Love is the trickiest spell of all.
Lucinda Caraway loves living in Freya Grove, the mystic seaside town where charms, hexes, and magical beings of all kinds are the norm. She spends her days teaching high school history and her nights reading tea leaves and tending to her conjure garden. It’s a good life . . . but she can’t stop wishing for more.
Until one night, that wish turns into a spell, and suddenly Lucy can’t say no. Not to a public karaoke performance. Not to running a 10K. And, most alarmingly, not to her high school crush, Alexander Dwyer, who needs her help unjinxing his new house—which just happens to be right across the street from hers.
Alex has spent the last ten years traveling the world on adventures Lucy has only ever dreamed of, and he’s planning to leave again as soon as his house is safe to sell. But until Lucy can unhex herself, she and Alex are stuck together. And with so much magic in the air, maybe the next spell Lucy casts will be the one that convinces him to stay.
Romance
Publication Date: 27 Sep 2022
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Advance Praise for Witchful Thinking:
"Celestine Martin conjures a spellbinding world of magic, second chances, and what it means to take a risk on love. Pack your bags and move to Freya Grove!"―April Asher, author of Not the Witch You Wed
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"This sparkling outing marks Martin as an author to watch.”―Publishers Weekly
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"A charming paranormal romance that will make readers want to stay and fall in love."―Library Journal
My Review:
4 Stars:
📖Book: Witchful Thinking
⭐️Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✍🏼Author: Celestine Martin
📚Genre: Romance
🗏 Pages: 331
⚠️Warnings:
🔖Readability: 4/ some italic font present
What to expect:
✨History Teacher who happens to be a Witch
♥️A Merman who travels the world
🔮Second Chance Romance
🌙Friends to Lovers
🌊Dual POV
💜Family Drama
Magic without all the spooky thrills, Wishful Thinking is so charming it will leave you begging for more. Lucy is a history teacher r who is stuck in a rut and also happens to be a magical witch. Living her life teaching and doing tea leaf readings, she wants more... and by accident hex's herself,. Alex, her former High School crush is back in town because his parents had a surprise for his birthday; they bought him a house to settle down. Alex doesn't want this and just needs help renovating and getting all the hex out so he may sell it. This charming romance will have you spell bounded and turning the pages until the very end.
I loved how Lucy broke out of her shell and started to figure out who she was because of the hexes. I loved how this storyline played out. You will miss 100% of the shots you don''t take, and I think Celestine wrote the perfect take of this. My favorite thing about this novel is the dual point of view. I adore seeing inside both of the main characters' heads and how they have pined for each other for over ten years. I would have felt something was missing if this were only from Lucy's viewpoint. Alex is a fantastic book boyfriend, and I hope we get to see these two characters and Freya Grove again in the future.
Celestine Martin's debut novel is one of my favorites of 2022. I had the pleasure of chatting with Celestines about the book and the process it took for her to become an author, and it's one of my favorite interviews this year. Celestines is down to earth and spent a decent amount of the time we spent talking, uplifting, and bringing in other authors into the conversation. From speaking about the authors who made her fall in love with romance to the books that helped her research for Witchful thinking to chatting about highlighting other books and authors when reviewing as shelf sisters. It felt like I was speaking with a friend I had known for years.
What books inspired you to become a writer?
What books helped you research for Witchful Thinking?
When did you know you wanted to become a writer?
What type of writer are you? Planner, Pancer, plotter?
Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for the advance reader copy.
PRINT LENGTH PAGES
AVERAGE REVIEW RATING
PAPERBACK COST
E-BOOK COST
AUTHOR
A native of New Jersey, Celestine Martin writes whimsical and flirty paranormal romance that celebrates the beauty of everyday magic.
She spent her formative years buying as many romance novels in bulk from the local secondhand bookstore. She’s inspired to write happily ever afters and happy for now endings starring the people and places close to her heart.
When she’s not reading or writing, she enjoys organizing her massive sticker collection with her husband while spoiling their daughter in New York.
You can find her on social media @jellybeanrae or check in on her at celestinemartin.com
PUBLISHER
Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, publishes a wide array of inclusive commercial fiction and romance perfect for your next book-club pick--from uplifting contemporary stories to captivating historical fiction and delightful romantic comedies, to sweeping historical romance and small-town love stories (including western romance and Amish romance).
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Love is the trickiest spell of all.
Lucinda Caraway loves living in Freya Grove, the mystic seaside town where charms, hexes, and magical beings of all kinds are the norm. She spends her days teaching high school history and her nights reading tea leaves and tending to her conjure garden. It’s a good life . . . but she can’t stop wishing for more.
Until one night, that wish turns into a spell, and suddenly Lucy can’t say no. Not to a public karaoke performance. Not to running a 10K. And, most alarmingly, not to her high school crush, Alexander Dwyer, who needs her help unjinxing his new house—which just happens to be right across the street from hers.
Alex has spent the last ten years traveling the world on adventures Lucy has only ever dreamed of, and he’s planning to leave again as soon as his house is safe to sell. But until Lucy can unhex herself, she and Alex are stuck together. And with so much magic in the air, maybe the next spell Lucy casts will be the one that convinces him to stay.
Romance
Publication Date: 27 Sep 2022
-
Advance Praise for Witchful Thinking:
"Celestine Martin conjures a spellbinding world of magic, second chances, and what it means to take a risk on love. Pack your bags and move to Freya Grove!"―April Asher, author of Not the Witch You Wed
-
"This sparkling outing marks Martin as an author to watch.”―Publishers Weekly
-
"A charming paranormal romance that will make readers want to stay and fall in love."―Library Journal
My Review:
4 Stars:
📖Book: Witchful Thinking
⭐️Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✍🏼Author: Celestine Martin
📚Genre: Romance
🗏 Pages: 331
⚠️Warnings:
🔖Readability: 4/ some italic font present
What to expect:
✨History Teacher who happens to be a Witch
♥️A Merman who travels the world
🔮Second Chance Romance
🌙Friends to Lovers
🌊Dual POV
💜Family Drama
Magic without all the spooky thrills, Wishful Thinking is so charming it will leave you begging for more. Lucy is a history teacher r who is stuck in a rut and also happens to be a magical witch. Living her life teaching and doing tea leaf readings, she wants more... and by accident hex's herself,. Alex, her former High School crush is back in town because his parents had a surprise for his birthday; they bought him a house to settle down. Alex doesn't want this and just needs help renovating and getting all the hex out so he may sell it. This charming romance will have you spell bounded and turning the pages until the very end.
I loved how Lucy broke out of her shell and started to figure out who she was because of the hexes. I loved how this storyline played out. You will miss 100% of the shots you don''t take, and I think Celestine wrote the perfect take of this. My favorite thing about this novel is the dual point of view. I adore seeing inside both of the main characters' heads and how they have pined for each other for over ten years. I would have felt something was missing if this were only from Lucy's viewpoint. Alex is a fantastic book boyfriend, and I hope we get to see these two characters and Freya Grove again in the future.
Celestine Martin's debut novel is one of my favorites of 2022. I had the pleasure of chatting with Celestines about the book and the process it took for her to become an author, and it's one of my favorite interviews this year. Celestines is down to earth and spent a decent amount of the time we spent talking, uplifting, and bringing in other authors into the conversation. From speaking about the authors who made her fall in love with romance to the books that helped her research for Witchful thinking to chatting about highlighting other books and authors when reviewing as shelf sisters. It felt like I was speaking with a friend I had known for years.
What books inspired you to become a writer?
What books helped you research for Witchful Thinking?
When did you know you wanted to become a writer?
What type of writer are you? Planner, Pancer, plotter?
Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for the advance reader copy.
PRINT LENGTH PAGES
AVERAGE REVIEW RATING
PAPERBACK COST
E-BOOK COST
AUTHOR
A native of New Jersey, Celestine Martin writes whimsical and flirty paranormal romance that celebrates the beauty of everyday magic.
She spent her formative years buying as many romance novels in bulk from the local secondhand bookstore. She’s inspired to write happily ever afters and happy for now endings starring the people and places close to her heart.
When she’s not reading or writing, she enjoys organizing her massive sticker collection with her husband while spoiling their daughter in New York.
You can find her on social media @jellybeanrae or check in on her at celestinemartin.com
PUBLISHER
Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, publishes a wide array of inclusive commercial fiction and romance perfect for your next book-club pick--from uplifting contemporary stories to captivating historical fiction and delightful romantic comedies, to sweeping historical romance and small-town love stories (including western romance and Amish romance).
Let's Get Started!
Subscribed to my notebook!
