherited some magical powers I didn’t even know ran in my family. Not only that, but I’ve got an offer to attend a magical university as an adult learner, my entry guaranteed and all fees paid including room and board thanks to a hexed sister of my mother’s no one ever mentioned. The cat? He’s my familiar and here to fetch me. Am I going? You betcha!
Hexed is book 1 in a slow burn why choose romance with snarky familiars, good friends, demon lovers summoned by accident, and a heroine who finds herself in over her head as she navigates the strange new world of magic and discovers the existence of destined mates.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2024
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November 2, 2024
Non-Bully Academy but Inconsistent
I really enjoyed the first part of this book. The dialogue was a bit inauthentic and clunky feeling but I was enjoying the "girl finds out she has magic and need to go to a magic school" trope. It is one of my favorites especially since there was no bullying. There were some errors within the text but nothing too egregious. I loved the addition of the FMC's talking familiar (even though he was really unlikeable). What really made the reading experience less enjoyable for me though was the inconsistencies. I am a detail girlie so I enjoy the lore and character building but it is not great when I can't trust what I am reading not to change. For example, Jin tells Brandy that he is 172. Later, as if that conversation never happened, Brandy is stunned to realize how much older Jin is (135). This was similar to the shifter discussion. Brandy was stunned to learn they exist and is told they are part of the fae. Later she is stunned to learn they exist and it is insinuated they are demons. There were so many errors similar to the above examples especially for such a short book. I don't believe I will be reading the next book.
I really enjoyed the first part of this book. The dialogue was a bit inauthentic and clunky feeling but I was enjoying the "girl finds out she has magic and need to go to a magic school" trope. It is one of my favorites especially since there was no bullying. There were some errors within the text but nothing too egregious. I loved the addition of the FMC's talking familiar (even though he was really unlikeable). What really made the reading experience less enjoyable for me though was the inconsistencies. I am a detail girlie so I enjoy the lore and character building but it is not great when I can't trust what I am reading not to change. For example, Jin tells Brandy that he is 172. Later, as if that conversation never happened, Brandy is stunned to realize how much older Jin is (135). This was similar to the shifter discussion. Brandy was stunned to learn they exist and is told they are part of the fae. Later she is stunned to learn they exist and it is insinuated they are demons. There were so many errors similar to the above examples especially for such a short book. I don't believe I will be reading the next book.
November 2, 2024
Hmmm 2.5*
I'm all for wanting to get to know your mates before you bond but this was juvenile. The main characters ages so not reflect their characterizations. This read as a Y/A to me.
Lumping all supernaturals as demons..., I was trying to get behind this but kept thinking "why?". It's rare to read about a set number of mates, wish more could have been said about that. I just feel as though Brandy (heroine) stunted the whole plot to be honest. It took a supernatural twist of mates and tried to iron it out into a human concept.
Also pray tell me why getting to know someone before having sex is suddenly unique???? I digress but demisexual is not the vibe I got from Brandy. More like an inexperienced teen getting her first boyfriend. Again the ages do not match the plot. I say plot... Sigh...
I'm all for wanting to get to know your mates before you bond but this was juvenile. The main characters ages so not reflect their characterizations. This read as a Y/A to me.
Lumping all supernaturals as demons..., I was trying to get behind this but kept thinking "why?". It's rare to read about a set number of mates, wish more could have been said about that. I just feel as though Brandy (heroine) stunted the whole plot to be honest. It took a supernatural twist of mates and tried to iron it out into a human concept.
Also pray tell me why getting to know someone before having sex is suddenly unique???? I digress but demisexual is not the vibe I got from Brandy. More like an inexperienced teen getting her first boyfriend. Again the ages do not match the plot. I say plot... Sigh...
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