Category: Romantasy

Love’s A Witch by Tricia O’Malley

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Love's a Witch (The Scottish Charms, #1)Love’s a Witch by Tricia O’Malley

Tracy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Scottish Charms, #1

Release Date: August 26, 2025

Centuries ago, Bonella MacGregor and her descendants, were unjustly cursed and forced from Briarhaven, leaving the family to never put down roots and to suffer from chaotic magic. But now Sloane MacGregor and her sisters have been summoned to Briarhaven by their grandmother who believes that the sisters are the key to finally breaking the curse.

Knox Douglas, the local golden boy of Briarhaven has reinvented the town into successful tourist destination yet has still managed to protect its magical community. So, when Sloane and her sisters return to town and Sloan’s chaotic powers emerge, Knox has no choice but to try and remove the MacGregors from town. Sparks will fly and his efforts are highly entertaining thanks to Sloane’s reactions.

This is a classic enemies-to-lovers romance with wonderful characters and plenty of witty banter. Add to that a bit of spice, magic, an adorable miniature Highland Coo, a grumpy cat and a loyal emberwolf, and you have the makings of a delightful fantasy rom-com. That said, I did find the use of dual first-person narrative detracted from my enjoyment, the shifting first person viewpoints made it harder for me to stay immersed in the story, and I would have preferred a third person narrative. Overall, this was a cute and quick read that starts off a new series nicely.

3.5 stars, rounded up

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Voidwalker by S. A. MacLean

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Voidwalker (Beasts of the Void, #1)Voidwalker by S.A. MacLean

Tracy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: Beasts of the Void, #1

Release Date: August 19, 2025

When Fionamara “Fi”, returns from death, she has the rare ability to glimpse rifts into other dimensions—the mysterious Void. Here dwell the daeyari, enigmatic immortals who rely on human flesh for sustenance yet maintain a fragile peace with humankind through willing sacrifices, trading their protection and advanced technology for human lives. Fi’s brush with death enables her to smuggle magic and forbidden goods across realms, a lucrative but perilous business.

When a former lover entices Fi into transporting a wagon to a daeyari capital, her journey swiftly spirals into chaos. She becomes ensnared in a terrorist bombing and a coup among the daeyari, ultimately betrayed and forced to be a sacrificial offering to Antal, the daeyari overlord she inadvertently helped target. In a desperate gambit, Fi strikes a bargain with Antal, agreeing to help him uncover the true masterminds behind the coup and reclaim his city.

I have mixed feelings about this book – I love the idea of it and Fi and Antal are great characters, but I was also confused about the “Void” and thought the writing was a bit repetitive and love scenes with razor-sharp teeth and claws seemed hard to believe. I think that maybe this was maybe a bit too “monster” for me and I probably won’t be reading the next book.

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