This week I come to you with a book review of Erin Sterling's The Ex Hex! I had seen this book everywhere, and I was very eager to read it. I love anything witchy and just knew I’d love this book and blog post spoiler: I do!
The Ex Hex is a contemporary paranormal romance novel. The main character is a witch called Vivienne Jones, and the novel begins with her at the age of nineteen suffering heartache after a break-up with Rhys Penhallow. Vivi and her cousin Gwyn do the one thing they've been warned not to: never mix vodka and witchcraft.
In a rage of drunken heartache, Vivi jokingly curses her ex. Nine years later he revisits the town of Graves Glen to refresh the town’s magic, and all is not well! The curse hits upon his return and chaos follows. We join the pair in tackling a curse, trying not to let Rhys die, and witnessing them fall in love. This book is brilliant, steamy, and truly magical.
My favourite character is Gwyn. She's queer, has bright hair, and has a wild personality. She works in her mother's shop, Something Wicked, a little store that sells fun witchy things. I absolutely fell in love with the town of Graves Glen; the small witchy town where humans also reside oblivious to magick. If it was possible, I would have dived right into the book.
I wanted to engulf the book in one sitting because it was just so delicious, but I decided to pace myself to enjoy it and savour it. I haven't been a fan of romance novels in the past, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love everything about this book. Magick, paranormal activity, and romance? Yes, please. The whole witchy element of the book was my favourite thing as well as how humorous the book was. I found myself laughing quite a lot, this book was pure joy to read!
Next on my reading list is the first book in The Morganville Vampire series! I am currently three books into the year, what are you currently reading?
