Clementine (Clem) and cousin Danica are Witches that own a fix- it shop in the town of st. Clare. Danica is dating Titus a mundane (non witch)a baker. Clem falls for Gavin a witch hunter from Britain who's also a history teacher on a sabbatical visiting in St. Clare. Gavin is tracking down the st. Clare coven (aka. Clems entire witch family) and the directive is to kill them all.
Throw in a picnic and farm date, goats and a white mouse. Cuteness overload!! (think Sabrina teenage witch cuteness) quirky, humor and que in the indepth foreplay.
This is 8 chapters in..30%. I struggled.

1. CLEM as the pov is quirky, bossy, funny, and so darn cute. But her constant demeanor towards her cousin Danica (as we are reminded constantly) for dating a mundane all the while she is dating a man looking to kill her and her family.
So irritating.

2.The detailed foreplay just didn't work for me. It felt like taking a fun art class while having me watch some errotica story or porn. (Like flicking a switch from fun and cute to seductive and sexy)
Wasn't feeling it.

3. The timeline here was really off.
When Clem mentions/refrences current day things eg. Netflix, you understand the present timeline and Witches in 1500s were burned in the past but here the storyline is Gavin on the hunt to kill Clems coven on directive from a witch hunters clan out in Britain. Throws off the tone.

4. Gavin came across a Lil boring in comparison to Clem. We know he's from Britain but 3 pages of describing his American air Bnb place because it's very different from a British home?! I dunno.

I couldn't focus long enough to really connect with this book.
Love the cover, love the plot concept and I really love a witchy story. Wanted to love this but ...DNF.


Thank you to Netgally for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 forward-leaning stars.
Writing a love story between a witch and a witch hunter is a brave move. Doing it in a way that's as fun as it is romantic while still exploring the morality of doing and believing what you were raised to do is impressive.
Clem is a witch who takes it upon herself to protect her coven, so when a handsome witch hunter shows up to investigate a spike in magic caused by her cousin, she volunteers to do something about him. Gavin isn't sure why he's still following his father's orders and working as a hunter when he feels deep down that he doesn't want to do it anymore, which is why he lets Clem distract him and take up the time he's supposed to be using to find the witch who spiked the Order's radar. What begins for both as a distraction quickly becomes more and things get complicated when family, obligations, and hidden histories come into play.
Unnecessarily adding to the complexity of the story is the conflict and slight resolution of some deeply ingrained family issues that work on a character-building level, but I could just as easily have done without them as part of the story. I'm suspecting this has a LOT to do with things that happened in the first volume and I would have appreciated it more if I'd read that, but it just felt slightly unnecessary here.
This is the second book in a series and can sort of be read as a stand-alone novel, but it would have been good to have some more worldbuilding or backstory explanation to help those of us who jumped in with this volume. It's not indecipherable, but a little extra guidance would have been nice.
Overall, it has more high than low points and it did entertain while telling a complex story.
Happy thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the magical read!

NEW BOOK REVIEW: Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre

SUMMARY: When Clementine learns a witch hunter is in town, she decides the best thing to do is get to know her enemy. But sparks fly immediately—and it’s getting hard for her to hide who she is and keep her family safe.

This book came out earlier this week, and I liked it! It’s the second in a series, and I enjoyed it because:

✨ It tells an interesting, well-developed story while still managing to be pretty low-key
✨ It covers relatable family/interpersonal drama
✨ It is all about consent, safe sex, and characters who are “into the wine/not the label”
✨ It takes place in a Stars Hollow-esque small town that feels fun

The romance didn’t really do it for me—they pretty much fell for each other right away—but there were so many other things I liked about it! It reminded me of The Ex Hex except the plot actually made sense.

I do think you should read Witch Please first if you want to check out the series. I’ll probably read the next one, too. Overall, they’re fun, light fantasy reads/listens.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

When I say I devoured this book -- I read it in less than a day. This was the cute, fun, happy-go-lucky rom com I needed. The characters are lovable, if not a bit crazy, and easy to follow. I love a HEA like anyone else, but the was this book was resolved (no spoilers) felt like the fictional karmic scales were truly in balance. Overall, I loved this book!

To be honest, I spent months reading Witch Please, the first book in this series. I found the pacing slow and the characters flat, but had higher hopes for the second book in the Fix-It Witches series.

Boss Witch picks up where Witch Please left off. I liked the conflict and romance between Clem and Gavin, though I did feel that the overall pacing of the book was slow.

Thank you, Sourcebooks Casablanca and Netgalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Boss Witch is the second book in the Fix-It Witches series. The beginning overlaps with parts of book one, Witch Please, which gave it a slower start for me.

Clem and Gavin were very insta-lusty, but I understood where Clem was coming from for the most part with trying to distract the witch hunter, Gavin. I loved the mouse Benson and how both Gavin and Clem were risking something to be together. Clem was blunt and moody and relatable. Gavin was troubled and fighting against his father. I loved Benson the mouse. The twist was an interesting one.

I'm excited for Extra Witchy and more of Leanne!

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

To be honest with you, I don’t even know why I said I would read this one. Maybe because I read the first one and thought it was ok? Whatever the reason was, I came to the same conclusion, this one was just ok too. Now that I know there’s a third one, I’m still on the fence if I want to read that one. A lot of things just didn’t work for me, and I don’t see them changing when that one comes out.

I won’t do a “recap” of this one because it kind of overlaps with the last one and I don’t want to say too much. So I’ll just go right into what I thought about the timelines instead. And in short, the TL,DR is I didn’t like it. It was basically just seeing things happen from Clem’s POV instead of her cousin. But the part I didn’t like about it was she still wrote the scenes into the book. Like in the middle of the book there is the party that also happens at the end of book 1. And for whatever reason, that bothered me to no end lol If I knew I could have just read this one instead and got the ending of Book 1, I would have done that.

Now the other thing that didn’t sit right with me was the fact that this was about a witch and a witch hunter and there was absolutely nothing thrilling about this at all. They weren’t running from him. They weren’t gathering together to do things to him. They weren’t making weird things happen to him. In fact, the only thing that was happening was the spice that happened regularly. Now normally I wouldn’t have a problem with spice, but when it’s supposed to be a book about a witch hunter and a witch, I expected something that would make my heart pound or something that would make me clutch my pearls or something. But this made me clutch them in a different way.

The spice in this was weird in my opinion. Although it wasn’t something I agreed with, I DID think it was spicy. But it was weird because it seemed like she didn’t want to do it? Idk. It felt kinda skeevy to me. I don’t know how to explain it. Like it’s actual on page sex and it’s explicit, but she acted like she was doing it only because her coven was in danger. She said she liked him and their relationship developed over the book, but I started feeling that way from the very beginning and the feeling never went away.

The only thing that saved this for me was Gavin. He was funny and I loved how he was his own person and didn’t let anyone (including his father) tell him what to do. And in the profession he was in, I couldn’t imagine it was an easy decision to come to. But I guess I wanted more from him. But the author made him so freaking soft. As a hunter I thought there would be some umpt to him. I hope that makes sense.

This book wasn’t anything for me to write home about, but it also wasn’t terrible. I will probably read the next one if I can get it on audio. If nothing else but to finish out the series. Not because I’m super interested. But it DOES have a wedding in it, so I am a LITTLE intrigued. But we’ll see.

Nothing says forbidden romance more than a witch falling in love with a witch hunter.

Fix-It Witches isn't just the name of the repair shop that Clementine Waterhouse owns with her cousin, Danica. It's her life motto. So when Gavin Rhys, a witch hunter—albeit a very handsome one—shows up in their little town of St. Claire, Clem decides to distract him so her and her coven sisters don't get discovered. She's prepared to pull out all the stops, but she's not prepared for her feelings to take over and to actually fall for Gavin. But as Clem will learn, everything gets more complicated when the heart is involved.

I was so excited to see that Clem and Gavin were getting their own story after reading WITCH, PLEASE last year. I mean, a witch and a witch hunter? It gave me all the mutual pining, forbidden, what-in-the-world-am-I-doing feelings that I love reading about.

This was such a fun story to read and I loved seeing how this plotline coincided with the first book in the series (which I also really enjoyed!). On paper, Clem and Gavin are complete opposites. They should hate each other, be at war with each other, but once Gavin's layers are slowly peeled away and Clem's rock-solid resolve starts to crack, they start to realize that they really aren't that different at the core. Their banter was so fun and flirty and their chemistry was so magical it flew off the page (heh). I had no idea how the story was going to end, but I appreciated how it all came together, full circle.

There are some twists and turns, family drama (for both Clem and Gavin), and the beauty of found family and sisterhood. If you're in the mood for a small town, magic-filled romance, give BOSS WITCH a try! A big thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the advanced review copy.

Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre is book 2 in the Fix-It Witches series. The relationship between Clem, a witch and Gavin, a witch hunter, was a fun and enjoyable read. This relationship is one you want to cheer for and secretly hoping it works. I don't feel you need to read the first book in the series to enjoy this one but it definitely helps to give an overall understanding. I do look forward to reading more in this series and this author.

This book was the second book in the Fix-It Witches series and I was very excited to read it after thoroughly enjoying the first story in the series. I'm a sucker for a good witchy book and this one truly delivered.

The first two books do overlap in the series, and while I think it would be helpful to the read the first, you could still read this as a standalone novel since it focuses solely on one of the Waterhouse cousins.

Clementine Waterhouse is the responsible one and practical one, and the one who is always sweeping in to the save the day. That is how she finds herself volunteering to distract the Witch Hunter who has come to town. The thing is that Clem immediately finds herself drawn to Gavin, the Englishman, bike riding, rugged, attractive man. While Clem works to distract Gavin, the chemistry between these two grows.

Gavin has been trained to hunt witches and on the evil of their ways his entire life. His world is lonely and he has immense pressure from his overbearing father. He's questioned his job, and his place in the world, but no one who hunts witches ever wants to answer probing questions.

If you've read the first book in the series, then you know that there is a witch coven consisting of all of Clem's closest friends raging in age range. You can expect a lot of fun moments from the coven and the cast of characters who bring the humor into this novel.

I enjoyed the fun banter, moments of sisterhood with the coven, the steamy fire between Clem and Gavin, and the magic present throughout the book. There is also an adorable little mouse named Benson that makes an impression throughout the story.

It was a fun witchy read and I look forward to the next book in the series!

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.

While I wasn’t a big fan of Clementine in the last book, I trust Ann Aguirre, plus I have a thing for enemies-to-lovers romances. While I didn’t like this quite as much as the first, I still enjoyed it and thought it was a thoughtfully done and funny romance.

The first half of the book overlaps with Witch, Please, this time with the events from Clem and Gavin’s points of view. I was so-so on Clem in the last book as I felt like she was unduly harsh to Danica. Seeing the same events from her point of view, I still think she’s blunt, but I have a bit more sympathy for what she’s going through. It’s Danica’s magic spike that leads Gavin the witch hunter to their town, but Clem feels like it’s her responsibility to take care of it. Clem’s driving force in life is keeping those around her safe, no matter the cost to herself. Not that hanging out with the handsome and funny Gavin is that much of a hardship. Between trying to hide the coven from Gavin, dealing with their grandmother’s pointed questions about Danica, and taking care of the shop (since Danica keeps jetting off with the baker), Clem is frankly exhausted. But she worries that if she stops being the person that does all these things that no one will care for her anymore. Spending time with Gavin – even though he’s the primary threat to the safety of everyone she cares about – is surprisingly relaxing, and she can’t help but make him feel more at ease in St. Claire, whether that’s silly dates, flirty banter, or gifting him a pet mouse. Gavin’s clear from the start that he’s only in St. Claire for a little while, which is perfectly fine with Clem. In fact, the sooner she can send him on his way, the better!

Gavin’s itinerant life – constantly hunting down witches, then moving on to the next town – wears on him, as does the fact that nothing he does seems to please his father. He hates being a witch hunter. He’d much rather go back to his job as a professor, but as his father keeps reminding him, their family honor is on the line. He’s supposed to be in St. Claire investigating a magic spike, but his heart isn’t in it, leading him to attend coffee mornings with the seniors of the community in hopes of getting gossip or staking out eccentric farmers. Clem’s not the only welcome distraction, as before long he’s booking a rental apartment for a month and helping his new elderly friends with their yardwork. After a few chapters, it’s clear that both Clem and Gavin are kind, caretaking individuals, surface differences notwithstanding, and they’ve got quite a bit in common. Both have serious issues with their toxic families. Watching Gavin push back on his father – and Clem finally accepting that she can lean on others for help – was lovely.

There’s lots of other things I liked about the book as well. I liked seeing the coven work together – both magically and nonmagically – and loved the glimpses into the next couple, Leanne and Trevor. Benson (and his love for 90s romcoms) was a surprise hit for me. I also loved how the witch hunting was resolved and the book’s focus on restorative justice. Clem isn’t the first witch Gavin has hunted, so no matter how he reconciles with her, he realizes that he needs to do more than just apologize and grovel. There’s a good bit about dismantling toxic systems as well, though I thought this was a bit too pat and easily done.

Overall, a bit different tone-wise than the first book, but still very enjoyable. I’m definitely looking forward to Leanne and Trevor’s book and hope we get stories for all of the coven!

I received an advance review copy of this book from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Clementine Waterhouse is a witch on a mission to distract a witch hunter away from finding herself and her coven. At first it’s just business, but the more she learns about Gavin Rhys, the harder it is to reconcile who he is with his vocation.

Overall, I really enjoyed this second book in the Fix-It Witches series. It does not stand-alone from the first book, as many of the events happen simultaneously between the first and second book, and it would probably be confusing to have such quick mentions of big plot points from the first book without the context. That being said, I liked this book more than the first - the plot snagged me more than Danica and Titus’ story. I only wish that the plot-twist had come sooner in the story as it really amped up the energy in the book and kept me reading.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a paranormal romance, strong female friendships, and a bit of family turmoil thrown in.

Thank you to NetGalley and SourceBooks Casablanca for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley, Ms. Aguirre, and SourceBooks Casablanca for the opportunity to read an ARC of this title. An honest review was requested but not required.

I was unaware when I started it that this was book #2 in the Waterhouse Witches series but in my opinion reading book #1 wasn’t particularly necessary, other than perhaps giving the reader Danica’s side of the story.

In this title, the reader sees Clementine Waterhouse, Midwestern witch, dealing with the fallout of Danica’s decision to (a) take up with a mundane (non-witch) and (b) leave Clementine holding the proverbial bag. She’s dealing with a witch hunter drawn by Danica’s power spikes, toxic family members running amok, running her shared small business all alone, and protecting her coven, all by herself. YES, she could ask for help, but due to her childhood of being used as an emotional pawn in ongoing battles between her mother and father, Clementine has come to believe she has no one to lean on and must “do it all” herself. I’m not familiar with Danica’s “side” of the story but I can certainly empathize with one person’s decisions leaving others in a tough spot.

Gavin Rhys, the aforementioned witch hunter, is sick and tired of his wanderer lifestyle, conflicted about his job duties, and longing for permanence. He thinks he’s found it when he meets Clem, who of course, is dating him to “distract him” from her coven (not particularly sure why she thought that would be the best plan) and doesn’t have any plans to catch feelings with a man she thinks will kill her if he discovers her true identity.

Any romance reader will pretty much figure out immediately the trajectory of this story; it’s a romance, after all. I enjoyed the descriptions of magic and how it’s used, and I liked Clem and Gavin OK as separate characters. In fact, I really empathized with Clem’s rocky childhood, unfortunate family members, and irritation with her occasionally oblivious cousin. Unfortunately, I really didn’t feel any spark between Gavin and Clementine. They seemed like two nice people who had fun hanging out, but when they had conflict, the angst didn’t really register. It’s a tribute to the author’s writing that I enjoyed the book overall when the romance struck me as so lukewarm. I have really enjoyed Aguirre’s Galactic Love series (I know, I know) so I think I’ll stick with that. 3 stars.

I loved love loved book 1 so much. High fan of the author after this series. Book 2 was just amazing as 1. This time we're following clementine and her story does not disappoint. If you love story's about love romance witches and magic you will love this book.
Thank you netgallary for this ARC

I read the first book in the series so I was pumped for this sequel. I would highly recommend reading book one first, otherwise you might be a little confused if you start with this one. The first book Witch Please, really sets up the world, the characters and some of the conflict that carries over into this sequel.

When this book was announced, I was curious how this story between Clementine and Gavin would play out. Let me tell you - this book doesn't disappoint! While book one set everything up and was super sweet in it's own right. This book turns the dial up on everything: the magic, the stakes and the heat level of the romance. And I was here for all of it :).

The other thing that I enjoyed about this book was the depth of these characters. But Clementine and Gavin had their own issues they needed to work through outside of their budding relationship. It made them more well-rounded characters and ones that you couldn't help to root for.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I'm excited to read book 3!! There's a little teaser of it at the end of the second book and my interest is definitely piqued.

Special thanks to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the arc of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I enjoyed Clem and Gavin's story. I highly recommend that you read book one, Witch Please before you dive into this book. I feel it will help you have a deeper understanding of it all and a clearer look at the bigger picture (and Danica & Titus were a lot of fun!). I have to be honest and say that this entry fell a little short of my expectations. I wish I could say exactly why but I'm not really sure. Maybe it was simply because of the different dynamic between our heroine and hero but I felt this read was a lot less charming. Don't get me wrong. I did like it and I will definitely be on the lookout for book three, but it simply didn't "Wow Me". I liked Gavin and Clem and I found them easy to sympathize with. They each have their burdens and baggage that weighs on them and the story. Some welcome cuteness comes in the form of Benson, the mouse, who I found surprisingly adorable.

Just as good as book one!
Clem is trying to get the witch hunter who arrived in Witch Please away from the coven. So she starts dating him of course! What’s a better distraction than that? Haha! Clem always has to be the responsible and dependable one. She’s the fixer in her family and it certainly begins to weigh on her during the book. I liked seeing her struggle with her role in her family and also with her growing feelings for Gavin.
I liked Gavin. He’s a witch hunter by birth. He’s been pressured by his father and he hates it. So when he meets Clem he takes the opportunity to break away from that. Clem and Gavin have the same struggles.
I liked Clem and Gavin together. They were fun but also forbidden. It left some mystery as to how they were going to get their HEA.
I’m very curious to see what the next book brings!

Thank you Sourcebooks, Ann Aguirre and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
THIS BOOK HAD ME HOOKED FROM THE FIRST CHAPTER!
Clementine Waterhouse is a perfectly logical witch. She doesn't tumble headlong into love. Rather she weighs the pros and cons and decides if a relationship is worth pursuing. Gavin Rhys hates being a witch hunter, but his family honor is on the line, and he needs to prove he's nothing like his grandfather, a traitor who let everyone down.
I LOVE the relationships in the coven but Danica was such a piece of work in the beginning and i honestly didn't like her 🙃
The twist was insane but also answered the questions i had. the family drama was *chefs kiss* IMO. i love Clem and Gavin so much.
BENSON!!! he is one of my FAVS not to mention Percy! the elders in this book was again some of my fav people.
if you love witchy romances then i would 10000% recommend this.✨
This book will be available as of Apr 5, so get ready to enjoy some witchy romance and heartbreak.

I picked this book due to it reminding me of Sabrina the teenage Witch and Charmed! I found this read highly enjoyable! It had the perfect amount of humor, spice and love! It was written very well! Clem and Gavin had the great chemistry and I really rooted for them as a reader! I definitely will be checking out the other books in the series!

Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre
Fix-it Witches series book 2. Paranormal romance. Can be read as a stand-alone but some references to the first book would make it better having read the first. The two stories run along the same time line. Dual POV.
Gavin is a witch-Hunter doing his job under duress. He’s never liked spying and he likes it even less now that he’s come to know the community and one interesting female in particular.
Their lives aren’t as easy as walking away though so it’s going to get messy.

Entertaining with more witchy-ness in this book than the first. Both Clem and Gavin have family issues over and above that just by point of his job, they should be on opposite sides. But their chemistry overrides the danger and has them each questioning the future.
Slow initial burn to plenty of steamy interludes.
Clear indications at the end on whose book is next. I can’t wait!

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.