Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a nice read filled with magic, curses, family drama and tons of romance. It was fast and easy to get through as well.

The overall plot and storyline was okay but it was super predictable and a bit bland. However, I did really enjoy all the magic and witchy aspect of this book. All the side characters were really likable and the small town feel was very charming as well.

The relationship between the main characters, Danica and Titus was very much of an insta-love romance. While it was very cute and filled with lots of tension, I would have liked just a bit more communication between them. There was some spice in this book, which I was not expecting but thoroughly enjoyed.

The ending was a bit rushed and there was definitely some plot points that weren’t really resolved or explained. I will also say that while reading there were moments I enjoyed and moments I unfortunately didn’t. Overall though, a decent read with a cute magical romance.

I had high hopes for this book, but it ultimately fell a bit flat. Frankly the biggest turn off for me was the fact that the love interest’s name is Titus. I wish I was joking but that literally ruined it for me.

Danica is a modern witch who must never let a mundane see her use magic, while Titus is the town baker. Danica and Titus meet and are quickly entangled in a forbidden romance. Since Danica is unable to reveal that she is a witch, really only Danica knows that it is forbidden. The small town they live in is a fishbowl and Danica must keep their relationship a secret from her grandmother. Meanwhile, Titus believes he is cursed to never find love that lasts.

Witch Please had a very solid premise! With a generous helping of insta-love, sparks fly when Danica and Titus first lay eyes on each other. Unfortunately, Titus is not someone I could really get behind as a character. This was in part due his personality, but also some of the choices that he makes. While both of them are burdened in different ways, the resolution for their problems felt contrived and based in simple miscommunication.

I liked that Danica had a strong group of friends who she is able to rely on as she navigates pressure from family and the dangers of accidentally revealing magic. However, there is an excess of trivial information that threatens to overwhelm or bore the reader in certain scenes. I also struggled with the pacing of the plot and magical world-building inconsistencies. My favorite part of this book was the LGBTQ+ inclusivity in side/background characters, though this also could have used more development.

While this book didn’t quite hit the mark for me, I do think many readers will find this an agreeable and cheerfully straightforward read. If you’re looking for a light, cozy romance with a touch of magic then I would recommend Witch Please. Witch Please releases on September 7, 2021. Thank you to Ann Aguirre, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an amazing story and a great start to a new series. This book was about Danica, a Witch running ‘The Fix It Witches’ appliance repair shop and Titus the mundane sexy bi-sexual virgin Baker from down the street. Need I say more, lol? Witchy Magic and Romance are such a great combination ALWAYS.

I loved these characters so much. Every time Titus and Danica got together I’d first get that awwwwee sugar sweet heart melting feeling inside, and the next moment their chemistry was setting off sparks and setting me on fire. Their steam and hotness was off the charts! Throw in a meddling grandmother that didn’t want Danica dating mundanes, a group of awesome friends on both side, a crazy cat lady neighbor, some family drama, and finally Titus’s dog Doris (who secretly stole the show) and you have a 5 star book here. I thought the character development was amazing and the story was so well written. I enjoyed every moment. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. This left me my heart so happy and full.

Danica is a modern day witch hiding in plain site in the sleepy town of St. Claire. She runs the Fix-It-Witches, a gadget repair shop, with her cousin Clem.

Titus is dealing with the loss of his mother, and a love life that has been cursed since the beginning. The malfunctioning of his bakery oven leads to a meeting with Danica - and the sparks fly.

This romance is sweet, but it sadly wasn’t for me. It’s not that I didn’t like the book, I just felt like there was a lot of information randomly thrown into the book. The sexy scenes felt forced and the characters during those scenes didn’t seem true to themselves. I also thought there was a lot of world building regarding witch rules that wasn’t explained and brought up as an aside - rules which felt like a mix between Harry Potter and Twilight.

But beyond the problematic pieces, the book kept me entertained while I was camping and I finished it in two days. There is diversity in the race of characters, as well as LGBTQ2+ representation, which is great to see in books 👍

Witch Please comes out Sept 7. Thank you to Net Galley and Source Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an e-arc copy of Witch Please by Ann Aguirre from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this witchy romance, though my expectations were kinda low from reading some reviews before requesting this title.
I got major Charmed vibes from the story, and the romance between Danica and Titus was both sweet and hot. Also, Titus has a puppy named Doris who is probably the best character in the book.
This story also has a lot of family-related drama, which I didn't love.
I'm giving it 3 stars, it was a quick fun read, but there were some things with the family drama and how Danica handled the relationship that I really didn't like

As it always happens with Mrs. Aguirre´s books, I loved everything about this story the characters, the scenery, the atmosphere, the magic and of course all the talk about baked goods. My only really small issue with it is the sex, but that's because I'm kind of a prude. I mean I do love quirky rom-com books and movies but reading sex scenes is not my type of cookie even though those are really well written by Mrs. Aguirre too.

I just realized this is first on a series so will be looking forward for more of the Waterhouse witches. To be honest I was wondering what was going to happen with the which hunter so I'm really glad I will get to know.

Thanks a lot to Mrs. Anne Aguirre for sending me an ARC, there's are few things better that getting ARC from authors you admire.

Unfortunately , I didn't like this book ....
The story didn't work for me , I wasn't enjoying the characters or the plot ...
The writing style was excellent , but otherwise this book wasn't for me .

I didn't get into Witch Please. I had a hard time following the story. Facts were introduced and I had no idea where they came from. It took me out of the story a little because I couldn't "connect the dots" with some people and things happening in the story. I wasn't a fan of Dancia and couldn't relate to her. I didn't care much for Titus either. I didn't think they paired well.

The cover is super cute and the premise of the story sounded fun and interesting, unfortunately the book didn't agree with me. I absolutely feel there is an audience for Witch Please, it just wasn't for me.

Anytime a book starts out with the main character dealing with a hangover, and is not a total jerk about it, I am amused and ready to roll. Romance novels? Not my favorite genre but I am always down to read Ann Aquirre because of the paranormal/shapeshifter/magical/sci-fi spices she adds. Her Ars Numina series remains my favorite. So Danica Waterhouse trying to open the door to her electronic repair shop while feeling all the alcohol she drank at her semi-ex-friend’s bachelorette party—no, she’s not upset her semi-ex-friend stole her boyfriend—I needed to learn more about this woman.

Danica is a businesswoman who runs The Fix-It Witches with her cousin, Clem. She lives in a tiny town, in her grandmother’s old house with her cousin, has made a made a pact with her cousin to never fall in love again, and is a witch. Like her cousin. Different witches have different magics; Danica and Clem are technomancers, hence, the electronic repair shop.

Titus, the hot baker from only a few blocks away—there are many different names for the unassuming hot bisexual virgin (pssst, secret) hottie but Danica calls him CinnaMan. When he wanders into her shop looking for an oven repair, it’s instalove for the two of them. But, as Titus is mentally planning their wedding, Danica is freaking out because he is a mundane, a person of non-magical descent, and her way-too-evil-and-intrusive grandmother would turn him into a rat or something equally awful because Waterhouse witches don’t marry mundanes. Unlike Danica’s mother who did, and evil grandma has never forgiven her own daughter for this.

Anyway, it’s a romance so it goes through the different levels of likes to that was the best sex ever in about 40 pages. The only tension to the story is Danica can’t be with a mundane because she’s a witch and some lame promise she made with her cousin, probably while drunk. A hell-bent for leather witch hunter shows up and, yes, he is hot, they are all hot, but not much else tweaks the tension strings.

You can set your depth charges on low because the book is not that complex. The magic is basically a few spells, a meeting of the Coven to drink wine and talk trash, Danica fixes a blender and Titus’ oven, and a rogue spell book that might have worked, still not clear on that. The sex is rompy but, dear god, no 32 year-old male virgin could last THAT long his first time—just putting that out there. And, please, wait until you catch your breath before discussing your STD test results or, better yet, share them before the clothing starts flying, your call.

Danica and Titus are cute together. They like each other. You know they will end up sharing a toothbrush in no time; Ann Aquirre lives for the happy ending. And it’s a fun story. However, when I read this I didn’t know it was a series so the ending to Witch Please (god, what I would do for a comma) bothered me…for days. So, bear in mind it’s a series and any resolve not covered or any new housemates not really settled in or any half-truths between lovers still out there will have to be addressed in the next book. Which I will definitely read.

(A big thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC)

Well, I had fun reading this book. Danica Waterhouse and her cousin are witches whose special magical skill includes repairing appliances. They are the co-owners of the Fix-it Witches repair shop. They are also partners in a pact to never marry, especially not a Mundane who lacks magical ability, to preserve their powers.

Danica’s plan starts coming apart when she falls for Titus Winnaker (AKA the CinnaMan) the owner of Sugar Daddy’s bakery. As Danica and Titus get closer, both are worried about revealing their secrets. Danica fears that if Titus learns the truth about her craft that she will lose her abilities. Titus, who has been unlucky in love, fears how Danica will perceive him once she learns that he is a virgin.

This book possesses o many things that I enjoy in a cozy romance:

-Steamy and dorky interactions
-Hidden family secrets
-An overbearing matriarch
-Smoothies
-A super-fun book club (not a coven)
-A sexy bounty hunter?
-And most importantly, adorable animal companions

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free copy of this book. I decided to share my review for fellow readers.

The beggining of the book whas so good, with fun and originality, but when hit halfway, it started to doesn't work out well for me. Somethings simply didn't make sense and because of that, The story had a not so good ending for me. The plot was great and original, but this needs to be a little bit more developed. Such a pitty- 2,5/3 stars

This was a very insta-love small town romance. Danica is searching for a special someone. Titus has been cursed all his dating life, and just wants to make it to a second date with someone. They both come across as pretty desperate actually, but try to hide the fact from each other.
There were a few bits in this story that felt like they really should have been explained (Goliath for one) and disappointingly the more exciting romance story was with the cousin Clem and happened offscreen. A witch falling for a witch hunter would have been an awesome story to read, but instead he’s just suddenly hanging out with them and all the witches are cool with it with zero explanation despite the fact he came to town to murder them all. Also, the witch hunter didn’t even need to be there and added nothing to the story. It made the plot run around in side splits that just bogged it down. There’s a lot happening in this book, at it probably would have been more cohesive if it were dialled back a touch to concentrate on the main plot instead of a dozen small ones. Stick with the grandma villain, add a hunter in book two.
The characters weren’t particularly consistent either. Some of the dialogue, especially during sex scenes, was just way off base for how they talked in the rest of the book. And every main character and side character seems to act impulsively. Honestly, every single one of them.
The world building was inconsistent on occasion <spoiler> Like how can Dani have come from generations of technology witches when electrical appliances haven’t existed for 100 years?</spoiler>, and in places contradicted itself. Bits at the start of the story had the explanations changed partway through and a few things of that nature.
The justifications for the conflicts fell really flat too. Danica’s worried to turn out like her mother, who’s been happily married and set an amazing couple goal example for her daughter? And somehow Danica basically knows nothing about her mother’s life at all. Which is especially weird, considering she has scenes where she literally senses magic. Every conflict in this book could have been cleared with a two minute conversation, and half the time there’s not even a reason why the conversation hasn’t occurred.
But… it was still a pretty sweet romance. And there are baked good involved, which make anything better.

This is a hilarious romance befitting the illustrated cover. Titus is the perfect cinnamon roll hero and Danica is a fabulous small-town quirky woman who never comes close to manic-pixie dream girl. There's dirty talk, magical (literally) sex, drool-worthy baked goods, and the coolest coven.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts

Wow! I loved this book! Amazing romance

Virgin Bisexual baker + a witch who owns her own electronic repair shop? Yes please...

I loved the sweetness of their connection and the unapologetic sexual chemistry between these two.

Danica's relationship with her Gram almost ruined the sweet romance for me but Danica learns how to stand up for herself eventually and it all worked out.

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun, sweet romance with a witchy bent. Sometimes you get witchy with a side of romance, but this one was focused on the relationship between our witchy handy woman and the sexy baker down the street. The family issues were wonderfully done, and the relationship was fun, but still somewhat realistic in that world. Although there are some aspects I’m not 100% happy with, I think these could be things corrected in future books in the series.

Oh, this witch book? Thanks, I hated it.

Big thank you to Raincoast Books for sending me an early copy. I'm just sorry it flopped so hard. A romance trend I've noticed for this upcoming fall is witchy stories! And I couldn't be more excited about that, especially when this one landed in my lap a couple weeks ago. So imagine how disappointed I was that this started off okay, then completely fell apart in the second half. Best I can describe it? The editor forget to read the rest because this feels distinctly like two different stories.

Where to even begin? Well, I'll admit that the worldbuilding was a bit of a mess. From what I understand, each witch bloodline carries an affinity for a particular type of magic. For the Waterhouse girls, this is apparently a proficiency for fixing technology. It works well within the confines of the story and was quite cute, but I have so many questions. Like, these witches have been around for a few hundred years ... so what did they do before they had affinities for technology? Another thing was the idea that if a witch marries a mundane, she loses her magic. For the first half of the book I thought this applied to all witches, but it's actually just the Waterhouse line and. And don't get me started on the fact that literally no witch can tell anyone that they are so they spend their entire lives just ... lying to their spouses? Workabouts for that came way too late for me to like that detail, but let me just tell you, I would not give up one drop of magic for Titus Winnaker.

Look at that perfect opportunity to segue into discussing the characters.

Let's start with Danica. I actually quite liked her. The aforementioned worldbuilding mishaps kept me from understanding her a bit, but I did like her character. She is quite typical of a romantic female lead. You know, bubbly and confident with a great support system behind her - minus one overbearing grandmother that I did not care for. Danica's mom married a mundane and now Grandmother believes that gives her free rein to dictate every inch of Danica's love life, shoving every eligible male witch her way. Danica does her best to keep Titus at arms' length for reasons that seemed a little weak to me thanks to a crappy pact she made with her cousin, but as you would expect, she can't stay away from him.

Now, Titus. Whoo boy. First impressions are everything and this guy creeped. me. the. eff. out. He considers himself cursed because he has never had a relationship work out. He is 32 and still a virgin, but within five minutes of meeting Danica I chalk that up to him, not a supposed curse. He has determined he has found the person he is going to marry and isn't really listening to her at the moment because he's too busy picturing the 2-5 kids they'll have. Girls get unfairly called crazy for that, but I would support it applying here. If there wasn't strong chemistry on both sides and a lack of thinking of sex on his part, I would declare him to be giving off major incel vibes. He has some many awkwardly weird possessive thoughts about Danica that made me stumble. He literally has a thought process that goes "If she gets pregnant from this condom-less sex she initiated, it is totally okay by me because it means I can MARRY HER." Exit stage left, bro.

I will refrain from telling you how many times I read his name as Tits.

Romance-wise, the pair of them have serious chemistry. You'd be a fool to deny that. There was clearly insta-attraction between that blazed fast and bright. Was it a little too pedal-to-the-metal for my taste? Yup. I like a little bit of teasing and a touch of slow-burn, but that was still steamy. However, much of the multiple sex scenes were a wee bit awkward to read, not to mention the dirty talk that I did not find hot at all. Like okay dude, whatever works for you I guess. Alpha male talk is such a turn-off for me and honestly, Titus needed to just shut it. Part of the premise that attracted me was the fact that Titus was a bisexual virgin as that is rare to see, but the author may as well not have bothered. There was no fumbling, no conversations about it. Just bam! spice! expertise! perfect execution! weird inner thoughts! There is a miscommunication moment that resulted in such a leap that I lost a lot of respect for the character who did it. Just send a text, oh my word.

Finally, the writing was not great. This was a quick read, but it genuinely surprises me how much this still needed a good tightening. Several times we get multiple pages worth of mundane play-by-plays of things that I think I can safely care no one cares about. Titus comes home, cooks this by cutting this, calls for his dog, plays with her, makes her go out to pee, gets her inside, brings her upstairs ... on and on and on. This issue was extremely prevalent in the last half. So much digging into utter boring moments. There were a lot of pop culture references that are so obscure and niche they did not fit, but not as bad as the couple references to COVID without actually calling it that. There was no reason to add it. The characters also took such leaps action-wise towards the end that I had to pause a few times to stare into distance because that's ... not how that works?

As I said, I'm delighted with the trend this fall of witchy adult romances, and I can only hope that this will have been the worst one I read. I saw that the companion novel is Clem and the witch hunter, and while that is more my jam than this weak forbidden love, I have little hope considering how much was already revealed in this book.

Witch Please is a sweet rom com following a capable witch and a cursed baker. A light and easy read, it wasn't the most engaging but it was pretty enjoyable. A good ice cream read!

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC copy of this book in return for a review. Witch Please is so cute and fun! I loved it!! And Titus is seriously the perfect man! Anne Aguirre is forever one of my favorites!!

Actual Cinnamon Roll seeks Fashionable Witch.

Ann Aguirre's new series is a comfy romance read that left me hungry for another nibble. Danica is fashionable technomancer who can fix anything. She is lonely and pulled between two worlds. Titus is a talented, "mundane" baker with no knowledge of the existence of witches. He's also a caring friend/brother and has an adorable pupper he dotes on.

Danica and Titus have instant chemistry, but Danica is conflicted due a pact she made with her cousin/BFF Clementine to never have a serious man in their lives. Witches also have hidden themselves from the mundane world after enduring the various witch hunts throughout the ages so a witch/mundane pairing is frowned upon as it risks exposure and dilutes the magical bloodlines.

Throw in an interfering grandmother, a mother that doesn't communicate, and a ruling witch council that will punish any witch outing themselves, and watch the misunderstandings and hijinks build up. Then the witch hunter comes to town, and Danica may have to give up Titus entirely so she and her coven can survive.

The witch family lore is interesting, and the idea of a witch-only dating profile with a associated dude-bros who think they are gifts to womankind made me laugh. The interactions between Titus and his sister and their stepfamily are well developed and add extra depth. The side characters have enough set up so they are not flat caricatures without taking too much time away from the primary couple.

The misunderstandings do strain credulity at certain points, and the final resolution ends with a long-term lie by omission. The world building is excellent, and the next book is set up with the potential for a long-term series I'll be eating up.

Please note I received an ARC from the publisher.