In the end, this was an okay read. I feel it had a lot of potential to be more and overall left a lot to be explored and developed in the world building and characterization. By the conclusion it really left me wanting more from the story and fell a little flat. The pacing was a bit off, fast in spots and slow in others. The school year pacing was weird, as it felt like nothing actually happened except for right at the beginning.
I was really hoping for more from this story.

Oh my god!! This freaking book was a 10/10 read! I absolutely loved everything about it! I was such an addictive story. I was sucked in by chapter one, the story was easy to follow and I honestly loved the characters. The cliffhanger at the end is KILLING me I need book 2 right now!!

Rating: 5 🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
✨ Dark Academia
✨ Magic College
✨ Witches & Warlocks
✨ Elemental Magic
✨ Enemies (kinda? Maybe?) to Lovers
✨ Slow Burn

I had high hopes for this one… not a fan at all. I will not continuing with the series. Very disappointed

I have read other books by Jaymin Eve and have loved them, but this one fell flat for me.

It felt like there was no plot. Yes, the FMC is struggling with her powers and not being able to find an affinity, while also being in the middle of a family feud, but what else? There isn’t any action or mystery to this book. It’s a character driven book, which normally I don’t mind, but I couldn’t find myself immersed or pulled into this book like I have found myself with other books by Jaymin Eve.

This was a difficult book for me to review because there were parts of this book - like the overall plot - that I really enjoyed. But then there were elements - like the dialogue - that I didn’t. Dialogue is usually my favorite part of a book and I have to make myself not skip ahead over the details just to get to the dialogue. But the conversations in this book just didn’t always feel natural to me, And were sometimes even a little cringey. and that would take me out of the story. The plot was good enough, however, that I’m definitely still interested in what comes next. I’ll most likely give this series another shot when book 2 comes out.
My rating is 3.5⭐️ rounded up to 4 here

Witchy colleges are my weakness! Sign me tf up nowwwwwww! Like all witchy books the beginning is heavy on dialogue but once we got into the 2nd part it was firing on all cylinders. This is a cozy fast paced read and that ending, omg when is book 2 coming ?!??

Is Jaymin Eve writes it, I'll read it.
I really enjoyed Spellcaster and you need to go in reading it more as a cosy fantasy than an action packed storyline which is what I was anticipating. While the overall book is fast paced and takes place in roughly a year, I feel like it was also slow at points because it did not go into enough depth. The characters are in their mid 20's at a magical college but did read like high schoolers at times (but maybe that is also how I acted in college too). This book was enjoyable and I predicted some of the twists early on but I am looking forward to seeing how the rest of the story plays out.

Thank you so much to Jaymin Eve, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and NetGalley for the ARC!

Paisley Hallistar is the youngest of a family of witches and warlocks, all who have gone/are going to the magical Weatherstone College. When the son of her father's enemy transfers to Weatherstone, danger begins following Paisley around. She has to figure out why her magic isn't manifesting, as well as who is conjuring monsters to plague the school. 

It was a typical girl going to a magical school book, but I still mostly enjoyed it. The first person pov wasn't too obnoxious and the main character was likeable. The story was paced decently and kept me engaged.
It did start to get a little boring halfway. The plot lacked originality and the conversations and relationships felt a bit pointless at times. It left on a bit of a cliffhanger, and overall felt like not enough happened for a full arc of a book.

I rated it 3.25/5 rounded down to 3.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC!

I enjoyed the pacing, the storyline, and the close family ties. The FMC was thoughtful who seemed to stay in trouble. You get to see her growth in this book. The MMC, is a typical bad boy that every girl wants to be with. I think I’m ready for book 2 already and this is my first time reading from this author.

Jaymin has always been a one click author for me, and this was no different!!
After her last series there was a lot to live up to for me- but this hit every single note!
Absolutely fantastic, super fast paced, and a great page turner

Holy heck! This book had me in a chokehold! I DEVOURED this book. This was my first 5 star read in a while and I’m so sad that I have to wait for the next book now! I will definitely be buying this book ASAP!!

This book is a romantasy, and when I first started it I thought it would be like all the others out right now but it was not! There is a strong female main character, who is 22 (thank you from the older readers like me)!

You’ll love this book if you like:
• Magical Abilities
• Monsters
• Forced proximity
• Beautiful family and friend relationships
• Yearning
• Memory loss
• A college setting
• “Who did this to you” and “fuck it” moments

Thank you thank you thank you for this arc

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

“To fight a monster, I’ll need a monster.”

no spoilers!

𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊:
- witch college
- enemies to lovers
- slow burn
- who hurt you?
- protective siblings
- magical creatures

After reading this, i was immediately furious because i finished it way too fast, it was way too good, and i instantly needed more – this seems to be a recurring theme with me and Jaymin’s books.

Spellcaster has all the elements of everything i love in books. I really enjoyed myself and was hooked from the prologue. I think i read this in less than 24 hours. This was a fast-paced, entertaining read with intriguing characters, easy-to-follow world-building, slow-burning romance, and a mysterious plot line. Paisley is a determined, caring FMC and i can’t wait to see her growth into herself and her magic. Logan is hot as fuck and super dark dangerous and mysterious all powerful spellcaster filled with so many secrets The spice was steamy, and despite their immediate connection, its a delicious slow burn filled with tension. the magic and academic setting were so fun, and i can’t wait to discover more as the series continues.

After that ending, I have SO many questions!!! & I would die for a Logan POV, but i know why we don’t get his.

Thank you so much to netgalley and Jaymin Eve for this arc! This book will be occupying my mind until the sequel!

Very juvenile. The writing felt like it was middle grade, let alone adult. The magic system was unoriginal, and the dialogue was unnatural.

•• “𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴?”

Ahh, there’s nothing like some romantic threats to set the mood, am I right? The enemies to lovers tension was perfect, but the mc’s never fooled me. They are lovers through and through but I’ll gladly watch them fight it until they can’t anymore 😏

•• “𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦”

See? Mans is head over heels. This was full of secrets and mystery and has a delicious slow burn that had me hanging on every moment between our mc’s. Things really get moving towards the end but the slower build up didn’t bother me. I truly enjoyed exploring
Weatherstone University and learning about the magic and history of this world, while watching Paisley lean on her family and newfound friends.

While I’m very excited for some answers, I was a little frustrated with the lack of reveals in this installment. It felt like every time we might get a clue or answer, things were interrupted and I’d have really liked just a little more given freely. It will just be me and my theories to hold me over until book 2.

What you can expect:
•𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆
•𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀
•𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀
•𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
•𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄
•𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰
•𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

This is the perfect dark academia read! It features all of my favorite tropes- who did this to you? Enemies to lovers, AND slow burn! The first half was a bit dialogue heavy, but I did find it necessary to introduce the characters. The second half was action packed and left me YEARNING for the next book! It gives me Sabrina and Wednesday vibes in the best way! Can’t wait to read more in this world!

Spellcaster by Jaylin Eve had me hooked from page one. I told myself “just one chapter” and suddenly it was 3 a.m., and I was emotionally compromised. The characters? Loved them—even the ones I didn’t trust.

And Logan + Paisley? Their tension could power a small city. I needed them to kiss, fight, or both. Preferably both.

But the ending—oh no. I closed the book and just sat there like, “That’s it?!” One mystery solved (which I kind of guessed), and the rest? Nada. I need answers, Jaylin. Or at least a therapy session with the characters.

Still, the journey was addictive. Bring on book two, and maybe a potion for closure.

What was in this book that made it so addicting?! I finished this book in less than 48hrs which is saying something for me as a very slow reader who gets distracted easily. I could not put this book down and I don’t even know why! It reads very YA in terms of writing style, reminded me of the mortal instruments series, but it also has some spice and language which is definitely not YA. It was pretty easy to follow but the ending was a little confusing and left me with more questions than answers but not in a bad way. As in an I need book 2 immediately way! Was it fantastic and superior writing? No. Was it the best plot Iv ever read? Also no. But something about this book absolutely sucked me and wouldn’t let go! I can’t wait for book 2!!

Where to start? For me, this was Harry Potter meets Degrassi

The opening was excellent, and then unfortunately dropped into exposition -> day to day collegiate life

For me, this book asked far more questions than it actually answered, which left me frustrated


Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

This book had me at the prologue. I’m dead serious. As soon as I finished the prologue I was hooked and wanting more! I was already screaming WHAT???!!! I can't remember the last time the start of a book had me feeling like that.

Spellcaster takes us on a magically journey full of suspense, fascination, spellbound and fun! Following the life of Paisley as she navigates her way through her first year of a college for witches, with new found friends, parties, finding her affinity and oh, her sexy once best friend now enemy Logan Kingston.

I loved this story from start to finish. I absolutely could not put it down. Spellcaster had it’s laugh out loud moments which pleasantly surprised me. Paisley was hilarious and I loved everything about her. Logan was dark and mysterious and just like Paisley I wouldn’t be able to stay away from him either. I felt like we the readers don’t know much about him, but it didn’t bother me in the least. If anything, it drew me into him more and I found myself fascinated by him and his secrets.

There were aspects of this story that I did not see coming. I was already wanting answers just as much as Paisley, but with that ending and with how much I loved the book I can’t wait for book two!

*Thank you Jaymin Eve and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review*

This is one of the best Romantasy books I've read in 2025! I love the academic setting, as well as the simmering tension between the two main characters, who are rivals. Logan is the son of the woman who was allegedly unalived by Paisley's mother. Paisley from day one is warned to stay away from him, but is he the real enemy? Monsters show up periodically to attack, but who is summoning them? The ending will have your jaw on the floor - beware the cliffhanger! I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a little magic and some enemies to lovers tension!