This is a witchy small-town romance with friends to lovers and mating bonds. It really had the set up to be a cute story, but I really couldn't get into it. The characters were meant to be almost 30 but communicated like teenagers. Also, the author continually started sentences with and/or which was frustrating. It made whole sections seem like they were starting and stopping. Just stuttering along, it was awful. 

The plot would have been great for just the enemies-friends-lovers plot, but adding in the confrontation of Cassie and Seth's high school bullies just felt bloated. I think the story would have been way more interesting if it was about Cassie and Seth forgiving each other and discovering the magical world together. Instead, it just felt like a bad improv where the author kept yes anding the plot.

I did enjoy Cassie's foray into becoming a witch and discovering herself. I thought her enthusiasm and wonder were well done and fleshed her character. I also liked the dirty talk in the book. It was definitely spicy. But a lot of the actual communication between Cassie and Seth seemed like they were still in high school. The story would have worked a lot better if the characters were in their early 20s instead of late 20s.

Look, I didn't like this book. I thought it was messy and overall, it just wasn't for me. 

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy. All opinions are mine.