A review by miss_vonnegut
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book made me literally laugh out loud several times, which is an impressive feat! It was a fun spooky season romance, with a good amount of very hot spicy scenes. I'm not a big fan of the big-strong-man trope, so there were a couple of moments that weren't for me, but his physical size and strength were nicely balanced by her powerful magic. Speaking of her magic, I absolutely loved it. I was invested in the relationship but her power may have been my favorite thing about this book. I'm a big fan of women walking into the woods and embracing their power storylines (think "Uprooted" by Naomi Novik). One important content warning I want to give is for animal death. I will often walk away from a book with animal death, but I decided to keep going after it happened in this one, and I'm glad to say it didn't happen again. More on the animal death content warning here:
Spoiler It happens near the beginning to the chicken. It was much more gross than I would have liked, but I did like that the characters took it seriously and were sad about it even though it was a bit light-handed.
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