This book was so cute, and sweet, and romantic. I loved all of the characters, especially Coranthia. I relate to her so much. I especially love that the story takes place in Florida, as a native Floridian myself. The plot was fun, the characters and their development are great, and I would love to see this continue as a series of this magical version of our world.


Corinthia normally avoids the outdoors and sticks to her library, but one day she ventures out after encountering a interesting woman and she begins to feel an unexpected connection to the forest that starts calling to her and leading her to Rosemary at night.

(I received this as a arc)

I really enjoyed getting to read this book, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed in this type of book. It uses the fantasy element in a unique way and enjoyed the overall experience of this book. Kate Moseman writes a strong world and characters that I cared about and was engaged from start to finish. I'm glad I got to read this and am excited to read more from Kate Moseman.

Rating: 2.75 (rounded up)

I usually love cozy witch/fantasy books, and I enjoyed this one, but it wasn't a favorite for me, and that's okay!

I loved the quick pacing of events, the quirky characters and events, and the humor overall. It definitely was a cozy, quick, and fun read! It also gives off nothing but happiness and is a definite nod to book lovers. The friendships in here were great aspects, as well. The author does a great job with describing nature, in particular. I enjoyed some of the fun elements like the Cabinet of Chocolate!

I found that a couple things didn't work for me, but they might for others:
- The language was very flowery (which some people love!), read a bit 'simple'/young to me, and seemed a bit repetitive (in terms of the actual words/descriptions, some of the events, and the main character’s thoughts/feelings).
- I didn't find myself compelled by the story or super connected to the characters. This might have just been because I was able to identify the 'reveal' from the start, but I couldn’t really pinpoint a conflict driving the story forward. The romance seemed established from the start. There was a potential conflict introduced at the very end of the book (chapter 24) that I feel could have been a compelling storyline!
- I'm personally not a fan of 'insta-love' as a trope, but others who are would love this!

Overall, I really just wanted more! The characters, quirks, and humor was so much fun, but I wanted everything to be a little more complex so I could enjoy the story more! I would have loved for the relationship to have been more fleshed out, to have gotten more character depth, to have had some conflict introduced and some variance in events/plot, and to have explored more of the magic! I was really intrigued by Rosemary’s “interlude” and was interested to learn more about her and her life (even if that came from Corinthia’s perspective!).

Overall, it was still an enjoyable read!