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New Witchy Romcoms & Romances To Add A Bit Of Magic To Your Reading Life

September 8, 2025 - Updated September 8, 2025 // 2 Comments

Ooh baby Fall reading is fully in swing over here. I have been on a roll picking books that are BRINGING the vibes.

I’ve always loved a light paranormal romance/rom-com and I’ve loved the influx particularly of witchy rom-coms and romances that have come out ever since the popularity of books like The Ex Hex and Payback’s A Witch.

I’ve noticed that each year I’ve added more and more witchy rom-coms to my personal Fall reading list and they are the perfect type of reads for the season combining cozier witchy things, romance and a lot of times a fantastic setting that adds to that autumnal feeling.

A nice balance to the dark fantasy and horror I tend to gravitate to in the Fall especially once October hits.

This year looks to be my biggest add of romances/rom-coms with witches at the center so let’s take a look what new offerings are coming out this year if you are looking to add some to your Fall reading list.

One thing I will add is that this year I’ve seen an uptick in witchy Christmas romances which I’m also super excited about that I will have some to carry over into my wintry reading plans!

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New Witchy Rom-coms and Romances Coming Out In 2025

Book cover for Love's A Witch

Love’s A Witch by Tricia O’Malley

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Read it if you want: Charmed meets magical small town goodness in Scotland

A witch is summoned by her grandmother to break their centuries-old family curse in the magical Scottish town she thought she’d never see again.

Already reluctant about returning to Briarhaven, she finds herself clashing with the grumpy mayor who is determined to protect the town from her chaotic magic.

Out now.

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Witch You Would by Lia Amador

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Read it if you want: reality tv competition goodness + celebrity romance but make it witchy

A young witch gets the life-changing opportunity to compete on a spellcasting reality tv show. The twist of the season is that they get a celeb teammate and Penelope finds herself stuck with a man she can’t stand who is known for goofy viral spell videos.

Unbeknownst to Penelope, her partner has a secret — he is also the pen pal she’s been corresponding with who has gotten to know the real him.

Out now.

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An Ancient Witch’s Guide To Modern Dating by Cecilia Edward

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Read it if you want: dating hijinx featuring an older MC who has time traveled far into the future

A 39 year old witch living in the 17th century finds her attempts to find love become even complicated when a potion goes awry and sends her 350 year years in the future to a whole new world and the ups and downs of modern dating.

Out now.

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Head Witch In Charge by Avery Flynn

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Read it if you want: a spicy enemies-to-lovers witchy romance with a disaster road trip

A witch ends up on a road trip to find an ancient spell book in exchange for a divorce to the man she married on a whim in Vegas and who happens to be the heir of her family’s enemies.

Out now.

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A Spell For Midwinter’s Heart by Morgan Lockhart

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Read it if you want: a Christmas-time witchy read with Hallmark vibes

A witch, who has sworn off magic, has returned home for her small town’s winter festival only to realize she must help save the festival along with her estranged coven and her handsome high school rival who is partly responsible for the predicament they are in.

Out September 25.

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Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz

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Read it if you want: more cozy fantasy romance than witchy rom-com

A powerful plant witch, looking for a fresh start after a life of working with a dark sorcerer, must work together with a grumpy alchemist to save her new town from a magical plague.

Out now.

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Everything She Does Is Magic by Bridget Morrissey

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Read it if you want: a book that feels like injecting Fall into your veins with a Stars Hollow vibe setting

This one is a YA romance set in a Stars Hollow coded town where it is Halloween every day and features a broody witch-in-training and a bubbly mortal who need to team up together for their Fall festival and other hidden agendas.

Out now.

P.S. Check out my list of recs for new and favorite YA books featuring witches.

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Season of the Witch by Sophie H. Morgan

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Read it if you want: a witchy romcom with more of a wintry vibe than a Fall one

This is the third book in the Toil and Trouble season though I believe it technically could be read as a standalone though you’ll miss out on the world and the dynamics.

Two exes, after the merging of their family businesses, must work together and fake being a couple on a holiday getaway to secure an important investment. Plenty of past feelings could complicate the ploy but the real kicker is a spell gone a lilttle awry that has erased Henry’s memories of Tia.

Out now.

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Love Spells Trouble by Nia Davenport

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Read it if you want: A fake dating rom-com between two teen witches

Two teen witches, from very different social classes, engage in a fake dating scheme in order to save a family bakery. Cute rom-com that also touches on various social and class issues.

Out now.

The Best Witchy Romances From Last Year

If you haven’t gotten around to these new witchy rom-coms from last year, check out these standouts from last year!

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Hot Hex Boyfriend by Carly Bloom

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Read it if you want: a light-hearted witchy rom-com, quirky family shenanigans, cozy small town feels

Delia’s family has always claimed that the woman in the family are witches but a hex took away all their powers. She might have believed it as a child but as and adult she think it — and their belief that she’s an especially powerful witch — is just a tall tale.

When Delia breaks the curse without even realizing it, this isn’t just a surprise to her but to the hot temporary neighbor who has been keeping an eye on the family to make sure the hex HIS family put on hers isn’t broken.

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Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood

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Read it if you want: cozy fantasy romance, slow burn romance, found family, magical trials, 30-somethng characters, really good self discovery, all the best vibes of 90’s witchy stuff meets new & fresh, Stars Hollow vibes but make it British

A burnt out witch and bookshop employee risks losing her magic forever if she can’t pass the trial her coven has tasked her with and convince them of her worthiness as witch — a task made harder by a saboteur of some sort thwarting her success.

She must rely on the help of an assortment of people in her life on this journey to prove her worthiness to the coven and herself — including the charming & frustrating watchman who has been tasked with keeping her out of danger.

You May Also Like: Books That Gave Me Stars Hollow Vibes

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Hex & Hexability by Kate Johnson

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Read it if you want: something with Bridgerton vibes but make it witchy

This one feels like it’s for all the Eloise Bridgerton girlies.

It’s about a young woman who is not all about that Society life — she cares little about getting married and wants a life outside of the Ton. With the arrival of a mysterious aunt, certain aspects of her life start to make sense when she finds out that she’s actually a witch. This knowledge introduces her to a magical side of London she never knew and a duke who is just as much as an outsider as her.

P.S. The other two witchy romance reads from this author are on Kindle Unlimited.

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A Spell For Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves

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Read it if you want: a MM witchy romance with some spice (and on Kindle Unlimited!)

An aspiring fashion designer knows he is destined to a cursed early death like his mother but is determined to make a name for himself before the inevitable happens. That dream seems to take a detour when the placement he was hoping to get in the city, thanks to a prophecy, sends him to an unwelcoming small town in search of his destiny instead — a destiny with no easy answers with two enchanting men as contenders and magical forest that could be related to his curse.

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Truly Madly Magically by Hazel Beck

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Read it if you want: a Stars Hollow-esque small town and a second chance romance

Another one that I’m going to say technically COULD be read as a standalone but I think there’s too much overlap from book to book to make it the best reading experience. The first two books in the Witchlore series are on Kindle Unlimited and a fourth will be out NEXT Fall so get caught up!!

This one, not shockingly with how the last book set up, focuses on Ellowyn and Zander and their tumultuous relationship as they need to work together to face attacks targeting Ellowyn from the Joywood coven and their own coven preparing for Ascension.

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De-Witched by Sophie H. Morgan

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Read it if you want: a grumpy/sunshine romance between a warlock on a mission and a human who isn’t supposed to know him/witches exist

This one is about a human woman named Leah who knows, even though she shouldn’t, all about witches and magic as she is friends with some witches and co-owns a bar with them.

When the warlock she met at a high society witchy masquerade ball – a ball she definitely wasn’t supposed to be at – walks into her bar she knows exactly who he is and he has NO idea that she was the woman behind the mask there.

He’s a powerful warlock who has been sent to live among humans for three months – without his powers – as part of a condition in his parents will and before inheriting his family’s business.

He has no idea his new boss is the woman he met weeks ago nor that she knows about witches/magic. And she’s in for a surprise when he isn’t quite the Prince Charming she thought him to be from that night.

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Not Your Crush’s Cauldron by April Asher

Read it if you want: a spicy friends-to-lovers and forbidden romance between a straight-laced witch and her bad boy guardian angel

This is the third book in the Supernatural Singles series.

A straight-laced witch and professor of the supernatural challenges her students to get outside of their comfort and realizes she needs to do the same so she makes herself a list of some daring and challenging things for her.

Unbeknownst to her, this list ends up making her higher risk and getting assigned her very own guardian angel who happens to be her new roommate and long-time secret crush.

He can’t tell her she’s his new assignment and he also can’t have feelings for her as her guardian angel making the secret crush he’s had on her harder to keep at bay while they are living together and spending time on her list.

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Potions & Proposals by Kate Callaghan

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Read it if you want: a cozier witchy romance, rivals-to-lovers romance

This one is about two childhood rivals whose coven gives them an ultimatum — after pranking gone wrong and both being nominated to the successor to the retiring High Priestess — to either be magically bound together to prove they can work together or risk their possible banishment.

A spell gone wrong, in an attempt to prevent the binding, makes things even more complicated and they will need to find a solution together.

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What are your favorite witch-led romances and rom-coms? Are there any new ones that aren’t on my radar but need to be? Let me know!

P.S. For more reading inspiration that brings the fall vibes:

  • best YA books for Halloween
  • best witchy YA romances & rom-coms
  • best teen vampire books
  • best YA horror books to read
  • my favorite dark academia books

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Jamie is a 32 year old married lady (with a new baby!!) who is in denial that she's actually that old to be a married lady and a mom. When she's not reading you can find her doing Pilates followed by eating ice cream, belting out Hamilton (loud and offkey) and having adventures with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.

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  1. Kristina says

    October 16, 2024 at 10:40 pm

    Ouhhh hot hex boyfriend is right up my alley! Added to my list 😌

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      October 17, 2024 at 1:39 pm

      Right?? It’s everything I want for the Fall.

      Reply

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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
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I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
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I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
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Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
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But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
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With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
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In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣
I was on a hot reading streak and now for the past I was on a hot reading streak and now for the past few days I get all cozy in bed to read at night and am asleep by 4 pages in. Will got a kick out of waking up to me basically spooning my kindle. Ebbs and flows, y’all.⁣
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Let’s do a little reading update with an edition of Last, Current & Next.⁣
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Last - The Girl With the Louding Voice: Adunni is by far one of the most memorable voices I’ve read in a book in a very long time. Her hope and resilience in the face of some awful situations kept me turning the pages and rooting for her. I can’t believe it took me so long to finally read it. Highly recommend!⁣
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Now - Deep in Providence (thank you @fiercereads ): I’m about halfway through after I carved out some time to read early this morning and I’m enjoying this story of grief, love and magic. I’m nervous about these girls trying to resurrect their dead friend though! When I put it down today I was getting a little creeped by some things happening.⁣
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Next - The Kiss of Deception: I’m rereading the first book in this YA fantasy series because it’s been forever and I really wanna finish the trilogy. I’ve been really wanting to go through series I’ve left unfinished for years (not for lack of interest but because I suck at juggling all the series I start) so this is one of them. I remember loving it so I’m excited to dive in and binge. 

Whatcha reading? Have you read any of these? Anyone else on the struggle train with reading at night right now?
Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hop Braved the downpour to get my library holds. I hope they are worth it! Please tell me they are!⁣
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This is also, before I get to the stack,  an appreciation post for my tiny library and wonderful librarians.⁣
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They normally open at 9am during the week —except Fridays. Did I remember that? Nope. So I was I was SO proud of Riley and I for getting our butts in gear to be for around opening time to drop off a stack and get my new ones.⁣
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And alas, I go to open the door and it’s locked. Now I’m holding Riley’s hand, two tote bags full of books, an umbrella that I’m trying to keep over the both of us, mind you. I’m thoroughly confused until it hits me that it’s Friday.⁣
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So I’m like, welp, guess we are just dropping off in the bin so I try to grab my books out and put them in one-handed while juggling the umbrella and less than enthused Riley.⁣
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Mercifully the door opens and  our children’s librarian takes pity on us and lets us in to drop off and pick up the holds.⁣
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Is this what being a VIP as a celebrity feels like?? Sure feels like it to me 😆 for real though, it pays to be a regular and have a cute kid in tow who is being pelted with rain.⁣
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Anyways excited about this stack but especially Wahala, Daughter of the Moon Goddess and How High We Go In The Dark the most.⁣
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Also have been meaning to snag The World Gives Way after @jordys.book.club recommendation!⁣
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Have you read any of these? Any that you think were definitely worth the rain-soaked journey for??⁣
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Alright now I’m off to curl up and read on this rainy, dreary day which is really what I think a day like this is meant for.
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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
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I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
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I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
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Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
⁣
Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
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With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
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In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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