A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon: ‘Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious.’ Ali Hazelwood

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I was most annoyed by Mariel believing in Oz the whole time until one person suggests something is his fault and she goes and turns her back on him straight away like BRUH.

The worst part of this "enemies to lovers"/ "grumpy-sunshine"/"fake-dating" was that there was NO TENSION. When it came to some of the supporting characters (Mariel's mom, her best friend and her mom as well) the dialogue of those characters distracted me from the parts of the plot that I did enjoy. He likes devouring spaghettis, attending to the protests for safe ecosystem, making jokes, spending time with her besties. The conflict rubbed me the wrong way and even though I thought it was clever how Mariel and Oz triumphed over what they were up against (man that was hard to word vaguely), some aspects of the resolution felt kind of pat and easy.

Ozroth can’t leave Mariel until the soul bargain is completed and Mariel plans on putting up a fight. This is more of a personal preference but I hate when books take modern day technology/objects and alter the name to make it sound more mystical. With plenty of laughs mixed with the witchy magic and demon determination the pages flew right by with the story. This book reads and feels like a contemporary story with fantastical/paranormal elements naturally sprinkled into the world.

There was also a lot of growth from our FMC, which I was so happy to see, as well as some very positive messaging, especially near the end. The fake dating, opposites attract, paranormal romance is just the book for a fun afternoon of reading. But his reputation has suffered ever since a bargain went awry – if he can strike a deal with Mariel, he will earn back his deadly reputation. Having said that, I loved the characters and the vibe and so would recommend it to anyone who likes cozy magic reads!

But, when he’s summoned to Mariel, he’s in for a struggle because Mariel has no intention of making a deal with Ozroth. However, there were deeper threads woven into the novel that gave it insight into relationships, family dynamics, power, competitiveness, honor, manipulations, prestige, friendship, romance, belittling, and bullying. I don't know why 3rd act breakups are thrown into books that already have drama and tension in the plot. Mariel is kind, relatable, and funny, has loyal friends, is good at nature magic, and dreads being around her mother.