Back in December 2021 I was in a bit of a reading rut, I hadn’t met my self-imposed book target (not just numbers, but new authors) and I was stuck. Then I did a search for books that had similarities to others I had read and enjoyed in the past (namely Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, and the Argeneau Series by Lynsay Sands. That’s when I found The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling.
Now, almost a year later, the sequel has been released, starring probably my favourite character from the first book, Viv’s cousin Gwynn.
Gwynn is a playful and fun witch who loves running her store and designing beautiful tarot card sets, and Rhys’s less fun, more stick-in-the-mud brother Wells.
This book was an enjoyable ride with a bit of blood sacrifice thrown in just to be safe. The perfect Halloween read (so I was a little bit early).
I really liked the fact that the past Wells and Gwynn shared was in no way romantic, but the attraction was clear from the moment they re-met.
The fact that not only is Wells’ father against them from the start but an old school alum is also out to get Gwynn adds to the excitement and definitely piles on more drama.
The story was well-written, the characters had a little more to them (I felt) than Viv and Rhys, probably because they didn’t have the same history. And seeing Wells loosen up and become more relaxed as the story continued helped him to appear more human (with a witchy side of course).
A great romance that had some drama and darkness (albeit not too dark, I will stress). This will go on the Halloween re-read shelf for next year and I would recommend, if witchy romances with familial conflict and opposites attract storylines are your thing, that you pick it up too.
