Good story, but I couldn't connect with the characters. Thanks to NetGalley, for this ARC . My opinion is my own.

“Pray to whatever you believe in that they don’t send the snakes.”

Hooked on a Witch by Zoe Forward is the fourth novel in her Keepers of the Veil series. This series revolves around the seven Pleiades witches, their destined mates who protect them and the enemies who are out to kill them. Each of the books works well as a standalone if that is your preference though there are interconnected characters and a common theme. I have enjoyed this series in order. This installment is the story of witch-hunter Jason Merck, son of Poseidon, and Pleiades witch Shannon Randolph.

As the story opens, Shannon is in trouble. She has one week to turnover Poseidon’s Trident, a relic that she does not possess, to a goddess. She has been framed for the theft and, to make things worse, she’s being targeted by an array of the goddess’ evil minions so she is wasting precious time needed to track the artifact trying to stay alive. At her wits end, she enlists the help of magically-talented Jason Merck, a childhood friend, who she hasn’t seen in ten years. Unfortunately, he’s also a witch-hunter which can’t bode well for Shannon.

As the Enforcer, Jason’s job is to fight evil. He knows that Shannon isn’t evil, but that’s a far cry from trusting her. Jason has a huge problem of own – namely his own impending doom and the clock is ticking. Not to mention that Shannon’s family and friends hate and distrust him.

I really liked both Jason and Shannon. The chemistry between them was off-the charts and I couldn’t get enough of their insinuatingly sexy banter. Their steamy scenes were scorchers!

Following please find a few of my favorite quotes from Hooked on a Witch:

“I’d like to see you dance around a caldron naked.”
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“So, you’re the Santa Claus of the magic world with a naughty and nice list?”
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“I promise if you come to my car I won’t cuff you unless…” his voice dropped to a sensuous tone, “… that’s what you want.”

This was a really good addition to the series. I was on the edge-of-my seat as the deadlines for both Jason and Shannon drew near. I thought the wrap-up was perfect. If you enjoy fun, exciting paranormal romantic suspense spiced with Greek mythology and gods and goddesses who love to mess with lives and stir up trouble, I’d encourage you to check out Hooked on a Witch. I can’t wait to see which Pleiades witch will be the focus of the next book!



Suggested Reading Order:
*Protecting His Witch (Book #1)
*His Witch to Keep (Book #2)
*Playing the Witch's Game (Book #3)
*Hooked on a Witch (Book #4)

I could not get into this one was just too confusing but that might just be me.I did not finish it so will only be reviewing here.

Hooked on a Witch is a spectacular addition to the Keepers of the Veil series, it has everything one needs to be able to hop dimensions and fight evil.
The romance between Shannon and Merck is a see saw of emotional upheaval that is complicated by family, friends secrets and most of all bad guys coming out of the woodwork. Both are strong characters that readers can not only relate to but really become involved in the drama of their lives. Merck has a sexy mysterious, secret wielding vibe going on that shows readers how hot he is but also how vulnerable making a definite book boyfriend.
Thrills and chills keep readers on the edge of their seat as we get to the suspense and boy is there a lot of that going on because the romance itself is full of it, especially with all of its ups and downs and the story has villains everywhere, a few secrets, a lot of magical action, and quite a few gods, goddesses and other powerful beings involved which also means that the story is full of action and surprising twists.
Secondary characters play strong supportive roles that help make this story one to remember but if you haven’t read the first books in the series them I strongly recommend that you do because this one picks up where Playing the Witch’s Game lets off and although the story gives readers enough information to keep up if you haven’t read the previous books, I feel that readers just wouldn’t get the whole effect and full understanding of just what is happening in this world full of Greek mythology.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Hooked on a Witch and I can’t wait to read the next Pleiades witches book and find out where Zoe Forward takes the series next.

HOOKED ON A WITCH is a captivating story filled with passion, action, and danger. It has a really well thought out plot and a great mythology that was basically an extension of Greek mythology mixed in with witches! I love the juicy and messy relationships of the Greek gods and goddesses. Having those weird relationship issues expanded into the Pleiades witches lives gives an entertaining modern twist to the mythology and Jason's adult Percy Jackson-esque life was and added treat to the already fascinating world set up in this series. They central quest/mystery was kind of confusing to get a good grasp on and I felt like I missed some important details that had significance to the final showdown. But the results of that showdown and how it turned out for the main characters was good enough for me to not be completely turned off due to my confusion.

The chemistry between Shannon and Jason was electric. At times I was actually more invested in their relationship and figuring out how it could work out for them instead of the whole missing relic and impending deaths of both of them due to that relic. Aside from their wonderful chemistry, both Shannon and Jason are pretty darn good at their jobs and with their supernatural powers. I loved seeing them work together to unravel the central mystery and get their happily ever after.

HOOKED ON A WITCH started strong with a wonderfully complex mythology and an intense love story at its core. I am very interested in seeing who the next Pleiades witch will be in the next book.

I am having trouble with this story, I think I get a hold on the plot and point and something keeps being thrown in and messing with my head. The characters I'm not really able to connect with and the story itself to me isn't keeping my attention the best.

With gods, witches, druids and all sorts of beasties and crazy creatures, The Keeper of the Veil series has my name written all over it or at least you would think so. I truly enjoyed the first two, Protecting His Witch and His Witch To Keep, but the third one, Playing the Witches Game didn’t work for me at all. Then again it centered around a reality TV dating show and I’m not a big fan (unless it’s reading Smart Bitches Trashy Books weekly recap of The Bachelor, which I’m all for because it’s absolutely hilarious and involves copious amounts of rum and snark). Wanting to give the series another chance, I nabbed Hooked On A Witch. I did like it more than the third one, but again it didn’t wow me like the first two.

I think I would have been all over this if there hadn’t been so damn many communication issues. These two were constantly keeping secrets from each other, important ones with life or death consequences. This is one of thing guaranteed to turn me off. How can I believe in a connection if the two MC’s don’t trust each other enough to talk? I know, I know, there are all sorts of excuses as to why, like keeping the other one from being hurt, saving the world blah, blah, blah, but let’s face it, it boils down to a lack of trust and not believing the love of your life is capable of making decisions for themselves and that’s just wrong.

Okay, coming off my soapbox, let’s talk about what worked for me and why I’m giving this a decent rating. One word…. gods. Yep, even before I got hooked on Hercules and Xena when I was younger, I’ve loved a good story about mere mortals dealing with a bunch of mythological gods playing games and screwing with their lives. Here we’ve got Poseidon and Athena and a bunch of demigods popping up all over the place. Because of this, I could somewhat ignore the asinine lack of communication and even the overlooking of obvious clues as to where exactly the damn trident was.

Lots of things happened here that will have some far-reaching consequences on the Pleiades witches. I’m confused as to what the repercussions over what happened to the Pleiades goddesses will be. I’m also interested in what Merck’s new job description will mean for everyone. This means I’ll be giving this series another shot when the next one comes out.

Rating: 3 Failure To Communicate Stars

Witch meets Witch Hunter and sparks fly. Good solid storyline. Excellent writing.

Shannon is a Pleiad witch and Jason is a witch hunter but in evil witches or dark magic practitioners. Jason’s father is Poseidon. Shannon has been accused of stealing Poseidon's Trident. Shannon is one of seven pleiad witches and finds herself in trouble as a Goddess wants the Trident but has accused Shannon of taking it and now minions were after her. But Shannon didn’t take the trident and had no idea where it is. Shannon is determined to find someone to help save herself and the other witches. Shannon isn’t evil so Jason won’t hurt her but he does want to know why she is in town. Shannon and Jason had been together in school and had liked each other a lot but neither knew how the other felt. Shannon doesn’t really trust Jason. Their family and friends are not happy they are working together. Jason also has to deal with Shannon’s father who thinks Jason is evil and dangerous to Shannon. Shannon had been kidnapped before and Jason had rescued her. But they are working together to try to find the trident. Shannon and Jason are not only against the goddess but an evil witch named Anais who wants the trident. Shannon used to work as a contract camerawoman until her mom suddenly died then Shannon got the position of head of the other Pleiades witches which Shannon hadn’t wanted but is doing the best she can. Who were female descendants of the Pleiades Greek Goddess.
I liked this book a lot. I loved the adventure and mystery. I liked how Jason and Shannon had known each other before and then this time their relationship heats up and becomes hot. I liked how Shannon asked her friends on her weak points in magic instead of just trying to figure them out herself and make some bad mistakes she could have avoided with some help. I also loved how Shannon did what she had to do for the people who look to her for guidance and leadership. I loved how Shannon and James worked on overcoming all the obstacles they have before them to overcome to be together. I loved how the author gave us some new new mythological creatures. I didn’t understand why Shannon’s father was so distrustful of Jason, Shannon is good so she won’t have a problem with Jason. I was a little confused about Jason’s backstory and well as the Gods and Demigods. I found this to be a fun read. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I recommend.

Hooked on a Witch, Zoe Forward

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Sci-fi and fantasy, Romance

I loved book one in this series, somehow missed books two and three, but saw this and wanted to read it, expecting I'd love it as much as book one.
I didn't :-( Its still a good story but for me didn't feel genuine, the characters were a bit meh.
Maybe if I'd read the missing middle two? Who knows?

I was a bit confused at times over the Pleiades witches, who was dead, who was living which i think reading the missing books would have clarified. I seemed to be reading that Shannon was last in the line, but then reading others existed...not sure how that worked, clearly there's more to them than i understand. My bad for missing those two middle ones. 

Anyway Shannon and Merck, instant lust, but they have a tiny shared history. I don't really get why her dad is so against him nor why she is so, well, obedient. I know she loves him, I know he's grieving the lose of his wife, her mum, but she seems to have always done what daddy says and yet she's not some teen, she's a grown woman with skills of her own. that just irritated me.

The drama too is a bit wham, bam, bad guys killed, good guys injured and close to death but hey- a bit of magic sorts that out just in time.
I can take that once, maybe twice in a story but it seems to crop up every time here and I need a bit more of a solution than simply magic, whether potions or spells or healing waters etc. 

Merck, yep he's a witch hunter but...only the bad guys, not all witches. I found his history and the various Gods and Demi-Gods a bit confusing too.
I did read to the end but TBH much of the story just passed me by, I either didn't like the way solutions were found, or didn't really understand the connections.It just felt too muddled for me. Maybe if I read books 2 and 3 at some point I'll come back to this one, but I doubt it because it contains too many insta-fix solutions and they're one of my pet peeves. 
 
Stars: hard to rate, it's loved by others but for me it just didn't work so I'm going two. As ever though this is just my view, you may love it. 

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

I love supernatural, but for some reason have not read or been interested in books with witches. I think that is all about to change. Hooked on a Witch literally had me hooked. I loved the whole premise of good witches, bad witches and a super sexy witch hunter fighting off evil while trying to keep the good witch safe. An action adventure with lead characters that have so much chemistry I'm surprised they didn't go up in flames. I couldn't fault any part of the book, it was everything I wanted from a supernatural romantic adventure and more. This is the fourth book in the series but can be read as a standalone. I was provided with an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Shannon Randolph has several targets on her back. Someone is killing Pleiades descendants and to top it all Poseidon has issued an ultimatum; return his trident or else. Even worse, she has no idea where it is since she did not steal it. So she returns to her home town to search for help as indicated by her dying mother. And that means turning to Jason Merck, designation: Witch Hunter.

He's the man who held her heart all those years ago but their abrupt departure from Savannah prevented anything from developing. But now that Shannon has ascended to head Pleiades witch, and she has more power, she can sense that he is something more than just a simple witch hunter. Even more, he could be the man who will either end her life or then save her from an early demise.

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from NetGalley for voluntary review consideration.