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📚 “Hexes Go Well with Tequila” (The Lost Souls Series, Book 1)
✍️ LeAnna Ehrsam
🎧 Narrated by Patricia Santomasso
🎧 ALC provided by NetGalley
📅 Release Date: October 13
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It’s just my humble opinion, but Patricia Santomasso can do absolutely no wrong as a narrator. This witchy vibe was perfection for her tone and voice. Five-star narration without a doubt.

As a book focused on sisterhood with a little romance mixed in, I absolutely loved this one. I wanted more pizza parties, cemetery walks, margarita nights, and general witchy girl-group shenanigans. Fortunately, it looks like this may be the beginning of a series, and I am absolutely here for that.

The book is labeled as a romance, but I honestly felt like the sisterhood and found family were the real love story. The M/F romance was definitely there and was a nice addition, but it wasn’t what made the book for me.

There were two open-door spice scenes that you can easily skip if that isn’t your thing. They didn’t add much to the relationship development, outside of establishing that the Brawny Man apparently has quite the mouth on him. 😂

When Ursula and her dog move to Salem and into the Lost Souls house under some questionable persuasion, she quickly discovers that nothing about the house is quite what it seems. She’ll also likely never want for anything again. The material things she desires, like patio furniture and a garden, have a habit of simply appearing. Her longing for deeper relationships is fulfilled pretty quickly too, although I’m still not convinced we can give the house credit for that one.

Soon, the women gathering at Lost Souls realize they have the power to make sh*t happen. Literally. Including adding tails to bullies.

They agree to use their newfound abilities sparingly, and only when everyone is on board, but when the town finds itself facing a mayoral election that could use a little magical intervention, the witches might have to get involved.

I am such a sucker for found family and sisterhood-centered books, and this one scratched that itch perfectly. It reminded me of other witchy reads I’ve really enjoyed, including “The First Witches Club.”

Give me a magical house, a group of women finding their people, questionable uses of witchcraft, margaritas, and a little chaos, and apparently I’m happy. 🍕🍹🔮