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This was pure witchy perfection! I love this series, I love Erin Sterling - there’s barely anything more to say! The characters and concept of this were aligned with previous novels in the series, while also being unique and unexpected, and had all the spooky vibes I could possibly want!

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This book had a lot going on - witchcraft, love story( time travel. It’s a light, easy read but not my favorite plot. #weddingwitch #netgalley

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This was the third book in a delightful series. I really like the light and fun writing style the author uses in these books. This book was probably my least favorite of the series but still a fun easy read. It has some elements of time travel as well as grumpy sunshine which always make for a fun romance. This story follows Bowen Penhallow and Tamsyn who we meet in earlier books. The characters are working together to track down magical artifacts. There are feelings from the beginning of the book on both sides but those feelings are quickly brought to the light as the pair time travels back to 1957 in order to solve the mysteries of the haunted house they are both staying in for a holiday wedding. It is a cute and fun read!

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This was such a fun book. I really liked the first two books in this series so I was super excited to read this. The Wedding Witch had all the fun witchiness of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse with added time travel and a haunted house. It was clear from the very start of the book that Tamsyn and Bowen liked each other, and I enjoyed getting to see their relationship develop from a work one to friends and eventually lovers. They also had great banter, but I do wish there was maybe a bit more tension/build up to their relationship. I also loved seeing the couples from the first two books and really feeling the family they’ve built in Graves Glen and beyond. This is a great book to read during the fall and into the Winter!

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Ok if you know me you know I love a good christmas novel and a little magic never hurt anyone. This book I feel like may have been better as a fall into christmas novel. I wanted more build up to their romance it was. a very cute plot. I just wanted Bowen and Tamsyn to have more time to develop the feelings and love for each other.

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I just love this series and this author! SO FUN! This book has a little bit of everything and even though I did like the first two more, I was still entertained and will tell everyone about it!

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The Wedding Witch
Written by Erin Sterling

Publishes on October 8th, 2024

5 stars!!!

It’s been two years since we’ve gotten a Penhallow story and this one didn’t disappoint!
I think this is the best one yet. I have absolutely no complaints or things that bother because I loved the whole thing.

This story takes place during Christmas which is a nice change up from last books. With the help of some time travel the story is in present day and 1957.

Tamsyn Bligh - human, witch artifact collector/finder. Is hired by Bowen to collect artifacts exclusively for him.

Bowen Penhallow - witch who is trying to undo the magic on his ghostly friend by collecting artifacts of magic. Middle child of the Penhallow brothers. 3rd story from the brothers.

Dual povs is always nice to get a glimpse into how they are both feeling. At the beginning there is cute email and texting banter and I live for that in books. Repeat characters.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this arc e-book!

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The Wedding Witch was a great addition to the Graves Glen series. Perfect for those looking for a low angst witchy romance. 10/10 recommend

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐⭐

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
🧙🏻 he’s a witch
💜 witch x human
⏱️ time travel
📌 boss x employee

I really enjoyed The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse and The Wedding Witch didn’t disappoint!

From the get go, you could tell Bowen had it baaaaad for Tamsyn and there is nothing I love more than a hot grumpy male pining.

The time travel added a fun little mystery to the story and lent to some fun situations for Bowen and Tamsyn to deal with.

And no need to worry! You still get to see the other Penhallows!

Packed with cozy fall AND Christmas vibes, The Wedding Witch is a delightful quick read that is guaranteed to get you out of any reading slump.

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This was a cute little Christmas/Yule romcom. It had enough lightness and fluff for anyone looking for anything easy. I laughed out loud quite a few times.

“For the first time, she noticed his sweater had suede elbow patches, making it a Very Good Sweater Indeed, and great, now she apparently had a new kink.”

I did enjoy the first two books more because they had more magic in them. Also, more Sir Purrcival.

The tension between Tamsyn and Bowen starts right from the get go. However, due to her working for him, it's a slowwwww burn to avoid anything awkward.

“From the moment you walked into that pub I knew you’d be the making and the ruin of me all at once, woman.”

Of course, after time traveling and imminent peril, all bets are off and things heat up.

“If a girl can’t get herself off next to her crush after breaking the space-time continuum, then honestly, when can she?”

Read if you love:
-Time Travel
-Witches
-Grumpy x Sunshine
-Forced Proximity
-He falls first

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4.5

This delightfully witchy series by Sterling is one of my most favorites to get lost in because it’s just so much damn fun, sweet and swoony, and utterly enchanting. After waiting two years since the release of The Kiss Curse, I was beyond ready to travel back to Graves Glen and dive into The Wedding Witch - truly could not wait for Bowen’s book. Sterling conjured up some delightfully wicked magic in the final installment of the series and gosh, it was such a lovely send off.

Bowen and Tamsyn were just the most precious softies ever. They complemented each other so perfectly and there was such tenderness and beauty in how they grew together and deepened their emotional intimacy - knowing when to gently push and pull, sharing their vulnerabilities and past pain, and even with the possibility of getting stuck in the past, they bolstered each other with strength and encouragement… and some delightful teasing. Tamsyn and Bowen fell quick and HARD for each other and gosh, it was such a joy seeing their love bloom and to bear witness to the vows made and shared.

Other things I loved:
- SO MUCH MUTUAL PINING
- Blushing… Is Bowen Penhallow’s blushing the eighth wonder of the world? Maybe. Probably.
- A spectacularly steamy BATHTUB scene
- TIME. TRAVEL.

If I had a genie grant me one wish, it would be that the book had been longer - there is so much happening near the end and it wraps up rather quickly. With this being the final installment of the series, I greedily wanted more time with these characters and would have happily accepted bonus epilogues. That being said, Sterling really did wrap up this series in such a lovely way and I can’t wait to reread these books every fall.

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A great third book in this series! It’s a perfect witchy Christmas tale with the third Penhallow brother, Bowen. He meets up with human artifact finder Tamsyn and witchy time travel ensues. Great fun, a bit of a confusing ending. (Just don’t think about it to much, time travel always leaves me scratching my head!) Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC to review.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5

I never would have thought to ask for a time-travel witchy Christmas themed book, but now I’ll never let this one go.

The callbacks to the rest of the series were incredible, the bathtub scene had me burst into flames in the best way, and Bowen can in fact take me up to his mountain home whenever he wants. I missed being in Graves Glen, but all of the old, wise witches from time traveling more than made up for it.

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The Wedding Witch was such a fun, spicy, fast-paced ride. There's witches, time-travel, and of course a grumpy-sunshine love story, what else could you ask for? I'm assuming this is the final book in the Ex Hex series, since there are no more Penhallow brothers to marry off, and that's unfortunate because I've really enjoyed getting to know these characters. This is the only one that doesn't take place in Graves Glen or at Halloween time, so it was a bit of a departure from the other two books. But I really enjoyed the characters of Bowen and Tamsyn and the time-travel aspect as well. At times it felt like there wasn't enough focus on the two main characters and their relationship - most of the book focuses on them trying to find out why they were sent back to 1957, and also a lot on the side characters in that past time period. The ending felt a little rushed and I was a bit confused as to how Bowen's friend (and Emerald) was just suddenly back and the modern timeline changed so drastically and there not being any other explanations or consequences. It was still a great (4 star) story and I liked being back in this world again.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC!

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This witchy rom-com is the perfect transition from Fall into the Christmas, sorry, Yule season! This story follows the 3rd Penhallow brother, Bowen, and his colleague Tamsyn as they find themselves entrapped in a Yuletide party just a tad out of their timeline.

Fans of the first two books in The Ex Hex series are sure to love this one, combining those witchy vibes with a Hero that will make you swoon (especially when he speaks Welsh)!

Thanks to NetGalley & Avon and Harper Voyager for the digital ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

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I love this entire series and such a cute book! The first two books Kiss Curse and Ex Hex seemed to be very similar to one another and I enjoyed that this one was equally as snarky but the storyline was different. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!!

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Sterling takes a hopeless character from her Glen Graves series, long forgotten from book one and drops her in the lap of yet another Penhallow brother. You might not remember Tamsyn if you read "The Ex Hex' a few years ago like I did, but there is enough of a reminder of her dangerous story that I vaguely recalled - She's the human/non-witch artifact hunter that gets Viv and Rhys almost killed (but also they hooked up and are still going strong because of course we get to see all our favorite characters in book 3). You may not remember any mention of this particular Penhallow brother, Bowen. (I didn't). He is a bit of an isolationist, you might say. So when he needs something he unknowingly calls on Tamsyn to find the object. There are lots of sparks for these two lone wolves. The holiday wedding is a vehicle for them to be together. A LOT. And it's a fun twist on the story. They are both hot, of course, and they work together to solve a time travel mystery.
Fun pacing, setting, and characters. Could be read as a stand alone, no problems on that front.
Thanks so much for the ARC!

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This third interconnected standalone novel in the series about the Penhallow brothers centers on the middle brother, Bowen, and takes place not in Georgia, US, like the others, but at a creepy castle in Wales during a Yuletide wedding. Bowen and his “acquirer” Tamsyn (think Indiana Jones but female) head back in time to solve a ghostly mystery. It’s full of spice and humor and the atmospheric setting is delightful.

I liked both main characters. The FMC was strong and bold, and the MMC was a grumbly teddy bear mountain man. And the sparks between them just flew. The spicy scenes were perfect! I loved all the side characters as well. They were well fleshed out and memorable.

My only complaint is that I didn’t understand the ending. And that may just be me. Time travel is confusing and it was twisting my brain into a pretzel to try to make sense of it all. But again, that was probably just my inability to understand.

Overall, I thought it was a fun and spicy addition to the series, and a great one to read during the December holidays.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my review copy.

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I absolutely love this book! It’s everything I wanted and more! The series is one of my absolute faves and I am so lucky to be able to read this! Erin did a phenomenal job with the story and characters! It was perfect. I can’t wait for everyone else to fall in love with it also!

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I absolutely loved The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse and could not wait to see what trouble the middle Penhallow brother got into. Unlike the first two books, The Wedding Witch is focused on a Christmas/Yule/Winter Holiday vibe. Add in some time travel back to 1957 and some ancestors, and you get a holiday book that is full of magic. There is some spice (the bathtub scene…), lots of love, and a lot of fun to be had. I am glad I read the first two books before reading The Wedding Witch, as it gave me more knowledge of the Penhallows, Jones, and Graves Glen, but if you didn’t read them, I still think this would be a fun holiday read for you. I loved watching Bowen and Tamsyn give into their feelings and find a way back to 2024. I definitely recommend this book if you loved The Ex Hex or The Kiss Curse!

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