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A new friend suggestion that I loved! We have a winner!

Total Chaos #2 Loving a Witch Is Totally Foolish by Aura Hayes

August 22, 2026 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

My new spin friends suggested this series to me a few months ago. I listened to the first book (Loving a Vampire is Total Chaos) first and loved it. I didn’t realize it was a series at first though. And then I got to the end of this book and was super sad that the third (and final I think) book isn’t out until December. So “total chaos” is really a good description of this series. The characters in the first book – Zav (a […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Aura Hayes, demon, vampire, witch

kfishgirl's CBR18 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Aura Hayes, demon, vampire, witch ·
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Come for the tea, stay for the kisses.

The Raven Door by Amy Crook

March 20, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Greyson is a student in his final year of university. He’s shy and has a bit of a complex as he has never been in a relationship, and he has never been in love. Before he graduates and goes out into the world, he wants to know what love feels like. He saves up his money for a love potion, hoping that the experiment will grant him the insight he desires. Greyson goes to Aedan, a local Earth witch and a specialist in love spells […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch ·
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So much parental drama to resolve

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

January 25, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I quite liked A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches but I also struggled with most cozy fantasy I read last year, especially if it was an author’s second or third cozy fantasy. I’m happy to report that this novel was just as good as A Very Secret Society. You can read these two in any order – I believe they are set in the same universe but I am not sure if they even share any of the same characters. Sera Swan was once […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cozy fantasy, cozy romance, Sangu Mandanna, witch

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cozy fantasy, cozy romance, Sangu Mandanna, witch ·
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I might have known it’d be fudge

Dorrie and the Wizard’s Spell by Patricia Coombs

May 5, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Dorrie, the little witch with her constantly bent hat and her mismatched socks and her cat Gink, lives with her mother Big Witch and Cook in their Victorian house. One day they go to the Bazaar to sell Big Witch’s odds and ends and potions and balms. While there, Big Witch disappears right from under Dorrie’s nose. She’s apparently been turned into a teacup, and unless Dorrie can get Wink the Wizard to reverse it, she’s going to have a teacup for a mother for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Fudge, great artwork, Patricia Coombs, witch

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Fudge, great artwork, Patricia Coombs, witch ·
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Be Witched

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

November 10, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Been a slow drip of reading to start the month. So slow that I keep forgetting I actually finished this book a week ago and have been putting off this review. I liked it when I finished it and seven days later, I find myself appreciating it even more. I’ve now read through Rachel Harrison’s whole catalog, save her short story collection. Not a big fan of reading short story collections but I may need to get to hers because she’s a fun writer and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror Tagged With: cackle, horror, Rachel Harrison, witch, witches

Jake's CBR15 Review No:155 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror · Tags: cackle, horror, Rachel Harrison, witch, witches ·
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The Japanese manga, "Witch Hat Atelier" volume one next to a book bingo card.

Beautiful illustrations and engaging start to a magical manga: CBR14 Bingo “Rec’d”

Witch Hat Atelier, volume one by Kamome Shirahama

August 18, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: “Rec’d” – This book was recommended by Darcy, one of my favorite booksellers at Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. My favorite independent bookstore is also doing book bingo this summer.  With Witch Hat Atelier I was able to cross off a bingo square about recommendations on both my Cannonball Bingo (Rec’d) and Mysterious Galaxy’s (Staff pick) bingo cards.  Happily that was the last square I needed to complete a Mysterious Galaxy bingo and now I get a 20% discount on a book at the store! […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, Kamome Shirahama, magic, manga, middle grade, witch

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: cbr14, cbr14bingo, Dome'Loki, Kamome Shirahama, magic, manga, middle grade, witch ·
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