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From the blurb: In April Asher's new Supernatural Singles novel, a witch takes decides to take a stroll on the wild-ish side, saddling her with her very own Guardian Angel—who happens to be her new roommate.Olive Maxwell much prefers teaching about the supernatural world to taking part in it and leaves the magical shenanigans to her two sisters—the Prima-Apparent and Bounty Hunter-In-Training. But after assigning her college students a project designed to nudge them outside their comfort zones, Olive realizes that she’s never once stepped a toe over her own…and it’s about time that changed. Her first trip into the unknown? Moving in with her long-time crush—and friend…tattooed, motorcycle-riding, and pleasantly pierced, Baxter Donovan. Bax Donovan, Guardian Angel not-so-extraordinaire, has acquired so many black marks on his record it looked like a scantron sheet. He’s given one last chance to keep his Guardian wings intact, a high-profile Assignment he knows all too well. Olive is usually as low-risk as it got. Hell, she wrote the safety manual. But something landed her on the Guardian Affairs radar and his guess was it had something to do with the heart-pounding stunts she’s determined to check off her Dare I Docket list. Keeping Olive out of trouble is about to be his toughest assignment yet, and not because he’s forced to shake the dust off his feathers and embrace his inner aerialist. He’s at real risk of shattering the only Guardian Angel Code of Conduct Rule he’s yet to break: Don’t fall in love with your Assignment. And he isn’t so sure that’s a bad thing. If love didn’t play by the rules, why should they? Publication Date: February 13, 2024 ISBN 9781250808035, 1250808030 Publisher: St.Martin's Griffin Series: Supernatural Singles Book 1 Not the WItch You Wed Book 2 Not Your Exes' Hexes  My thoughts: And our favourite Maxwell Triplets are back! If you've read the first two books in April Asher's Supernatural Singles Series, you must have been waiting for Olive's story and here it comes... First of all, the book can be read as a standalone fun romcom as there is enough backstory to ease you in into this crazy post-Reveal (the great coming out of various supernatural species) world and you also get to see the happily-ever-after of the other two Maxwell sisters: Vi and Rosie. If you have choice, start from Book 1 so that you won't miss out on April Asher's storytelling. Quiet, organised and studious, Olive was the sister that intrigued me the most. I knew she'd come into her own and her tattooed biker guardian angel friend Bax will have something to do with it. Olive's roommate situation was getting incredibly difficult and our girl clearly needed a break to help her preserve her sanity. It's just that if you decide to move in with the guy who happens to be an epitome of everything you find hot and sexy (tattoos, piercings, permanently deshevelled dirty blond mane, supernaturally hard abs- you know what I mean), you must accept the idea that resisting this kind of appeal isn't going to be easy and your friendship status might have to be re-defined. Olive knows she's been stuck in her good girl routine for too long. When she gives her students an assignment to draw up a list of things that would get them step out of their comfort zone, she wonders if she should do the same. Luckily for her, she gets assigned her own Guardian Angel to watch over her, while she embarks on this little experiment of hers. Friends to lovers isn't an easy trope to do well- there are so many subtle aspects to develop and thin lines you don't want to cross or maybe you do when you are truly ready. When the author manages to create lovely, relatable characters and make them feel crazy attraction to each other, sparks will fly and the reader will enjoy the buildup and inevitable fireworks of passion. Given that this is book 3 and we met the protagonists in the previous books, don't be surprised that things start getting steamy almost straight from the beginning. Another thing I found peculiar the were pop culture references the book abounds in. They did make me wonder what age the target reader would be. Olive is thirty four, but we, romcom lovers come in all ages and colours. Maybe this one is just exactly what you're looking for- a fun, witchy romance to curl-up with on a rainy day. Looking forward to April Asher's trademark oneliners, banter and a fair amount of spice in her future books. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy. All opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.  APRIL ASHER was hooked on romantic stories from the time she first snuck a bodice-ripper from her mom's bedside table. By day, April dons dark blue nursing scrubs and drinks way too much caffeine. By night, she still consumes too much caffeine, but she does it with a laptop in hand. She pens rom-coms with a paranormal twist, but also writes high-octane romantic suspense as April Hunt. She lives out her own happily-ever-after in Virginia with her college-sweetheart husband and their two children.
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