I fell in love with Magnus, and I thought he fell just as hard for me. Then my class got canceled and I went to the club house so we could spend an unexpected evening together. Unfortunately, someone else was already there keeping him company. My heart broke open and something spilled out. My powers. I was a witch and I had never known it.
So I’ll be the first one to say I am a safety reader first and foremost. This is a hear me out type of review simply because magnus cheats on magnolia but this still ended up being one of my favorite reads from this author. The scene is on page!
Magnus and magnolia had been together about 6 months maybe. I don’t think they like solidified the boyfriend/girlfriend thing (I could be wrong) but they were very much together. He takes an assignment from the president of his club to watch a club girl to see if she’s a traitor and he knows he has to sleep with her. He continues it after the mission is over. Magnolia catches them in the act and she’s obviously heartbroken.
This book had a fantasy element where Magnolia is a witch. (It’s also connected to another series) She leaves him and goes into witch training to help her get over her broken heart.
Magnus is distraught that he messed up the best thing in his life. Growing up with the mother he did turned him into something he didn’t want to be and he hurt Noli in the process. One of my favorite parts was after he betrayed magnolia, due to her being a witch he was forced to watch visions of Magnolia having sex with another guy. It’s someone who is helping her through her witch training and it’s his punishment to watch her be with someone else. I loved that he had to go through that after what he did.
I think the main reason I was able to move past his cheating was because the updates on this book were so slow I kept forgetting how mad I was at the beginning when she found him cheating. Idk why I even continued the book after that because I usually never but I think I read it because I was bored and wanted the angst.
He went through a lot to get her back and his grovel went on for a long time. Again I think it was because there was so much time in between chapters that I was able to forgive him but this ended up being such a good read.
There’s all the bad things in here: cheating, OW drama and a separation where he was celibate and miserable but she was not
i get into this thinking he wouldn't be redeemable and guess what
there is a difference between one time spur of the moment cheating, what he did was premeditated and i don't think he would've stopped even if he wasn't caught.
he pursued her for a month said yes to her advances jumped into a bed with her even though his boss said he didnt have to also picked times when fmc would be in class
oberon should've killed him and she should've been with fae bae she was with during their separation
Cute but Magnolia's stubborness and the way she kept harping on the same points got a little tired. You start to feel sorry for Magus after he goes through the trials but while you eventually forgive him, there wasn't really a good explanation for his cheating. Other than he mom being neglectful and maybe abusive (no real clarity given there), and saying he ruins everything good in his life, it was pretty glossed over. I do like how he proved himself for her and prioritized her moving forward.
Another 5 star GroveltoHEA book for the win!! Magnus was something if I’ve ever seen it, I’d honestly say he made me feel worse than Merrick did .. but he went above and beyond in his groveling and honestly if fate is balanced a certain way; I can’t be mad at him ..