Hexes Go Well with Tequila by LeAnna Ehrsam
Tracy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Series: Lost Souls #1
Release Date: October 20, 2026
After years of slowly losing herself, Ursula Cambridge decides enough is enough and makes the decision to change her life, and almost immediately she receives a magical invitation to move to Salem, MA and take up residency at the Lost Souls House. She doesn’t even think twice, she packs up her belongings and her dog, leaves a note for her domestic partner and makes her way to Salem, with no idea what is in store for her.
She arrives at the lovely old house and is greeted by an older woman named Crystal, who explains the terms of Ursula’s tenancy, she will be the new caretaker of the Lost Soul’s House and is required to visit the Graveyard of the Lost Souls at least four nights a week and keep them company. It all seems surreal to Ursula, but she agrees and settles into the house that seems to come alive and provide for her. But it isn’t just the house that welcomes her, several women come to welcome her and for the first time in years, Ursula has other women to bond with. And bond they do…with lots of girl talk, cooking, drinking and even a little hexing men who have wronged them. But not everything is perfect, namely a grumpy (yet incredibly attractive) carpenter by the name of Jenson Lancaster, who happens to be cursed and some very vile men who will do anything to keep their secrets.
I was so excited for this book, it seemed like it was going to have fun witchy vibe just in time for Halloween, and to a certain extent it did, but it was mostly about a group of women who have been ill-used by men and a really ugly political campaign. I love a story of strong women who encourage and support each other, but this was not that story. This story felt like every woman was a victim and every man was evil, which made for a stressful read. While I appreciated an older heroine who didn’t feel any less of a woman for not having children, I was a bit disappointed that not one of her new friends was in a happy, loving relationship. On top of that, the romance between Ursula and Jenson just didn’t feel right, I think the author was going for an enemies-to-lovers trope, but it really didn’t develop that way – at least not to me. Overall, I didn’t love or hate this book and wished it had more magic and less vitriol, so while I didn’t hate it, I wouldn’t read it again and I am not sure I would read the next book.
*I am voluntarily leaving a review for a DRC/ALC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher/author. All opinions in this review are my own. *
