This Spells Love is a cute rom-com by Kate Robb.
Gemma is going through a bad breakup, and in an effort to avoid the emotional pain she gains the assistance of her sister, aunt, best friend, and a mysterious book of spells to try to erase her ex from her memory. There’s only one problem, when she wakes up the next morning, she’s in an alternate reality where she never met her boyfriend, but she also never met her best friend, and her life has followed an entirely different path as a result!
This Spells Love was a really fun read as Gemma attempts to get back to her own world by befriending the person who was her best friend in that other life. Along the way she examines her feelings, and compares her decisions and the results of them in each version of her life. It was interesting while reading about Gemma’s experiences, to think about how seemingly small decisions may affect our lives in major ways and wonder how things would have turned out differently if we had made one different choice at any given point in time.
I found the plot refreshingly different and had a hard time putting the book down. All of the characters were interesting, I loved the relationship between Gemma, her sister, Keirsten, and her aunt, Lily. My favourite thing though was seeing Gemma finally realize her feelings for her best friend, Dax.
This was just a really enjoyable friends to lovers romance, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good romance.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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