#the witch is back

[swirlsandtwirls]

Mmmm… mind fuzzy… here to scroll and look around a bit… 🙃

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 1.5/5

Book Blurb: Love is a hex of a thing. Former childhood sweethearts fake a relationship in this charming, witchy romcom. There’s nothing wrong with being a wallflower. Not to Emmaline Bluewater, anyway. Emma may have been born into witch society, but her days of trying to fit in where she doesn’t belong are over—they ended seven years ago, when the man she’d hoped to marry left town without a word. She’s much happier now, living a delightfully mundane human life in Chicago and running her bar, Toil and Trouble. Until Bastian Truenote walks through the door and announces that he wants her back. Bastian had his reasons for leaving—even if he can’t tell Emma what they are. Now, to win Emma’s heart, he’s got to face down an adorably goofy dog familiar, a best friend who’s all too eager to hit him with a carefully aimed hex, and a woman who’s far from the meek witch he remembers. Magical contracts aren’t easily broken, but as far as Emma’s concerned, not even a marriage of convenience will have her falling under Bastian’s spell again…

Review:

Emmaline and Bastian were former childhood friends and witches who were engaged to each other... until Bastian ran on the day of the wedding with no reason why, leaving Emma to deal with the fallout from society and now years later he is back in her life acting as if nothing happened and saying they should get married because their marriage contract is killing his mom since it’s unfulfilled and if she marries him it’ll save his mom. Emma has always been in love with Bastian, the golden boy of the witch society, they were best friends as kids and she was absolutely heartbroken and devastated when he left her at the alter of their wedding with no note or reason just telling his parents he couldn’t marry her. Ever since then she’s moved out of her family home, opened a bar with her friends, and worked on shielding and protecting herself... until Bastian shows up again out of nowhere saying they should get married again. Bastian liked Emmas a friend, he was just doing what his parents wanted when he was getting married to Emma, yet when he overhears that by marrying her it would lead to her being able to steal all his magic he feels betrayed, it doesn’t help that someone cursed him to never be able to talk about that clause in the marriage contract, so he does the easy thing: he runs off at the wedding. Now years later when he discovers that the contract magic is killing his mom because he didn’t go through with the wedding he has to find a way to get Emma to marry him, except for the fact that when he meets her again she’s not the shy quiet girl who was his friend but rather someone who is sassy and cold and wants nothing to do with him. Emma agrees to marry him, but only in name because she doesn’t want to get hurt by him again, she can’t bear it. Bastian should be happy that its just a marriage in name only right? That Emma is letting him live his own life and even have other partners... but he’s not, in fact he insists on moving in with her and actually getting to know her, to starting over. The only problem? Neither of them can trust each other. Emma can’t trust Bastian to not hurt her again, she can’t trust herself to let him in... and Bastian can’t trust whether or not Emma knew about the contract clause to steal his magic and if she was in on it with her mother. They’re both hiding secrets, and as misunderstandings and frustrations grow, both of them will have to finally face each other if they want this second chance to work.  Let me start by saying the premise really intrigued me, however the execution was where it really didn’t hit the spot. Bastian has his reasons for running but he really didn’t feel like such a good love interest for Emma, and Emma just got so annoying at points, all her secrets, lies, and the fact that yes I know she was abused by her mom but the fact that she never stood up to her, never grew a backbone despite being in her twenties and having her own business and a family to look after, until the last like 10% was just sad. Overall, it just didn’t really work for me and I found the romance to be meh, Bastian goes on and on about how they were best friends but he only liked her shy and quiet nature back then yet it never really felt like they were even friends or knew each other at all. If you like second chance witchy romances give this one a go, maybe you’ll have a better time with it than I did.

*Thanks Netgalley and HARLEQUIN - Romance (U.S. & Canada), Harlequin for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[minerva-witch]

[celesse]

Back to school 🐈‍⬛📚✨

[the-random-sentence-library]

"Diana’s water glass flew from the side where she’d perched it to hover in front of her."

Quote randomly selected from page 201 of Sophie H. Morgan's novel The Witch is Back.

Quote was selected at random from a book chosen at random from the Willowick Public Library.

[bgmoth]

she really hates ghosts

[shopwitchvamp]

“Omg, I love these! They go up to size 6X AND they have pockets?! Wow!! But do you have anything longer?”

Sure do, no problem!!

“YES these are great!!! But what about.. longer?”

I gotcha!! Comin’ right up!

"Now that's what I'm talkin' about! But... how about if I'm feeling like it's the kinda day where I need my clothing to be bifurcated???"

Never fear, joggers are here!

*wild cheering* /scene

🖤witchvamp.com🖤

[wackarat]

Tf2 X Monty python guys. We see the vision

[it-meant-nothing]

Wanda Maximoff // Erik Lehnsherr

Your son is right there, please—

[con-alas-de-angeles]

Sophie Morgan, The Witch is Back

[mfkayaa]

🪄🕯️🪐

[bloodbroox]

asajj is currently rescuing force users through the hidden path along with quinlan, in this essay i will-[GUNSHOT]

[authorunpublished]

Book Review: The Witch Is Back

Title: The Witch Is Back Author: Sophie H. Morgan Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance Rating: 4 Stars Description/Synopsis: There’s nothing wrong with being a wallflower. Not to Emmaline Bluewater, anyway. Emma may have been born into witch society, but her days of trying to fit in where she doesn’t belong are over—they ended seven years ago, when the man she’d hoped to marry left town without…

[dykespirk]

10/10 funniest Spock moment is when he accidentally tells everyone he went blind bc he forgot he has an extra set of eyelids.

he ACTUALLY thought that HE, himself, was permanently blinded before going, 20 minutes later, “OH FUCK! I can see again”

normally that’s something Spock would do just to fuck with everyone but this time he also had his ass handed to him because he couldn’t remember HIS OWN NUMBER OF EYELIDS

best Vulcan ever. I know Starfleet is still telling stories about him to this day

[snowangeldotmp3]

btw i feel like this shouldn't have to be said but the reason that agatha hates rio is because agatha didn't get to say goodbye to nicky. rio couldn't offer her any more time. and, in rio's mind, nicky going peacefully in his sleep (and even telling him to turn around and kiss agatha goodbye!!) is the one grace rio feels she can give agatha. nicky doesn't suffer. he doesn't fight. he just...goes. he goes on a walk with his mother and kisses his mama goodbye. but agatha doesn't get to say goodbye!!! she doesn't get those final moments with him!! she wakes up and he's already gone.

[fiasco95]

Regulus on his way home from visiting James, his brother and friends in uni for the weekend.

James, drunk and full on sobbing: I miss my boyfriend! Come back!

James, holding his iPad with Regulus’ mid-laugh picture showing: Bring back my husband(boyfriend) from war (college) It’s been 5 years(5 hours) since I’ve seen him!!!

Sirius, Remus, Peter, Dorcas, Marlene & Lily:

Marlene: Godric, somebody do something about him!!!

Dorcas: Let me call Reg-

Lily: It’s literally 3AM?! Let him sleep! Just because his boyfriend is a clingy and dramatic mess-

Sirius: I’m going commit tonight, murder or su!c!de- I’m debating.

Remus: Sirius-

James, crying louder than before because he heard all of them: I WANT MY BOYFRIEND!!

Peter: Me too.

James:

Sirius, Remus, Peter, Dorcas, Marlene & Lily:

Peter, shrugging: What?

Dorcas did end up calling Reg in the middle of the night and put him on FT with James to get him to shut up so they can all go to sleep in peace.