I was interested in this story because I enjoy tales of romance and found family. So, even though it was a paranormal book, which I don't typically read, I decided to give it a try.

Surprisingly, I did enjoy the paranormal elements and the journey of self-discovery that Iris was taken on as she learned more about her past and her future.

But, romance-wise, it was a real turn-off to me that practically every relationship in it was non-hetero. I think authors and publishers are going overboard with "representation" these days, and this was a shining example of it. To be representative means "serving as a typical or characteristic example," and it felt like the author had an agenda rather than the characters being an organic part of the setting or environment.

While there were aspects of the story I did enjoy, overall, it wasn't enough to carry my interest.

Thank you to Ann Aguirre, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

This is the fourth book in the fix it witch series. This isn't quiet the same as the first three books and I like the direction this book took. I enjoyed the found family dynamic and the group of misfits coming together. You can read this as a stand-alone or as part of the series. A very cozy read. Also this cover is beautiful.

A heartwarming story about a girl who inherits a house and finds out who she is, "The Only Purple House in Town" is a delightful read. In the magical world of St. Claire, the story revolves around the bond she forms with her roommates, including childhood friend Eli, a shy and devoted hawk shifter.

While Iris is renovating the house, she finds herself taking in a diverse group of misfits, some with their own paranormal abilities. This narrative beautifully illustrates the magic of found family, emphasizing friendship and acceptance. Throughout the story, LGBTQIA+ representation is well-presented through well-developed characters like Rowan.

Iris and Eli's romantic relationship is endearing, beginning with their childhood connection and progressing into adulthood. Eli's unwavering admiration for Iris is demonstrated in the tale, which makes their eventual romance all the more heartwarming.

Throughout the book, Aguirre seamlessly weaves supernatural elements into the narrative, creating a vivid and captivating world. This book is heartwarming and comforting due to its themes of unconditional love, belonging, and self-discovery.

Although the story introduces a variety of characters, they all contribute to its heartwarming atmosphere. Their personal struggles and growth are skillfully depicted, making them relatable and engaging.

"The Only Purple House in Town" is a charming and uplifting story that emphasizes family, acceptance, and the magic of human connection. The book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys stories about love, friendship, and belonging.

The Only Purple House by Ann Aguirre has so many of my favorite things: cozy found family, diverse characters, a romance, and paranormal hijinks. You will leave this story with your cup full. The world that Aguirre builds is so unique and creative, while somehow also feeling nostalgic. Such an amazing read!

If you love found family stories with some magic and quirky, lovable characters then this is the book for you. I enjoyed this one so much more than the other works I have read by Ann Aguirre, and I still really liked those. This story is reminiscent of a Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, and also Heather Webber's books. It was that feeling of going home, the smell of fresh baked cookies and a warm hug from Grandma.

The only reason that this book was not rated higher was because of the romantic relationship. I didn't like the "big conflict" that they had, it made me really dislike the female main character. There was also next to zero spice, which given the authors other books I did not expect.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The side characters were just so lovely and the magic was a lot of fun. I would definitely recommend the audio of this one, as it is narrated by one of my favorites. Definitely going to recommending this one to other readers and I hope that Ann writes more in this vein.

I was very excited to read The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre, and I was just as excited to see that Carly Robins is the narrator for the audio book. I loved this book so much that I will be departing for my local book store to pick up a physical copy as soon as I complete my review.

The Only Purple House in Town is a fun, quick read/listen with quirky and fun characters. The worldbuilding isn't heavy (we already mostly know the world she lives in) and the character arcs are a delight. If you like meet-cute romances and paranormal romances, you'll have a great time listening this one.

Iris Collins, the chaos bunny, doesn't fit into her uber-successful family of vampires. She really tries, but alas, she fails over and over. A sudden inheritance from her aunt gives her the opportunity to try again, hopefully with a better outcome this time. The people she meets are fun, and sometimes challenging, including the man she doesn't remember from her childhood. How she lives through all of this and rises to the challenge of her family is just so enjoyable.

Carly Robins is a delight to listen to and she does such credit to the characters and story. I had no problems imagining each detail of the book and even at 2x speed, her narration was crisp and clear. I can't wait to find other pieces that she has narrated.

Also, I learned that I have been pronouncing Ann Aguirre in my mind in a very different way than her name is actually pronounced. Honestly, every time I learn the correct pronunciation of words I've only read, I am happy.

The Only Purple House in Town is a cozy fantasy romance, perfect for fans of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Iris Collins has always been the odd one out in her family, the one with no magic in a family of emotional vampires, and her life is going nowhere fast. When she inherits her great aunt's aging Victorian home, she moves in and decides to rent out the extra rooms to make ends meet. One by one, people move in, and those people become the family Iris never really had before. Eli, Sally, Henry Dale, and more fill her house with love and laughter and acceptance, and the purple house becomes a safe haven for everyone who lives there.

The romance is woven throughout the story--a slow burn between Iris and Eli, whose history stretches further back than she realizes--but the found family element is just as important as the romance, in my opinion. I loved it. This book gave me the same warm and fuzzy feelings as The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and TJ Klune's House in the Cerulean Sea. The magical, paranormal element added a fun twist to it, especially toward the end.

Carly Robins delivered an amazing performance. Her narration was impeccable. Voicing a lot of different characters is difficult, but she nailed it. The audiobook was so much fun to listen to.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for my advance listening copy.

I would say that this is a very low impact read. The conflicts within the story weren’t really dramatic and everything “worked out” almost perfectly – maybe too perfectly. There were a lot of sub plots that were just brushed off. I enjoyed the side characters, and the idea of the whimsical house and “found family” was good… but the implementation was too simple for me.

This book was cute as heck, and I was not expecting it.

I had not read any of the previous books but this one can definitely be read as a stand-alone.

Iris was a good FMC, interesting and kind. Eli is cute. Yeah he’s a big ass simp and some could see it is as creepy or obsessive, but it worked for me!
Let’s not fuxkin talkin about why that’s true, that’s between me and my therapist.

It was an adorable premise that she’d defended him as a kid, and he held a torch for her all those years. I can also relate to Eli when he’s so introverted and shy that he didn’t know how to reach out before and just be “normal.” And iris dear god let him help you, he’s a successful app developer, we have to make him useful! Work for her love!

I loved the found family aspect, I loved how the house began filling up, I love how each character contributed to the house. It felt a little unrealistic that all these people would move in and immediately be a family/start cooking for each other/etc. but I’m willing to overlook it bc it’s a small town.

Honestly my biggest gripe was the lack of smut or spice! Eli is so endearing! Iris needs to jump his bones! It’s selfish that we don’t get to hear about it bc you know he’d be so attentive and lovely in bed.

Other than that, I didn’t particularly like the side plot with the grouchy neighbor. It seemed like it could’ve or should’ve resulted in some better payoff than “she moved away.” It felt unfulfilling to me.

The fae part was also a surprise, not an unwelcome one, just interesting. Maybe it’s addressed in the other books, but I also felt like the relationship with her family was meh. The first part of the book, she is so entangled with their drama, and yeah they are a bitch to her so she doesn’t NEED to interact with them, it just also felt like it was glossed over in favor of other storylines.


Also shoutout Rowan and non-binary representation, and unconditional love and support shown in books. Everyone is deserving of family that cares for them, and it made me happy that Rowan got that. And Henry is right, using someone’s pronouns is just manners. There’s no need to get fussy about it. (I imagine that this subplot might be “annoying” or “unnecessary” but fuck em, tell more non-binary stories. Piss them off even more.)

The audiobook narrator was great and told the story well. When there are dual POVs, sometimes it’s nice to have two voice actors, but I think it can also be done well with just one, like it was here. I hope authors stop using text communication in books, or write it better/use it sparingly, bc it does always make me roll my eyes when it has to be narrated.

This does make me want to go back and read the earlier books, I hope they don’t follow her sisters bc some of them are pieces of work.

Thank you to Ann Aguirre and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

2/5, Listened. I came into this book hoping for a cozy fantasy (a la The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) but got something that was a bit too cheesy and on the nose for me.

The FMC, Iris, is somewhat estranged from her family of vampires but is gifted her great aunt's purple house. She originally wanted to turn it into a B&B, but she's a little strapped for cash so she decides to invite a band of random roommates to live with her.

The MMC, Eli, has been stalking Iris since he was a little boy (checking her social media daily) as she saved him from bullies when he was younger. He happens to run into her again in town after she moves into her aunt's house and ends up being one of the tenants, but she doesn't remember him (STALKER MUCH??).

The random roommates weren't as endearing as I was hoping they'd be, and instead it felt like an episode of The Office where they would turn to the reader and say something that was already tremendously obvious (give the reader more credit). Other chaos ensues with who/what Iris is and the found family trope was a little too strong for me. I really wanted to like this book but it felt very rushed and some of the situations didn’t make any sense. Had I not listened to it, I probably would have DNF'd.

Thank you to NetGalley for the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinions.

I wish I’d known this was part of a series before I started reading it. I could follow the story without having read the others but it would have been a better read if I already knew about the world.

With that out of the way…

I enjoyed the narrator of this book. I also enjoyed the found family aspect of the book. I didn’t care for the romance however. Or how magic just fixed everything. But it was a cute book. If you have read the other books & liked them I think you’d like this one too.

Now this was not what I expected at all!!!

When Iris inherits her Aunt's home, her miserable life sparks with hope. On the other hand, Eli has made a fortune for himself building apps but a bullied childhood has scared his personality. The two collide under unprepared circumstances and the next thing we know Eli is housing at the Air BnB that Iris made out of the inherited home.

I was totally in the mood for a cozy book, but it's not a regular cozy story. It's a world of supernatural creatures (Dracula, faes, witches, non-binary humans) in a tech-savvy world co-existing with humans. The character's ability and positioning were a bit complex at the start, but everything made sense once you arrive at the right part of the book. I would like to go on, but here's a better way to share my highlights:

🤌 Found family vibes
🤌 Misfits trope
🤌 Diverse creatures/characters
🤌 Paranormal Romance
🤌 Epitome of inclusivity
🤌 Low stakes, community vibes
🤌 Embracing the failures and starting anew
🤌 Smooth pacing, easygoing

Thank you @netgalley @dreamscape_media and @ann_aguirre_author for the Audiobook. I really want to buy this book in hardcover now!

Genre: #fantasy #supernatural #romance
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️

I really enjoyed this one! It was an easy read, which is exactly what I needed.
It had a dash of romance, but the story was more about found family. I loved all the different characters. Not to mention, this book has multiple characters who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The representation was great!
I received the audiobook format for this book. The narrator is really hit or miss with me, but I enjoyed her this time!
This is the 4th book in the Fix It Witches series, but it could definitely be read as a standalone. It does mention previous characters but the story does not center around previous plot points!

Cute magical found family story. If you can get past the slow writing then you will enjoy it.

I'm glad I listen to the audiobook because I would've probably DNFed this one if I had read the ebook version.

Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for an ARL of The only purple house in town.
It was delightful!
Iris has many disappointments and bad luck in her life when she inherits a purple house from an aunt.
She finds friends and a new family when she applies for room-mates to share her new home with.
With sprinkles of magic and romance Iris is blessed but also tested with challenges in this luminescent tale.
I loved it.

I can see this working for some people, but it didn't quite do it for me, and felt like the kind of story that appeals to me more as a concept (I still enjoyed the barest bones of the story!), but falls short in the execution.
The light-hearted and humorous tone didn't suit my taste (truthfully, I had expected something like THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITHES, and this sort of paled in comparison), and it felt quirky for the sake of quirkiness without ever really hitting the emotional intended highs for me.
I also found the male love interest to be ................ a bit stalkerish and also a bit of a loser where he's meant to be whipped and endearing.
Overall, sadly not for me, but I think people who like their romances on the lighter side might enjoy this.
Round of applause for Carly Robins's audio narration, though.

Reconozco que de vez en cuando me gusta leer algo de fantasía romántica, lejos de las naves espaciales y futuros distópicos que suelen poblar mis lecturas. The Only Purple House in Town cumple perfectamente este requisito, incluso diría que tiene más hacia el romance más que hacia la fantasía, aunque estos toques de un mundo donde la magia es real influyen de manera definitiva en el devenir de los personajes.


Iris Collins es la oveja negra de su familia, ya que todas sus hermanas tienen carreras exitosas mientras que ella apenas llega a fin de mes con su negocio de joyería online. El destino se pondrá de su parte cuando recibe en herencia de su tía abuela una casa victoriana que necesita más de una reparación, pero que es habitable. Ni corta ni perezosa se mudará a la casa y alquilará las habitaciones para ganarse la vida.

Cada habitante de su nuevo hogar le dará una nueva perspectiva sobre su propia vida, ayudándola a tener más confianza en sí misma. Especialmente, ese joven atractivo que es el primero en responder al anuncio, aunque esto no sea para nada una casualidad.

The Only Purple House in Town es un ejemplo perfecto de la familia encontrada en oposición a la familia tradicional, con unos personajes achuchables y maravillosos, sin apenas conflicto a no ser que tengamos en cuenta a la indispensable vecina cotilla que intentará hacerles la vida imposible.

Los toques de fantasía, que como digo son bastante escasos, se basan en la presencia de brujas, cambiaformas y otros seres fantásticos que están integrándose en la sociedad civil, aunque todavía existen reticencias por parte de los humanos “normales”. Esta presencia es prácticamente testimonial, aunque sí que tendrá importancia sobre todo al final del relato, con algún que otro deus ex machina que resolverá situaciones peliagudas.

La narración de Carly Robins es estupenda, ajustándose muy bien al tono almibarado del relato de Ann Aguirre.

The Only Purple House in Town no es un libro que te vaya a cambiar la vida ni lo pretende, pero es un entretenimiento ligero que se disfruta en un suspiro. No tiene complicaciones y pasará pronto al olvido, dejando una agradable sensación.

I was so incredibly excited for this book. And it was fun. However, I it didn't live up to my hopes.

The Only Purple House in Town takes favourite tropes (found family, he falls first) and puts them in a sweet, cozy fantasy setting. It as a cute quick read, but I just couldn't make myself invest in the characters, who were all both two-dimensional and over the top at the same time. It should've been great but unfortunately just fell flat. 3.5/5

I saw quite a few reviewers saying they didn't like this one as much as the previous in the series so perhaps that is why I seemed to enjoy it more than some others. The found family trope is strong in this and I really ended up loving the group of little misfits all being roommates.

The audio was nice and it was definitely a benefit as I think it would've felt much slower had I tried reading it. Honestly, there isn't a lot that sticks out to me. It was a quick read and was good but didn't completely wow me. The characters are the ones that really carry this storyline in comparison to plot heavy story which was appreciated considering the absolute hoard of weirdos that were introduced. The relationships carried this and really made you fall in love and feel right in the mix.

This audiobook was very well done, the narrator was able to communicate the levity and delight of this book, while also keeping all the characters separate and easily distinguished.

My favourite aspect of this book is the found family. They meld together so well, their humor and personalities blend to make a dynamic home.

The tone of this story is lovely. Sugar sweet. Extra icing. With sprinkles. If you go in with the expectation that this borders on the cheesy side of romance, it will help to take the edge off some of the character aspects that would be not great in reality. But if you go into it expecting it to be the storybook version of a Starbucks unicorn drink, you'll skim right past it.

If you're looking for a quick beach read or a lighthearted road trip listen, I would recommend The Only Purple House in Town.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an audiobook ARC in exchange for my honest review!

The Only Purple House In Town by Ann Aguirre
Status: Available Now, Not KU
Reading Method: ALC via @netgalley

📖 🎧 Writing &/or Audio Style : I am honestly not sure if this was writing or the performance (or literally just the way the character was intended) but the way Eli spoke threw me off a bit. It didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the story but stood out. This story was also 3rd person performed only by a Female narrator so not always clear whose head you were in.

👥 Characters & Relationships: The characters and relationships absolutely made this story (for me). I’m a sucker for found family and this book has it as a primary plot line. Loved it.

⁉️Plot, Intrigue & Logic: The plot was also super interesting to me. I haven’t read a lot of paranormal/fantasy but I loved that this was a lighter take than those I have read (which have usually been a war for our whole nation type plots).

🏞️Atmosphere & Setting: I loved the purple house and the people in it. Outside of the house/property you don’t spend too much plot time, which was fine.

🥰Enjoyment: I really really enjoyed this book. I felt like I had a smile on my face the whole time (except conflict parts I guess).

🚨 For Reader Awareness: While this book is “on the right side of history” there is potentially triggers to hate groups that parallel real life and unaccepting family reactions to queer folk. 3rd person, clean romance.

📣Recommended for: Anyone who is interested in dipping into the world of shifters and vampires and witches and fae but without the darkness of epic sagas.