Witch Please centers around literal witch Danica who falls head over heels for the nonmagical sexy baker in town, Titus. And chaos and conflict ensue.

I read Grimspace by Aguirre like half a decade ago now and remember really enjoying it, despite having read hundreds of books between then and now. So that always feels like a solid sign! This one was definitely enjoyable, though I didn't love all of the choices. But simply on vibes alone? Excellent. It feels very much like a Hallmark, cozy, small town romance vibes, but with witches and on-page banging. But like, the level of cheesiness in Hallmark movies? Yeah, there's all of that deliciousness here too. Similar to those Hallmark-type movies, there's not a lot of big, exciting plot stuff happening - it's a lot of internal conflicts, in this case especially fueled by Danica's commitment to marry a magical person so she doesn't lose her powers, as the women in her family are cursed to do, and what happened to her magical mom when she married Danica's mundane dad. Titus, the hero, is a cinnamon role hero who BAKES CINNAMON ROLES OH MY GOD. He's also bisexual and a virgin, which like, extremely relatable, my dude. He has a wonderful relationship with his little sister Maya, who lives and works with him following the death of their mom. (Their dad peaced out and married another woman 10 years younger than him who is now pregnant...) He's also just a genuinely sweet and gentle guy? His stepsister is struggling with the big life changes, and often fighting with her mom and Titus' dad, so Titus and Maya invite her to live with them and my precious little heart grew three sizes. I really loved the relationship of Danica's coven as well, which includes her cousin Clem, who owns and operates the fix-it shop with her, and lives with her, and is bisexual too, and is going to be the heroine in book two where she falls in love with the witchhunter...GASP. This is a book that is going to be enjoyed by a lot of people. Titus and Danica talk about getting tested after things get a little hot and heavy without a condom. (Danica explains that witches control when they get pregnant or not, which YES GIRL.) There is discussion of future pegging, but no actual pegging. Still, we'll take it. Overall, there's a lot of casual queerness in this book, which I LOVE.

That all said, there were a few things that didn't work for me specifically. It does feel pretty instalovey, which I know works for some people. It irked me a bit, but even though I usually don't like it, I mostly found it charming in this case. There's not a TON of actual character development but I got over that because of the vibes. Overall, there were what felt like some weird choices about when to spell things out and when to jump cut. For example, at one point, Titus is picking up a friend in his car, and there's a description of the friend getting in the car, and putting on their seatbelt. Do we need that level of detail? But then there were some points where we just jumped forward several hours, and I was thinking, "Wait, what happened there?" There was a point where Titus implies that someone must have a mental illness because they came in his bake shop and were violent and looking for witches (which exist in this world, but Titus doesn't know that), and I don't love that kind of framing of things.

But yeah, it's honestly like popcorn, and I would recommend as we approach the spooky season. 3.5 stars rounded up, vibes only.

CW: toxic relationship with a family member, sexual content, death of a parent