Title: Gift of the Witch
Author: Deanna Chase
Series: Keating Hollow Happily Ever Afters #1
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Magic, Paranormal romance, Witches
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novella
Year: 2023

Abby is a really good lead, one that I loved getting to know. I also loved that she’s an earth witch with a young family, trying to negotiate her new role in life and the changes in her reality. Plus I just generally love that she’s got a lot of love with her small family, and the loyalty of some beautiful sisters.

Clay is a great partner to Abby and a fantastic family man. Plus, I love the idea of the brewery and how Abby’s brews are what save the day. His daughter (and Abby’s step-daughter) is also growing and finding her own feet within their fun new family dynamic. I really enjoyed the feeling of contentment that both Clay and Abby have within their lives and relationship.

Abby’s past friendship loss is heartbreaking, but I love how her ghostly friend is warning her of the dramas that are about to enter her life. As someone who hasn’t had the privilege of reading the Keating Hollow stories, it was nice that Chase still provided some history and background to Charlotte. But not so much that we got bogged down in the details.

This was a nice happily ever after story. But it also had a completely psychotic mother in the form of Abby’s mother. The cause of the curse is completely insane and I was actually gobsmacked at her audacity at the end.

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