Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond is everything modern my childhood dreams are made of! This book reminds me so much of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith movie mixed with some old school Bewitched or my favorite as a child Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I loved the romance taking place but there is something more, a little mystery and suspense which makes this story a hit. Loved the plot. Loved the story line. Would definitely recommend this to anyone!

I never knew that I needed a supernatural and romantic retelling of Mr. & Mrs. Smith but this was that and more. We have a very powerful witch and a geeky professor who get married and everything hits the fan when their secrets come out. Yes please.

I really enjoyed this book!

I have a bit of a thing for modern day witchy romances. Especially ones where she’s a total badass girlboss and he’s able to handle a strong woman while still having strong chemistry. And this one was absolutely done completely right!

I don’t think that Mr. and Mrs. Smith was that great of a movie. But this book took the good parts of that storyline and added magic in a way that worked really well. The dynamic between Savvy and Griffin was strong and their characters played off of each other well, and they had good character development both together and as individuals.

This book really was just so much fun and I highly recommend it, especially if you like this genre as much as I do!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and to St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I’m sorry…Mr & Mrs Smith…but with witches? I have never requested a book faster.

If you were a fan of the movie Mr & Mrs Smith, I think you’re expectations are going to be met. I haven’t watched that movie in like a decade, but the vibes are there for sure.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s what you have to look forward to with Mr & Mrs Witch:
💖 secret magical societies - Savannah is a witch and Griffin is a witch hunter
💖 their covers are blown at their wedding - after which they are each tasked with killing the other
💖 romcom-level action follows
💖 alternating timelines - present & past, starting with their meet cute
💖 delightful cast of characters - including animal familiars! (I cried when Savannah met Paris because I am a cat lady and a sap.)

You know I must have liked a book when I read it with my eyes, with no help from an audiobook. I think I would have binge read it a lot faster with an audio, but we do what we can!

The plot was definitely predictable, but in a way that made the book kind of cozy.

Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the review copy! All thoughts are my own.

Mr. & Mrs. Witch felt like Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets old school Sabrina the Teenage Witch or Bewitched. It definitely had the cozy, witchy romance vibe down very well with an added sprinkle of suspense and espionage.

The book was really well marketed and the plot was how it was described in the blurb. I feel like this book will be great for fans of Go Hex Yourself and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. The characters are fun, the romance isn't just a side plot which I think happens a lot w/ the cozy witchy romances lately that are similar in idea.

I enjoyed the read, even though at times it felt slow and the flashbacks interrupted the action often. I can tell this was on purpose and usually I enjoy that, but in this case of this book with the plot being centered around the Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like magical couple "battling" it out, it definitely was disruptive to the flow in a few parts.

I would definitely still recommend this book for fans of similar books (listed above), but for me personally this wasn't a read I'll be following up on if more stories in this world are written by the author. Although I would be willing to try other books by this author down the road.

Mr. & Mrs. Witch was a fun fantasy or paranormal romance, one that, of course, took me back to the Mr. and Mrs. Smith movie, but with a very definite paranormal feel.

Savvy and Griffin keep meeting around the globe and, along the way, discover that they live in the same hometown. A planned meeting will bring them together to begin a romance that will ultimately end up at the altar. That’s where their troubles began when each saw too many familiar faces (and not the good kind of familiar faces) at their wedding. Imagine the chaos when it’s revealed that Savvy is actually a powerful witch — and Griffin is a hunter… of paranormal creatures just like witches. This is one wedding surprise that neither can deal with, and the wedding certainly didn’t happen. This is a couple in love who, in their real roles, would be eliminating each other. Soon, they’ll have hits out on themselves, and the only way to survive is to work together… with mixed results.

I enjoyed parts of Mr. & Mrs. Witch. It does have a dual timeline where we’re jumping into the past as we explain why things are happening in the present. There is a mystery to be solved and a story full of interesting secondary characters. I liked the parts that I liked… and will leave the other parts up to each reader. None of us read the same book. It was a fun (for the most part) few hours of escaping into a zany, chaotic world. They’ll have to work to find a happy ending… but love wins.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

* I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Savannah Wilde is a witch and member of a powerful organization created to keep her fellow witches safe from Hunters. But after a whirlwind romance with a man she met on assignment, it's the eve of her wedding day to Griffin Carter. Griffin doesn't know that Savvy is a witch, but she doesn't know that her betrothed as a secret as well. Griffin is a member of a Hunter organization (an organization whose purpose is to stop supernatural threats) that's determined to put a stop to the witches and their terrible schemes. When the wedding begins, the bad blood between the two groups comes to a head and suddenly Savvy and Griffin are on the run from assassins and past enemies.

This is a great supernatural retelling of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. I loved that it felt so similar as that story, yet it had a lot of new ideas and takes on it. The supernatural elements were my favorite! The aspects of being a witch that go along with other lore made it so you didn't have to understand a lot of backstory throughout the book. A lot of these concepts aren't new and while some might feel it's a negative to story building, I saw it as a great way to use already known understandings. Savvy was a great character to read. She was very confident and loyal to her family and friends. I found myself enjoying reading the flashback portions to see how she opened herself up to Griffin. He was fun to read as well. Griffin is a "protector" and feels that he should always be between those he loves and the things out to get him. But my favorite part of the book was the intrigue of what each group kept hidden from the followers. My only gripe was that the big conflict felt very easily solved. However, I enjoyed this read! I definitely recommend it to lovers of supernatural elements, romance, and ,of course, spy novels.

Finished ✔️ Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond

3.5 ⭐️’s
Publish Day: March 7th, 2023
Kindle Unlimited: No
A couple discovers at the alter the surprising secret identities they’ve kept from each other.
This is a unique story
Different then what I usually read
It was a decent read over all
I didn’t exactly like the characters
Yes, I’d recommend this book

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This was a super fun paranormal fantasy retelling of Mr & Mrs Smith that sees a witch hunter and a witch falling in love and getting married without realizing who the other truly is. Told in flashbacks and full of suspense, spice and a great cast of secondary characters. This was a highly entertaining read and great on audio too narrated by Luke Daniels and Amy Landon. Highly recommended! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

I had seen references to this being a supernatural re-telling of Mr. & Mrs. Smith and I have to whole-heartedly agree with that description. The only difference between that movie and this book is that the main characters are a witch and witch hunter. I thought Ms. Bond did a wonderful job of creating a world for these characters that felt believable. In addition, she did a good job making me actually care about them. When their world was falling apart, I was concerned and wanted them to work through things. In addition, the side characters were strong and fun to read.

This story was told with flashbacks so you'd read about the present day and then flashback to how Savvie and Griffin's relationship began and progressed. It was a smart way to introduce the history of their relationship as well as other clues to what was going on in the storyline.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to read and review it and the opinions contained within are my own.

This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was fun, steamy and kept me reading. I enjoyed this book and will look for other books by this author.

First thanks NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this one through ReadNow. I loved the cover and was interested based on the description but unfortunately I did not like the writing. I was confused and could not tell if the writing was supposed to be funny or intentionally cryptic. I wish the author had taken a little more time in the beginning to set up all the characters before jumping into a plot and multiple settings. I had to keep rereading sentences to try to understand what was happening, who was speaking, or being spoken to. It was frustrating my reading experience and what ultimately led me to quit the book at 30%. I am not comfortable publicly rating a book that I did not choose to finish but will share my honest opinion here on NetGalley.

When a witch and a witch hunter find out at their wedding who the other is, emotions get out of control. Of course, calling of the wedding is the first thing to be done but with both of them given orders to axe the other, danger ensues.
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All I can say is "Wow!" This book is quite fast paced with all kinds of action involved. I loved how the author swung back and forth between current day and the past, exploring how they met and fell in love. The ending is well thought out and is definitely one that you would not have predicted.
I look forward to more awesome books by Gwenda Bond in the future.
Many thanks to Net Galley and to St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC of this book.

This book was so much fun. The perfect balance of witchiness, unconditional love, and comedy. The flashbacks were great and altho I wish they had been more streamlined they really help bring the whole story together. I loved the witty banter between the characters and found myself giggling out loud a lot. I enjoyed the magic system and the political structure that they had for hunters and witches. My history loving heart was also glad to see a slightly different take on Salem and some nods to witchy legends.

The premise is cool, the plot was fun (as soon as more people got involved), and the romance was cute. Did I love the premise and relive one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies to date while reading this? Absolutely (and no I will not apologize for it - Mr. and Mrs. Smith was a banger). Did some parts seem a little too cheesy and corny? Yes (I’m looking at you C.R.O.N.E. and H.U.N.T.E.R.). But it was all in good fun and I liked how they tied everything together at the end. The romance is cute - lovers to enemies to lovers (in literally like the span of a weekend) - but the chemistry between the two leads felt lacking in some areas and I really wanted that. I liked the potential of many of the secondary characters and would love to see what Bond does with them moving forward - hopefully there’s some development because most of them just kind of came off as flat. I liked the inclusion of the mother-daughter relationship between Savvy and her mother Claudia. Also, Mother Circe and her Yaga style chicken house was the best aspect and that’s that on that.

If you’re looking for a fun witchy romance that gives (at least me) nostalgia, then definitely think about picking up Mr. and Mrs. Witch.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing an e-arc copy in return for an honest review. Mr. and Mrs. Witch comes out 03/07/2023.

After enjoying the Not Your Average Hot Guy series by one of my favorite authors, I was excited when the publisher reached out and approved me for an e-galley of this from Netgalley. It was a quick read, and I really liked it! While I know that it was kind of a take off from the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which I’ve never seen, I enjoyed the different takes in a lot of it. The witches and the hunters that were enemies but for the two main characters, Savvy and Griffin to fall in love thinking they’d have to hide their secret identities from each other. It also reminded me a bit of the Buffy and Angel romance, except those two knew who the other was.

I loved the setting, and the world building, and the whole baba yaga thing was fun since I recently read the book, Into the Forest, with all the short stories about her. The connection between Savvy and Griffin was so perfect. I giggled at her friends accusing him of having a magic you-know-what. And her agreeing, lol. And the way he fell for her was very romantic and perfect.

One thing about the world I loved was the familiars. That was so neat! I want my own familiar, although I’m not a witch, so, I’ll have to settle for my dachshund pet dogs. Savvy’s friends Brie and Elle were a lot of fun as well. It was amusing for me since I’d just finished another book with a best friend named Brie. Griffin’s brother and buddy Diego were also fun. And while I know this is a standalone, and probably everything was wrapped up at the end, I think it’d be fun to have a series where we get to see these friends and family members find their own HEAs.

I LOVED this book! Covert agents for two top-secret enemy organizations (powerful witches of C.R.O.N.E. and powerful human with hunters with H.U.N.T.E.R.) fall in love and only realize their secret identifies in the middle of their wedding!!
Chaos erupts as Savvy and Griffin both react to each others' calculated betrayal; to make matters worse, both organizations order Savvy and Griffin to kill the other as their newest mark or face expulsion from the organization. Rallied by a motley crew of fun secondary characters and magical familiars, Savvy and Griffin both reflect back on their relationship timeline to figure out how the missed all the signs of each others' identities, and must attempt to solve the mystery of their organizations. origination and whether they are truly enemies or possible working towards the same goals.
The writing was wonderful, the plot moved at a rapid paste, the relationship flashbacks were full of sexual tension, and the adventures were so fun! I really hope this is the start of a new series because I am ready to return to this world for more fun.

I loved Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Dir. D. Lyman, 2005). My favorite genre is bantering and if you throw in a little ka-boom along the way all the better. Gwenda Bond capitalizes on their success and adds lots of heat too.

The addition of the fantasy and paranormal aspects really makes Mr. & Mrs. Witch a fun read. You kind of know what is going to happen until you add magic and an ex-girlfriend to the mix.

Witch is a fast read. I read it in one sitting and had a great time. Escapism at its best.

This one took a bit to understand but then it got really good. I loved the characters and the dual POVs. It was a quick, fun read and I was rooting for the romance. A little more world building would have made a big difference but overall it's a good story.

Savannah (Savvy) and Griffin are about to get married. Unbeknownst to either Savy or Griffin they happen to belong to organizations that work against each other. Savvy is a very powerful witch, and Griffin works for an organization that used to hunt witches, but now deals mostly with the supernatural. because of some guests at the wedding, they both find out they are working opposite one another.

At one point Savy and Griffin realize that each of the organizations has secrets, and now they need to work together, in order to survive and find out the truth. The book does go back to show you how they first met and how instantaneous their chemistry is. They are an interesting couple with immense chemistry and find it difficult to not want to get back together.

All of the side characters have interesting, personalities and add to the story. It’s an interesting world and the book is very fast paced. All in all this is one of the best which romances I have read recently.