Title: Boundless Magic
Author: T.M. Cromer
Series: Thorne Witches: Happily Ever Afters #2
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Paranormal fantasy, Paranormal romance, Witches
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novella
Year: 2024

Autumn and Keaton had a tough journey to reconnect in their story Autumn Magic, so I love that they got their own little happily ever after epilogue in Boundless Magic. The fact that it features their terrifyingly strong and powerful toddler was a whole lot of fun. But also kind of terrifying. As someone who has a toddler, I really enjoyed this. Particularly because I think that all toddlers are terrifying, and I can’t imagine what having one with insane amounts of magic would be like.

I maybe shouldn’t have read this before reading the rest of the Thorne Witches series, because there were a few bits I didn’t really follow and / or understand. However, I also just really loved this idea. The way that the kids are able to transverse between realities, and the way in which reality is shaped slightly differently by one or two choices was priceless. And even though those in the alternate reality were kind of assholes, I love that they all still end up with the same people. That they all orbit one another, regardless of their reality.

As a mother, I absolutely basked in the idea that Autumn is more than willing to kick everyone’s butt on her quest to protect her children. It fits in nicely with Alistair’s drive to do anything to fit his family. The family loyalty of all the Thornes in fact has me smiling, and I really enjoyed how that translated to Autumn being read to fight pretty much anyone to protect her kids. It’s a sentiment that I completely can get behind. And it’s one that Alistair himself reflects in all realities – he’s willing to do anything to protect the family and ensure everyone’s happiness.

I found this second epilogue to be a fantastic read that made me so damn happy. I love how all of the characters fit together, in either reality. It just makes me want to keep diving into this series again and again. Cromer has just done such a wonderful job of building this world and making me life at the nonsense and havoc that they can wreak upon the world.

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Title: Enduring Magic
Author: T.M. Cromer
Series: Thorne Witches: Happily Ever Afters #1
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Paranormal fantasy, Paranormal romance, Witches
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novella
Year: 2023

I honestly wish that I’d read Summer Magic before reading this, but sadly, it’s on Kindle Unlimited, and I don’t currently have access to it. Which is seriously disappointing, so I’ll just have to wait and hope. Summer and Coop are a great couple, and I really want to learn more about how they got together, and all of the challenges that are alluded to within Enduring Magic.

I really enjoyed Summer and Coop as a couple, but I mostly loved how this short story talks about the monumental shift that you go through when you become parents. I mean, I’ve recently been through that myself. And, although I had a little longer to get settled into my relationship, there are still days that feel… unreal and unsettled. I’ve gone from being a single person to being someone’s mum. Cromer really did this unsettled feeling of displacement and love complete and total justice.

Although I loved all of the relationship dynamic and adjustment within this, I was completely and stupidly in love with Summer’s familiar – he is a total and utter thug. He was freaking hilarious, and I just want more and more of him! Absolutely adorable. Plus, Summer’s father, Alistair, is incredibly dodgy and manipulative. But I kind of liked his version of dodgy…

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