Love Spells Trouble

Witches in HTx?! Yep, Houston is the magical setting for this witchy novel and … I’m here for it! 🧙‍♀️ Love Spells is a cute teenage fake-dating story. Here’s what I liked: 🪄Super cute cover 🪄 Adorable teen crush 🪄 Houston setting!! 🪄 Haunted house date 🪄 Hitting on deep topics of classism, gentrification and the importance of HBCUs 🪄 Haites, the secretly salty puppy who has beef with Khaden 😂 🪄 Stinking cute quotes like: “If decadent, super tempting, triple layer fudge chocolate cake had a sound, it would be identical to the deep pitch of his voice when he says my name.” “Wobbly knees veer too close to off limits territory of the heart” *** there was one I can’t find, but it was something like, “I can’t stop my knees from getting weak” (around him)) I loved their 3rd ward tour, places I can visualize and see vividly because they’re right here! Makes me want to take my own walking through 3rd ward to learn more about the history of my city. My gripe is that I anticipated more magic, and it didn’t give me witchy vibes. The characters are teens so there was the immaturity in relationships. Khaden kept getting mad at Khy and ghosting him, without any explanation. Other than that, this was a good one, but I do feel it’s more teen (15-17 year old) and less YA. The narration was really good. I used an audible credit and didn’t regret it! It’s adorable watching the two fall for each other so if you’re in the mood for a lite, quick and cutesy read, check this one out!