Week 39 Review: A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

From Goodreads:

Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but what's a witch to do when he won't leave her side—and she kind of doesn't want him to?

Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to the displeasure of her mother, she prefers baking to brewing potions and gardening to casting hexes. When a spell to summon flour goes very wrong, Mariel finds herself staring down a demon—one she inadvertently summoned for a soul bargain.

Ozroth the Ruthless is a legend among demons. Powerful and merciless, he drives hard bargains to collect mortal souls. But his reputation has suffered ever since a bargain went awry—if he can strike a bargain with Mariel, he will earn back his deadly reputation. Ozroth can't leave Mariel's side until they complete a bargain, which she refuses to do (turns out some humans are attached to their souls).

But the witch is funny. And curvy. And disgustingly yet endearingly cheerful. Becoming awkward roommates quickly escalates when Mariel, terrified to confess the inadvertent summoning to her mother, blurts out that she's dating Ozroth. As Ozroth and Mariel struggle with their opposing goals and maintaining a fake relationship, real attraction blooms between them. But Ozroth has a limited amount of time to strike the deal, and if Mariel gives up her soul, she'll lose all her emotions—including love—which will only spell disaster for them both.

My Review:
Oh, I had a really great time reading this book! That these two are put in a situation where he's after a soul bargain from her and she had a spell go wrong, so they're spending all this time together? Of course a romance was going to happen! It was so cute!

This world of magic, of witches and demons, where they're common place and known to the general populace was so entertaining to read! That the demons aren't from hell, but from their own plane, and they bargain for souls to light their realm, that was so interesting!

Mariel was such a great character, she was happy and fun, even as she deals with her family thinking her a failure. Ozroth has been raised by another bargainer, but he wasn't the kindest person. I had such a great time watching them fall in love! 

I hope that they find a different way to light up and power the demon realm, something that doesn't take away souls from people through bargains. And the way that they got around the bargains, that was so entertaining, and I wonder if they could use that to help the demon realm?

I had such a great time reading this book and I can't wait for whatever comes next! 

Author: Sarah Hawley 
Series: Glimmer Falls #1
Read:  September 28th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Sounded really fun, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: March 7th 2023

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