This was a very cute romcom that touched upon some heavier themes but not in depth. The tone of the book was kept light, humorous, and cozy. World-building was simple but still immersive and easy to understand. It’s a world where creatures like unicorns and piggycorns (unicorn pigs) are raised to be pets on farms. The FMC owns a piggycorn farm nearby her nemesis who owns a unicorn farm. The side characters are richly written. The MMC felt a little one-dimensional but I loved the FMC. I felt that her character was far more developed and had more depth than the MMC.

Thank you Montlake, Amy Boyles, and NetGalley for this ARC!

this was equal parts unhinged, chaotic, and kind of adorable — like a hallmark movie on magical steroids. the concept of a failing piggycorn farm?? iconic. the small-town vs big-city setup brought the usual charm, and i actually really enjoyed the whimsy and absurdity of it all. but the execution didn’t quite work for me. pane’s pov was a bit much — the insta-judgment, the weirdly aggressive tone — and the dual pov format slowed things down more than it helped. still, the humor and heart peeked through just enough to make it a fun, if bumpy, ride.

Unfortunately I didn’t love the writing style or the way this book was formatted internally. There are hearts throughout that took me out of the book. The dialogue fell a bit flat for me and I wasn’t loving this one.

I made it to 43% before I put this one down for now. I have a feeling the physical book will be a better experience. This one and I are just not a match.

Thank you for the ARC! I appreciate the opportunity to leave honest feedback voluntarily.

This is an adorable story about a magical farm with piggycorns being in foreclosure and a business challenge that will hopefully save the farm. The relationship between Rowe and Pane was really cute, the Georgia small town setting was adorable and the magical element really added a fun twist to the story. I really enjoyed reading this book and I do think it is a perfect autumn read.

All the characters in this book are very cartoonish. A caricature of a rich person, a caricature of an evil ex boyfriend. I don’t think every book has to be that serious - I picked up a book about a “piggycorn farm” after all - but even if it’s just a fun romp I want to like the characters. The way this was written unfortunately made that hard.

The POV of the MMC (Pane) is immediately very raunchy and gave me the ick. He also seems to…hate women? He meets the FMC, Rowe, instantly thinks she is a “fortune hunter” who’s “just like the rest” willing to “lie, cheat, and steal” to get his money. Written like a cartoon villain.

The FMC didn’t bother me as much, but the book is dual POV and each chapter kind of recaps the previous one from the other POV, which makes the plot move along slowly.

Overall it’s written clunkily and I found it hard to get through.

A cute and spicy read, It delivers exactly what it says it will and then some! Loveable characters, great pacing, and an amazing plot!

Rowe Wadley es conocida en su pequeño pueblo como el imán de la mala suerte, y tal vez con razón. Vive en una granja decadente junto a su gato Buster y un grupo de adorables pero problemáticos piggycorns: cerditos con cuernos de unicornio que ya no son populares desde que la magia empezó a desaparecer. Tras la muerte de su padre y una seguidilla de problemas financieros, Rowe intenta salvar la granja familiar y mantenerse a flote con muy pocos recursos.

Todo cambia cuando Pane Maddox, un exitoso heredero hotelero con una actitud arrogante y una agenda personal, casi atropella a los piggycorns de Rowe. La chispa entre ellos es instantánea… pero no precisamente romántica. Forzados a convivir por razones ajenas a su voluntad, el choque entre la energía caótica y mágica de Rowe y el mundo meticulosamente organizado de Pane se convierte en una comedia de enredos encantada.

En medio de enredos familiares, secretos, desafíos financieros, y criaturas mágicas, ambos deberán aprender a confiar, soltar prejuicios y, quizás, darle una oportunidad al amor más estúpido (y mágico) de todos.

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Odie a Luke.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest.

This book had no business being this funny, spicy, and unexpectedly heartwarming…….yet here I am, completely smitten.

If you’re looking for a magical romcom with big city vs small-town tension, one snarky Southern FMC, a swoony (and slightly uptight) city boy, and the world’s most adorable fantasy livestock (yes, piggycorns), Stupid Magical Love delivers in every way.

Rowe Wadley’s Georgia farm is hanging by a thread. Magic’s vanished from Mystic Meadows, her rainbow-horned piggycorns aren’t selling like they used to, and the bank is circling like a buzzard at a picnic.

Enter: Pane Maddox, suit-wearing, city-slicking hotel exec who needs to prove he can turn any struggling business around in sixty days. His prize? Becoming president of a luxury hotel chain. His challenge? Rowe’s chaotic, magic-deprived piggycorn farm.

Cue the fish-out-of-water antics. Pane has no clue how to slop hogs (even magical ones), but he rolls up his sleeves and tries, while Rowe is determined not to fall for his green eyes, killer jawline, or… damn it, the way he looks holding a piglet.

What made this magical for me:

* Rowe is that girl: sarcastic, stubborn, fiercely loyal to her roots. She's the kind of heroine I want to be best friends with and maybe run a mildly cursed farm with.
* Pane has golden retriever energy… buried under a Type A shell. He starts out cold and corporate, but the way he slowly melts for Rowe (and Mystic Meadows) gave me major romcom butterflies.
* Piggycorns are my new emotional support animals. They snort glitter and eat moonbeams. That’s it. That’s the review.
* The magic is light, but the emotional beats hit deep. Amy Boyles walks that perfect line between whimsy and warmth. Sure, there’s a bet, some spark-fuelled banter, and magical mayhem—but there’s also grief, second chances, and the terrifying freedom of letting yourself love again.


Stupid Magical Love is the book equivalent of fresh peach pie and a little stardust, it’s sweet, swoony, and entirely unbothered by being a little silly sometimes.

If you’ve ever wanted to run away to a magical farm, fix everything with elbow grease and love, and kiss a man who once thought your rainbow piglet was a dog… this is your moment.

Now excuse me while I go price out farmland and see if piggycorns are real.

An adorable little romance that warms the heart. I liked this so much. So cute. Amy Boyles is a master.