Not only am I a sucker for the kind of delightfully groan-worthy wordplay we get in the title, I’m also a huge fan of Harper’s YA books, written under the name Lana Popović. ~sushi is sexy, sorry I don’t make the rules ~real witches working for a witchy subscription box company This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in?īut most concerning of all: Why can't she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov? Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden-unbeknownst to either of them. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov-an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts-who is fresh off a bad breakup.

She's determined to do her familial duty spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn and get back to her real life in Chicago. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.īut when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. And now she and Linden want revenge.Representation: Bi/pansexual MC, bi/pansexual love interest, F/FĬhilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper.Įmmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one-in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years.

Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden - unbeknownst to either of them. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov - an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts - who is fresh off a bad breakup. She hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years, which has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town, casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.īut when a spellcasting tournament approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back.

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper