The Wedding Witch is book three in The Ex Hex series by Erin Sterling.
Bowen & Tamsyn were just incredible! Their chemistry is just amazing. The banter was fun and their personalities were great.
The atmosphere was immaculate, the small-town witchy fall/holiday vibes were perfect. The atmosphere is cozy, and the banter is plentiful.
Erin Sterling really brought this town to life and brought me in as a reader new to witches and magic. I loved the romance, tension, and bit of intrigue in The Wedding Witch.

The Wedding Witch is a delightful and enchanting romantic comedy that weaves together humor, magic, and a touch of whimsy in a modern-day fairy tale setting. This novel delivers a charming story that will warm the hearts of readers.

Thank You NetGalley and Avon for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This is such a cutesy read that is just no thoughts, just vibes 🥰

The Wedding Witch follows Bowen, the youngest Penhallow brother, and Tamsyn, reformed magical items dealer, as they navigate a will-they wont-they working relationship despite their burgeoning chemistry. But when they are sent back in time fifty years prior at a wedding, they are forced to confront their fears and their desire for each other.

I read this as a buddy read for Witch Week, and I think we all agreed it was a very light read. This is not a very intellectual read with intense drama, but more of a Hallmark movie with good banter and magic.

The characters are super cute - they have great chemistry and developed personalities. Their relationship, in my opinion, was more fun to me than the plot. I was rooting for them for the entire read, even if it was an immediate attraction scenario.

The plot was nothing incredible: it was bumpy and a bit rushed at the end, but you don’t care too much. The characters and charm make up for the lack of consistent pacing.

This is a great cozy read for this holiday season with a little bit of magic 🔮

Thank you to Netgalley and Headline Eternal for the e-ARC!

3.5 rounded up. I adored the first two books in The Ex Hex series. Both are fall staples for me. I did enjoy The Wedding Witch but of the three it’s my least favorite.

I was hoping this would be another feel good book for fall but this is more of a holiday read. Most the book takes place around Yule. We still have the same wit from the previous books but the signature fall/Halloween feel is not there.

This is one of the few books where I can handle the time travel. It was still a bit weird to me but it worked well enough that I could go with the going back to current time.

📖: The Wedding Witch-The Ex-Hex Book #3

✍️ By: Erin Sterling- read The Ex-Hex and The Kiss Curse and gave it 3/4 ✨

📃 Page Count: 285 eBook

🗓️ Publication Date: 10-8-24 | Read 10-7-24

🙏🏾Thanks to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon, and Erin Sterling for this ARC 🧙🏾‍♀️️! I voluntarily give my honest review, and all opinions expressed are mine alone.

🌎Setting: Graves Glen, Wales

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Time Travel, Rom-Com, Fantasy

Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, 1-bed, forced proximity, workplace romance, witches/ghosts, gothic haunted house, Halloween/Christmas vibes, secret identity-h


POV: 3rd person, dual

⚠️TW: dark magic

💭Summary: Bowen hires Tamsyn exclusively to find magical artifacts for him. She has done some shady deals in the past and decides to freelance at the haunted house Tywyll House in search of a brooch with a million-dollar award. Bowen agreed to help his BFF Declan by attending Dec's ex-fiancée Carys Merdith's wedding. A spell pulls Bowen and Tamsyn back to 1958 where they try to break Declan's curse and get home.

🚺 Heroine: Tamsyn Bligh-human procurer of magical items. Her business is TLB Acquistions Ltd.

🚹 Hero: Bowen Penhallow- a loner warlock studying dark and ancient magic

🎭Side cast:

• Rhys/Vivienne/Taran-Bowen's youngest brother, wife, son

• Wells/Gwyn-Bowen's oldest brother and gf

• Simon-Bowen's father, estranged from his sons

• Carys Meredith &David Thorsby-Declan's ex fiancée, getting married on Christmas Eve

• Declan McKenzie-Bowen's former classmate and BFF cursed doing dark magic

• Sir Madoc and Amelia Meredith-Carys' parents

•Elspeth-Bowen's grandmother

🤔My Thoughts: I loved the end to this series. Carys and Bowen's relationship was funny and had plenty of witty banter. Bowen was immediately attracted to Carys, but she wanted things to remain professional. I loved the Meridiths especially Emerald. Bowen was able to meet and watch his grandparents fight and make up. After spending one night in the same bed, both Bowen and Carys were goners for each other.


Range of emotions: 😬🤔🙄
🌶️: Spice 4/5
😭: Emotion 3/5
❤️: Couple 4/5
⭐️: Rating 4.5/5

I loved this just as much as the first two books in the series! I thought the location was so fun and I enjoyed the back and forth between Bowen and Tamsyn. I would love to continue to read more books in this universe!

Real rating: 3.5 🖤

✅ Friends to lovers
✅ Time travel
✅ One bed (a little commotion for this trope)
✅ Mutual pining
✅ Fast paced
✅ Holiday romance

This was such a cute and cozy read for the Holidays. I absolutely loved the banter between Tamsyn and Bowen and appreciated how their relationship developed over the course of the book. I’m not always a fan of a “love at first sight” trope but I think it was executed well here, and I appreciated that their true feelings were shared much later in the story.

My only real complaint is that the ending felt a little rushed but overall, this was a really strong finish to the series!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for the ARC. The Wedding Witch is officially out today!

The Wedding Witch
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I am a big fan of Erin Sterling and I love that The Wedding Witch is the third book in the Ex Hex universe.
I love that all three Penhallow brothers have now gotten their own books.
Bowen is a grumpy witch that prefers his solitude, Tamsyn (who we briefly met in the Wx Hex) is the collector he’s exclusively hired to find magical artifacts for him.
This book is the 3rd in a series, but you don’t necessarily read the other two to enjoy this one.
What you’ll get:
🌲Fake marriage
🌕Time travel mystery
🌲Instalove
🌕banter and spice
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The Wedding Witch is mash of a witchy vibes with a Christmas setting. It’s perfect to read it!
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Thank you netgalley and Headline Eternal for the opportunity to read this book!

Although I’m going to keep this one short, please don’t let it take away from the read that it was. I already knew I was going to love this one because of how much fun I had with the first two. It was such an enjoyable and witty book that I couldn’t put it down. Add in the magic, witchy vibes and some mystery- it was perfection for the season. Oh, and if you love Halloween time, but are not a fan of spooky and creepy books- this one is perfect for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Wedding Witch was such a cute story! I really enjoyed it! Tamsyn and Bowen were great, but it wasn’t just them. I fell in love with so many of the side characters too, especially Emerald, Elspeth, and Harri!

This book is technically set during Yuletide, but the holiday isn’t really the focus of the story. The story follows Bowen and Tamsyn as they end up time traveling back to 1957. I loved the mystery of why they had been sent back to that time and what they needed to fix. The banter between Bowen and Tamsyn was spot on. The only thing that would have made this book better was if there had been a little more build up in their relationship. It felt like their feelings developed from lust to love overnight.

You don’t need to read the other books in the series in order to understand this one. Each book can be read as a standalone although there are references to some things that happened in the previous books. I haven’t read the other books and I had no trouble following this story. I’m definitely going to go and read the other two books now though because this was such a fun, fast, enjoyable read.

📱 The Wedding Witch
By Erin Sterling
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

🎄Mistletoe
🕵🏻 Artifact acquirer
🧙🏻 Witches
⏰ Time travel
🛌 One bed
💒 Wedding
👻 Ghosts
🛀 the bath tub 😜
🌶️ spicy

Thank you netgalley, and Avon Publishing, and Erin Sterling for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This book took a different turn and I loved that! It keeps the series interesting. We finally get the book on the third Penhallow brother, Bowen, and it did not disappoint! Add this book and series to your spooky fall reading TBR!

Bowan is a warlock, he lives a secluded like in the mountains and he has been collecting magical artifacts.

Tamsyn is a mortal that has been acquiring these magical items for Bowan. He is quiet and uptight and she is free spirited. I loved their funny text threads.

She is supposed to be working exclusively for Bowan. While Bowan is gone for the holidays Tamsyn accepts a mysterious job wand it’s generous pay will allow her to retire.

Bowan is convinced by his friend Declan to go to a wedding where a past love is getting married. Declan is no longer living and a ghost. When Bowan gets to the wedding Tamsyn is there and lots of mysterious things start to happen. They time travel to the past and have to try and right what is wrong to return to their present.

I enjoyed the interesting plot. There was a bit of spice but could have done with a bit more. I liked the first book better but was still pleasantly surprised by this one.

-time travel
-one bed
-boss/ employee
-grumpy/ sunshine
-human/witch

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was absolutely freaking hilarious and also so sweet. I really enjoyed Bowen and Tamsyn. Tamsyn is kind of a sunshine-y hot mess, and i just love her for it! Bowen is grumpy but with such a soft spot for her. I really loved the first few chapters, where they get to know each other through emails/texts/messages while Tamsyn works for him. I loved the time travel twist, and despite knowing it was coming was absolutely surprised when it happened. 😂

This was just a fun and sweet holiday read. Definitely recommend it for fans of grumpy/sunshine, time travel, and paranormal romance. Its also got some quality humor that I always appreciate in a book!

A huge thank you to @netgalley , @avonbooks and @erinsterlingbooks

“𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙, “𝙁𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨!””

The Wedding Witch was sweet, spicy, and festive all wrapped into one book! It had me swooning, loving the main couple and smiling at the found family/side characters! I absolutely loved reading this as one of my fall reads but it’s set at Christmas so if you’ve overcommitted on the spooky season reads, you can save this one for sometime over the next couple of months!

4 stars!

"The Wedding Witch" by Erin Sterling is a charming delight! Unlike the last two books, which I felt lost steam midway through, this book stays compelling and engaging the entire time. I really liked the characters, I found myself rooting for them and got invested in their growing connection. The banter is delicious, the tension is palpable, the time travel plot is fun and wacky, and there's only one bed!!! Excellent spice, good humor, great secondary characters, and a lot of witchy silliness. Perfect for both Halloween AND Christmas (though it's technically more of a Christmas novel). I had a ton of fun with this book!

Thank you to NetGalley, Erin Sterling, Avon, and Harper Voyager for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

A charming seasonal read! I'm a sucker for a romance where the leading man is shaken from his reverie of realization that he is in love by the object of his affection motivating him to action by calling him a dumbass. This is 80% banter and sexual tension, which is exactly what I'm looking for. I don't entirely understand how the resolution came about - it was pretty fast! - but ... I largely don't care, I had a great time along the way.

Thank you to Avon Books and the author for the gifted e-book.

This is the third book in the series, the Ex Hex and it was a delight.

This was a cute, witchy read. The sparks between Bowen and Tamsyn were utterly captivating, especially as they find themselves unexpectedly transported back in time to 1957. The mystery surrounding their time travel kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end, and even though we weren't sure why they were transported back, the result was satisfying. The supporting characters added much entertainment to the story, and the Christmas setting made it all the more enchanting, especially with the wedding in the backdrop.

If you're a fan of whimsical, witchy reads, I highly recommend picking up this book. It's out now and ready to be enjoyed!

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon for the e-ARC of the 3rd installment of the Ex Hex series. Having read and loved both the Ex Hex and the Kiss Curse, I was over the moon to read about the third brother, Bowen Penhallow. I am a little sad to report that I went into this with too high of expectations and maybe that was the setup for disappointment. The story includes Tamsyn Bligh, who we may remember from the first book as a "villain" of sorts. There was a bit of insta-love trope which is never a favorite. In addition, there were some "mysterious" elements (like what really happened to Bowen's friend) and essentially the plot for the first third of the book that was lacking. Sticking with it, eventually a story line did develop and I'm glad I read it but I'd have to rank this a 3/5 stars and my least favorite story. Despite the witchy vibes, pick this up around Christmas because the Yule-time joy runs high.

4.5 Stars

I have loved this series since the first book, and have been eagerly waiting for it. I was so excited when I saw it up on NetGalley and even more stoked when I actually got a copy of it. This book did not disappoint in the slightest. Bowen and Tamsyn had me hooked from the very start, and I was mad every time I had to put this one down to go live my life.

This is the perfect fall read. It's what I like to call cozy spooky, which is right up my alley and something I always want to read this time of year. You've got the paranormal aspect of witches and ghosts and time travel. And one of the best trope combos of a fake marriage and only one bed. Plus, the chemistry between Bowen and Tamsyn is just so good!

This was such a fun, quick, easy, light read with the perfect amount of spice and angst. I don't know how you don't at least try to pick this one up this season. I seriously had such an amazing time with this book and will definitely pick it up again in the future.

Note: This is the third and final book in the series, but can easily be read as a standalone. (Though you should totally read the other ones because they were great too!)

✔️ Time Travel
✔️ Paranormal Romance
✔️ Quasi Boss/Employee
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ Fake Marriage
✔️ Only One Bed
✔️ Third Person Dual POV

The Wedding Witch is the third book in the Ex Hex series that I love so much! Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for this advanced copy.

I think my expectations were a bit different from what the book delivered. Instead of being back in the atmospheric Graves Glenn, we are in Wales around Christmastime. While the setting of this one was great, I did miss the spookiness from the first two books. I really enjoyed getting to learn more about the two main characters and their dynamic. The banter and spice was so enjoyable and made me love them more. However, I felt like their relationship happened so quickly with no real buildup. I would have also liked more backstory with Declan. In the end, I loved how all the plot lines tied together and hope to see more of these characters in the future. Would definitely recommend this book if you loved the first two!

3 stars
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This one was just okay.

I loved The Ex Hex and the Kiss Curse, but the Wedding Witch let me down. I was pretty confused on the switch to a Christmas romance after two Halloween romances, but I tried it out anyway, willing to give it a try. It’s definitely a quick, cute holiday romance. But the romance just didn’t hit for me. There is so much apparent buildup behind the romance, but the reader doesn’t really get to see any of that beyond a handful of emails. I get that introducing it all would have limited the space for actual plot but the actual plot could have been more involved in the two of them and their romance instead of a side quest. It’s very grumpy/sunshine and I love that but I wanted to see more of them together.

The plot itself was just okay, too. I liked the time travel aspect but the whole plot felt rushed and the end was left pretty unexplained. Two people going back in time was always bound to ruffle some feathers but I wanted something more dramatic to change than what actually did. The characters themselves are good and their clashing personalities made for a good romance in that sense. They, like the plot, just felt rushed. There was no time to develop them with everything else going on so they were a little flat for me.

This was good, but can’t compare to the first two books in the series.