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Payback's a Witch
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one--in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn; and get back to her real life in Chicago. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov--an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts--who is fresh off a bad breakup . . . with Gareth Blackmoore. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden--unbeknownst to either of them. And now she and Linden want revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in? But most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?
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ShyBookOwl
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The descriptive writing in this book has its moments, and I was very swept up in it for the first half. But sometimes, it does feel like she's typing with one hand and holding a thesaurus with the other. Idk that I need a simile on every page.

Graywacke I‘m pondering what that actually means. 🤔 Like, with a 🔨? ouch? 1w
Ruthiella Meaning that when it opened the inside was sparkly? 🤔 1w
emz711 Omg please continue this ... Like it was dropped from a tall height to smash open? 1w
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ShyBookOwl @Graywacke @Ruthiella @emz711 🤣 I love this. Please DO keep it going! 1w
emz711 @ShyBookOwl like a stick of dynamite was lit in it? 5d
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ShyBookOwl
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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As soon as I crossed the town line, I could feel Thistle Grove on my skin.

#FirstLineFridays This book is an absolute joy, so far! Magical, cozy setting with modern witches who cuss. I'm all in.

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BarkingMadRead
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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What a fun package for #mws from @Captivatedbybooks !! I‘m so excited about these books and the hubs is already eyeing my gummy bears 🤣 thank you so much for such a beautifully wrapped surprise box! And thanks to @BookwormAHN for organizing!!!

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
Captivatedbybooks ❣️ i cant believe how huge those bookmarks were! 2mo
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MatchlessMarie
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Sadly this one got called back to library purgatory before I finished it but it at least crosses Moon off the book cover scavenger hunt. Maybe it will come back to me before the end of the month. 🤞🌙 #HauntedShelf #SkeletonCrew

PuddleJumper Ah that's a shame! 2mo
Emilymdxn That‘s such a shame I hate when that happens! 2mo
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Itchyfeetreader
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Bought in Salem last weekend to meet a book about magic prompt for peak witchiness. This is on the surface a light and frothy cozy tale of a magical competition in a Salem-esque town in Illinois. Dig a little deeper and there is a some great female friendships, a lovely lgbtq romance and an interesting story about how and where you might belong

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Emilymdxn
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Hello #hauntedshelf participants! I've had a couple questions from my team asking if there will be team buddy reads. We aren't doing set team books per team but I thought I'd host a little buddy read readathon. Reading any book from the Witches of Thistle Grove series will count as its own readathon for the challenge - they're gorgeous witchy romances with gorgeous worldbuilding and diverse genders and sexualities!

#thistlegrovebuddyread

PuddleJumper I just got In Charm\'s Way from the library. Count me in 3mo
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Emilymdxn @PuddleJumper I‘ve seen the books in a few different tbr posts so I thought this could fit for a bunch of people! I just bought rise and divine and I am Excited 3mo
Laughterhp Oh I love this series! I need to read the last 2 books still! 3mo
Larkken These look cute! I‘ll have to look into them 🥰 3mo
PuddleJumper @Emilymdxn It's a great idea! 3mo
DebinHawaii This is a fun series. I have Rise and Divine on hold at the library. Hope it comes in on time! 3mo
TEArificbooks This is great for #witchathon too. I need to read the last three 3mo
Allylu I‘m planning to read the first one! 🧙‍♀️👻🎃 3mo
Marmie7 I read the first one last year, so I\'ll be reading From Bad to Cursed. Looking forward to it! 3mo
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JudeCC
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Mehso-so

I really couldn‘t get invested in the characters and storyline. It kept me entertained enough to keep listening while driving but it wasn‘t my cup of tea.
⭐️⭐️⭐️

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AlizaApp
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Absolutely adored this romance. A witch travels home after being gone a long time intending to avoid the man who broke her heart…only to join forces with some other wronged women. Love AND vengeance? Sign me up! Also enjoyed the witch tournament as a bonus.

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K.Wielechowski
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Emmy returns to her hometown after a decade of self-imposed exile, just in time to preside over the traditional spellcasting tournament her family arbitrates. And join up with her bestie, Lin, and town bad girl, Talia, to get a little revenge on Gareth, the magical golden boy who broke her heart in high school.
Kinda like the Ex Hex, but better. And sapphic!

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BeeMagical
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Book 201🎧 3.9⭐️

Very cute, LGBTQ+ Positive. I can‘t wait to get into the next 3 books!

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DebbieGrillo
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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I loved the characters, the story, the world. Emmy, Lin, and Talia make the perfect trio serving up witchy-woman karma, sticking it to the capitalist patriarchal Blackmoore family! A fantastic story about the importance of family, heritage, and the roots of community. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Sharpeipup
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Here‘s the Halloween puzzle we put together at work. Can you get them all?

RaeLovesToRead 1) Christine, 2) Carrie, 3) Children of the corn, 4) errr... Christine again? 5) Chucky? 6) No idea! 13mo
RaeLovesToRead Oh wait!!!! 6) Candy man 13mo
Soscha I‘m horrible at these. Much thanks Rae! 13mo
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Soscha AND one that could have been included: Chud. Now I want to rewatch Chud! Not a great movie but fun. 13mo
Soscha Also: CRAWL 🐊 13mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
Sharpeipup @soscha never heard of Chud and as a former Florida resident, Crawl feels like everyday life 😒 13mo
Soscha It did convince me hurricanes are scary & I want no part of Florida! 13mo
Sharpeipup @raelovestoread very good! #4 is Conjuring 13mo
RaeLovesToRead @Soscha @Sharpeipup And Creep! (In case you wanted to watch a terrible film set in the London Underground) 13mo
Soscha We really should have gotten to Cronos, 1992 by Guillermo del Toro. I‘ve not seen it but it gets good reviews. 13mo
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mcctrish
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Mehso-so

Advertised as a cross between Sabrina and The L word - it was okay

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OutsmartYourShelf
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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MicrobeMom
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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The next installment of Prof. Stacey‘s TBR book club will have a witchy theme. Our 1st choice for next months read is the book above. The poll goes live in 4 days. This book club/ buddy read is open to anyone in the Litsy community. Just download the fable app and use the link below to join the group. If you have ?? Reach out!

https://fable.co/club/prof-staceys-tbr-book-club-with-stacey-lettini-33812063356...

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ICantImReading
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️💫

“John Tucker Must Die” with a witchy flair! It had a cozy autumnal atmosphere, but I found the plot and characters a bit lacking. I liked the magical tournament and wish there had been more of it. 🎧

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kimmypete1
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Loved this one!! Some HP and the Goblet of Fire vibes with a witchy competition, cute sapphic romance and a lovely little town.

5feet.of.fury This one was fun, I have to continue this series at some point 1y
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DebinHawaii
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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#VolumesAndVocals

“So you wanna play with magic?
Boy, you should know what you're fallin' for
Baby, do you dare to do this?
'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse”

These lyrics from Katy Perry‘s #DarkHorse make me think of The Witches of Thistle Grove series where playing with magic tends to get the main character & their love interest & often the town in trouble. There are lots of unlikely pairings & “dark horse” couples in it too. 🖤

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome covers 🖤 2y
Eggs 🩵🖤🩷 2y
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amma-keep-reading
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Well, this was a pleasant surprise. Can't wait to read the other characters in Thistle Grove.

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5feet.of.fury
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Formulaic, but highly enjoyable. Neat world building.

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PuddleJumper
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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This is the first in a series of magical small town romance books. The romance fits alongside the plot of the book, the romance isn't the plot and the plot didn't feel secondary to the romance.

It's a great witchy romance for people that don't like traditional romance books.

(Very behind as I have not-covid-but-still-sucks)

#AdventRecommends @emilyrose_x

5feet.of.fury I‘m almost done listening to this one, and it‘s so fun! 2y
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5feet.of.fury
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Today‘s listen &projects.

Emmy Harlow returns to her family home, the magical town of Thistle Grove to arbitrate a challenge between the scions of the town‘s founding families. She, her childhood bestie & a seductive necromancer find they have all been spurned by the scion of the most powerful family & collide to avenge their broken hearts & egos and also to take some power back for their own names.

Keeping me very entertained as I work.

DivineDiana Pretty! 2y
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Scochrane26
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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I‘m loving the books & gifts from @MsRadioSilence !
Grace, thank you! You even included toys for my spoiled cat. The pumpkin is beautiful, & it all fits into my usual Halloween decorations. #hauntedhollowswap #hhs @wanderinglynn

MsRadioSilence I‘m glad you like it!! 💜💜 2y
wanderinglynn Love it! 🎃 2y
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Branwen
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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I really really loved this one! Very sweet, fun fall holiday read! Just the perfect amount of witchiness and romance. Plus, who doesn't love a story centered around a magical competition? 😄📚 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #jupiterjazz

Leftcoastzen 😸👏😻😻 2y
cariashley So cute 😻 2y
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Branwen
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Today was the very last farmer's market of the season! 🎃🍁🍂 Well, at least for me! Technically next Saturday is the last one, but I'm working next weekend so I made sure to go today and enjoy every minute! I got cider, apple cider donuts, honey, and croissants! I even got to read a little by the jack-o-lantern display! 🎃📚💕

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Branwen
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"You know what, fuck it." I slammed my hands flat on the table, my fingers flexing. "I'm in, witches. Let's run amok."

I am enjoying this story so much! ?????

Clare-Dragonfly Run amok! Run amok! Run amok! 2y
Branwen @Clare-Dragonfly YES! That was in my head all day after reading that part! 😂🤣 2y
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Branwen
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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I had a library event tonight where I got to lead patrons around town reading The Raven, by Poe! 🖤💜🖤💜 Of course I had to wear my dragon witch Halloween costume! 😄💕 I recently started the tagged book, and so far it's really good!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome photo 🖤💜 2y
Sleepswithbooks This is awesome!! 2y
Branwen @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Sleepswithbooks Thank you so much! 😄💕📚 2y
Bibliomania The Raven is my partner's absolute favourite poem of all time and I've come to love it too when he reads it to me - so much better having it 'performed' than just reading it to yourself on the page! I bet your group loved your telling of it around the town. 2y
Branwen @Bibliomania That's so awesome! 😄💕📚 I agree, reading/hearing it out loud just really makes the poem so much more special! 2y
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Sydneypaige
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Another light fun fall / Halloween read! Sapphic, witchy competitions, vengeance alliance. If you don‘t like modern pop culture references in books, not for you. This is part of a series I believe but am not sure how it all relates so check that out if that matters to you too.

kera_11 you had me at sapphic 2y
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Branwen
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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It warmed up again so I was able to take a walk in the park with my book after work! 🍁🍂📚💕 Just started this one today!

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Emilymdxn
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This was cute and witchy and delightfully queer. I‘ve read a few witchy books recently for #scarathlon2022 but the sapphic element was really nice and the romance was very nice. I think compared to ex hex and very secret society, I liked the worldbuilding and writing less but the romance more. Worth reading for sure!

#teamslaughter @Clwojick +6

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DebinHawaii
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#Scarathlon2022

A fun witchy LBGTQ rom-com where 3 witches plot revenge on the jerky son of the most powerful family in town (who dumped each of them) by banding together to make sure he doesn‘t win the town magic competition & the power it brings. In all the plotting, two of them start a romance.

Read for #TeamMonsterMash it is set right before Halloween/Samhain & had 575 words from the #ScarathlonWordSearch so gave me some good points! ⬇️

TheSpineView Awesome 2y
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🧙🏼‍♀️💚 2y
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Emilymdxn
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For #scarathlondailyprompts today and the word magic, a pic of me reading the tagged book - a fun queer magical romance in which I think some hijinks are about to make life much harder for everyone involved (and more fun for me)

#scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter @Clwojick +6

Clwojick 🖤🦇🖤 2y
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rachelsbrittain
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"As soon as I crossed the town line, I could feel Thistle Grove on my skin."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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PuddleJumper
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This is a small town paranormal book with a romance. The setting and characters felt authentic and I really enjoyed learning about the town and it's history.

The romance was well done, it didn't feel forced at all. The miscommunications were talked about and resolved which I love. Looking forward to the rest of the series

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sprainedbrain
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This is a fun fantasy-romance/contemporary/witchy/LGBTQ+ book, and an excellent pick for #LMPBC. ❤️

Lighthearted and fast-paced with a pretty cool magic system and snarky main characters. It‘s apparently first in a series, but totally works as a standalone, which I love. I really enjoyed this!

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

sprainedbrain This was also my #BookSpin for September. 🙌🏼 2y
BooksNBowls Yeah I loved this one! I‘m definitely gonna check out the sequel! 2y
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Laughterhp
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I‘m full into fall mode. I wanted to watch Nightmare Before Christmas last night but was told I couldn‘t. 🤣

So I‘m totally reading all the witchy books! This one was okay. Emmy goes back to her hometown with witchy magic, witchy stores that I would totally want to go to, revenge and a magical tournament.

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Branwen
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Picked this one up recently in anticipation of spooky season starting soon! It looks super cute and I've heard great things about it! 🎃💕📚

IndoorDame Really enjoyed this one! I have the sequel on loan from the library now and I‘m trying to wait for spooky season to read it 2y
Branwen @IndoorDame Oooh that's good to hear! I'm really excited to start it, and am trying to hold off until at least the first of September! Which is when I consider spooky season to start! 😅 2y
IndoorDame @Branwen lucky that‘s not too long to wait 🍂🍁🧙🏽‍♀️ 2y
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KateReadsYA
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved the autumn atmosphere Lana Harper depicted in this book! Very good storyline as well as fun characters, it filled my spirit with all kinds of good witchy vibes!

Zuhkeeyah Cute bookmark! 2y
KateReadsYA @Zuhkeeyah thank you. :) 2y
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Cailey_Mac
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Honestly this book is so cozy and exactly what I‘m looking for right now. Definitely in my fall vibes super early this year🍂✨

ShyBookOwl I love loading up on witchy cozies this time of year. It's a great way to ease into spooky season, which is what i live for lol 2y
Cailey_Mac @ShyBookOwl omg same! It‘s like the weather got ten degrees cooler here and I‘m mentally like “It‘s Autumn now” 2y
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Bookfan1414
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Considering the revenge plot, this was charmingly cute. Not quite a snuggly blanket of a book, but maybe a toasted marshmallow over a campfire kind of book. With a shot of vodka for solidarity.

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Sharv_Sona
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I‘m sorry to say that this was quite a disappointment for me... The writing was too “casual” with too much profanity for my liking. I practically had to force myself to finish it, which is why it took me so long to finish. I suppose the storyline was good, but wasn‘t executed in a manner which I would enjoy. Others might have enjoyed it, but it just isn‘t my cup of tea. 😔

⭐️⭐️.5/5 (because I‘m feeling generous)

LoverOfLearning love love love this cover. 😍 Sorry it was a disappointment! 3y
Sharv_Sona @LoverOfLearning was the ‘love, love, love‘ a reference to Pride and Prejudice? And yes, I was sad when it turned out to be a disappointment :( 3y
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OriginalCyn620
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Very enjoyable! Loved the witchy happenings and though the romance aspect was a bit predictable, I didn‘t mind!
#lgtbqia
#bookspinbingo
#pop22 - book about witches

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
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Shievad
Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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Lighthearted magical lgbtq+ romance book with a scorned lovers revenge plot set against a magical contest.

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MidnightBookGirl
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I really loved this! The romance was hot, the magic was cool, and I love a plot based around revenge. Can't wait for book 2! Definitely recommending this one (especially if you're joining us for (#Swoonathon).
#Readin22 #Pantone2022 @kimmypete1 #TBR

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bibliobard
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I was determined to finish this in January and I did it with a day to spare! Probably won‘t be able to mail it until later this week for #LMPBC #GroupP but it IS fully read and marked.

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IndoorDame
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Finished this month‘s #LMPBC pick for #Round13 #GroupP which was also my #BookSpin book this month.
Great pick! It took me a couple chapters to get into this, but once I did I couldn‘t put it down. It still has 2 readers to go, so I don‘t want to give anything away. I‘ll get it in the mail later this week.
#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Nalbuque
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Straight to the top books of 2021! This had all the elements of an awesome read. Magic, quiltbang (not in a coming out or facing bigotry kinda way), steamy romance, competition, revenge, big city girl comes back to small town, family, friendships, healing from trauma… ugh. So good. I listened super fast bc I got a skip-the-line copy from the library, but I‘m keeping my hold and am looking forward to revisiting this story next year!

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IndoorDame
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Round 13 #LMPBC books just arrived for groups A and P. They both have awesome covers which always makes me super excited to dive in! Thanks @phantomx ! Also I love your sticky note keys 😁

phantomx oh thank you! I get self-conscious of my color coding sometimes. I'm so happy the books arrived on time too 😀 3y
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