It should come as a surprise to no one that I’m reading witchy books in Spring. Why should I only read Spooky-themed books in the Fall? I discovered The Ex Hex series a few years ago and it’s basically Charmed meets Gilmore Girls with a romance at the core of each book. I had The Kiss Curse which is the second book of the series on my TBR for far too long, so when I needed to make a last-minute switch to what I was going to read last month, I figured this would be a good choice. The Kiss Curse was as good if not better than The Ex Hex.

Gwyn Jones is in a good place. She has formed a new coven in Graves Glen, she’s mentoring students from the local college, and she’s helping to run her business, Something Wicked. When Llewellyn “Wells” Penhallow returns to Graves Glen and sets up a shop right the street from hers, Gwyn can’t help but be ornery about it. Gwyn and Wells agree to a truce as they feel a dark source of magic brewing nearby. While investigating dark magic, Gwyn can’t help but develop feelings for Wells especially because he isn’t everything she thought he was.

With romance book series, I think it’s essential that each book builds off each other. In The Kiss Curse, there’s more revealed about the Graves Glen as a town and who has it out for Gwyn and Viv’s bloodline. I think it’s easy to discount The Kiss Curse as a smutty, witchy romance, I feel that doesn’t give the series enough credit. I did like Gwyn and Wells together as a couple. Wells is more serious, combined with Gwyn’s boisterous personality, they work well together as a couple. I thought this book had a nice balance between romance, smut, and plot.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I loved how this book was shorter. I’m all for believing that two people are the be-all/end-all, but sometimes I want things to cut to the chase. I feel like The Kiss Curse was perfect because there was build-up, the plot thickens, they have sex, and there’s an epilogue all within 306 pages.

The Kiss Curse was short, cute, and witchy. For someone who loves Halloween as much as I do, this series caters to my Spooky soul. I rated The Kiss Curse five stars on Goodreads.