#Sarah Hawley

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Vampires vs Werewolves, ft. Joe Hill, @victoriocity, Aliette de Bodard, Ben Aaronovitch, Oraine Johnson, Garth Nix, @sarah-hawley and @jonnywaistcoat prevaricating like he knows any answer will be used against him in the future.

[erionmakuo]

Cover art for SERVANT OF EARTH, the first book in dark and sensual Fae romantasy series from Sarah Hawley and Ace Books Publishing

AD: Katie Anderson

Very thankful for the opportunity to paint some of my favourite things! Dresses, flowers, daggers: a winning combo ♥️

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[klainesheilen]

This morning I got a notification that my libby hold for a demon's guide to wooing a witch by Sarah Hawley is avaible

starting my semester break with some good old smut, love that

[ratsreading]

Ok, this is pretty funny

We have been introduced to Ben, a socially awkward werewolf who runs a plant shop and likes sweater vests. He was sitting on his couch in pajamas knitting a scarf for his mother when this other person (Eleonore) appeared, which he did not expect. This is her take on him:

Ah yes. Those would be the pajamas and knitting needles...

The beauty of using multiple point of views to get people's different perspectives across

(Book is A Werewolf's Guide to Seducing A Vampire, by Sarah Hawley)

[academicwitchversion]

They reminded him of a famous witch actress he'd made a deal with, taking her soul in exchange for her daughter's admission into a top ten university.

from A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Haley

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Title: A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon | Author: Sarah Hawley | Publisher: Berkley (2023)

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Is it bad that I’m picturing Astaroth as a grown-up Draco Malfoy?

[beatrixacs]

New batch of purchased books AKA new addition to my 'published Reylos' shelf thanks to @MsSarahHawley, @_JessicaClare and @EverSoAli  Thank you for making us proud!

[witchywriter18]

Do you guys know how hard it is for me to get attached to a book? Very.

But that changed last weekend when I got a book called "A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon" by Sarah Hawley.

I finished it two days after I got it and decided to tell you guys about it.

It's about a witch named Mariel who is an expert at plant magic. Unfortunately, her family doesn't approve that sort of magic, thinking it not the proper type of magic someone of their family should use.

One day when trying to summon flour, she accidentally summons a demon, Ozroth the Ruthless.

He can't leave till a bargain is struck for her soul.

As the two become temporary roommates and pretend boyfriend and girlfriend, feelings start to blossom.

It's my absolute favorite book now. I also feel spiritually connected to it and kind of like to just have it near me. I'm not sure why. Is there such a thing as a soulbook, kind of like a soulmate 🤔

[gollancz]

That's right baybeeee - ten years after it first launched, Gollanczfest is back and it's bigger than ever!

WHEN?

16th March 2024

Leonardo Royal Hotel, London

Tickets go on sale Friday 6th October at 10am UK time!

Early presale for tickets available exclusively to our newsletter subscribers

WHO?

Our headliner? Only VICTORIA AVEYARD

Other confirmed authors: Joe Abercrombie, Natasha Pulley, Garth Nix, Dhonielle Clayton, Joe Hill, Ben Aaronovitch, @joannechocolat, Aliette de Bodard, Sarah Hawley, @jonnywaistcoat, Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson . . . and MANY more

Plus: YOU

PLUS

All tickets come with a goodie bag full of Gollancz goodies work at least £30

VIP tickets are available with access to the green room, priority tickets to panels, and additional goodies

FREE SFF quiz run by the greatest quizmasters (allegedly, this may be a title they've claimed themselves and I cannot verify) Joe Abercrombie and Garth Nix!

We'll be announcing panels soon, but this is going to be a fun, friendly and festive day, full of nerdery, excitement and probably a lot of harried looking Gollancz staff stuffing their faces with sandwiches and trying to find where distracted authors have wandered off to.

PARTY TIME

[theliterarymess]

I bought this book purely for the funny title, and I wasn’t disappointed!

I think authors forget that there’s other ways to be funny than trying to be relatable. Sometimes you don’t need some big issue to expose your characters weakness. Sometimes they just need to accidentally blow up a chicken 🤷🏻‍♀️

The characters were really nicely developed and the chemistry felt natural. I wish we could’ve seen more of Alparaz, Ben and Lancelot. Ben was definitely giving Remus Lupin vibes. I just enjoyed that it was a simple read, the drama wasn’t all about the relationship it was about family and friends too. The ending was a little predictable but for a nice little romance story, that didn’t bother me much.

There was a specific scene between Mariel and Oz when he’s trying to explain that she’s holding herself back and she sort of subconsciously blocks out all the good stuff he says. I think it was a great way to show that when people are in emotional distress during conflict, they might latch on to certain parts of what you say over the other so it’s really easy for there to be misunderstanding and miscommunication so the best way to resolve conflict is a calm and collected conversation. It’s small moments like these that can be really powerful.

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currently reading.

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I've been wanting to give the romance genre a shot, and since I like modern fantasy, I thought A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon sounded like a good start.

Mariel Spark is supposed to be the most powerful witch, but she only ever feels like a failure, unable to get basic summoning spells right, even if her plant magic is unparalleled. When trying to recall the magical name for flour to summon ingredients for muffins, she accidentally summons a demon, Ozroth the Ruthless. Now they're stuck together until Mariel sells her soul, but as time goes on, Ozroth doesn't want to see her lose it.

This book was fun, even if it took me a while to get into it at first. It's possible that wasn't the book's fault, though. Like many, I've looked down on the romance genre before, which is completely unfair (especially when I read YA, which is also looked down on), so it might have just been me struggling to get into a new mindset to enjoy a genre I'm not well-acquainted with.

I am well-acquainted with cozies, though, so Witch's Guide felt like a perfect starting point for me. It takes place in a small town full of eccentric people, including an elderly character who wears absolutely ridiculous clothing. I'm pretty sure Alzapraz would get along with Gertie from the Miss Fortune series by Jana DeLeon (that or Gertie would put Alzapraz's immortality to the test).

The world-building was straight-forward and perfect for a cozy or romance, the magic system reminding me a little of Sabrina the Teenage Witch... actually, maybe Charmed more. There's rules and limits, sure, enough to keep the stake of the premise high, but it's easy to tell from the get-go that Mariel and Oz will get their happily ever after (this is a romance after all, and the genre has its own rules and limits).

Mariel's inner struggle hit hard; she was an easy protagonist for me to sympathize with, especially when it came to her faults. She turns on Oz and her friend Themmie, when they were only trying to help and defend her to her mother. She felt like a well-rounded character, and it was nice seeing her bloom just like her flowers as the story progressed.

Oz undergoes his own transformation, and I enjoyed seeing how they worked both against and with each other. I also both cringed and laughed during the first sex scene, when Mariel asked Oz if demons knotted, only to then describe it when Oz had no clue what that meant. Makes me wonder if Mariel's a destiel girlie or a wincest girlie.

To be honest, I'm not totally sure if I'll read the sequel, A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch. The first two chapters are in the back of my copy of Witch's Guide, though, so now that I'm settled in my new apartment, I might read that before deciding. (Though I'll need to wait until I have more money in my savings before buying any books ^^")