Review: Potions and Prejudice by Tee Harlowe

Author: Tee Harlowe
Genre: Romantasy
Format: Kindle, eARC
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Series: Yes, Moonflower Witches Book 1
Pages: 256

Synopsis {via Goodreads}

Witch hates warlock.

Warlock hates witch.

Warlock falls for witch.

. . . Things get very, very complicated.

Elspeth Moonflower just wants to cast a spell. Unfortunately, that’s impossible due to a curse her grandmother cast that forces every witch in her family to marry before using magic. As a result, Elspeth and her sisters are outcasts, helping their mother run her traveling apothecary shop—while she complains that her daughters are all magicless spinsters.

When their cart breaks down and strands them in the charming village of Thistlegrove, Elspeth’s older sister meets a handsome warlock who’s smitten. If only the warlock’s best friend wasn’t completely insufferable. Draven Darkstone is broody, arrogant, wealthy—a perfect example of why Elspeth never wants to marry. But for the sake of her sister, she needs to be nice.

Which is hard when all Draven does is glower at her. It’s even harder when the glowering turns to longing glances. It’s downright impossible when he kisses her.

Little does Elspeth know, the line between love and hate just got thinner.

The low-stakes fantasy of Legends and Lattes meets the romance of Bridgerton in Potions & Prejudice, a spicy cozy fantasy romance with a grumpy sentient cottage, an anxious miniature dragon, and all the cottagecore vibes.

Review:

🥀 Enemies to Lovers
💍 Pride and Prejudice retelling
🪄 Cozy Romantasy
🧙🏻‍♀️ Witches

🏡 Cottagecore

🔥 Slow burn

🚪 Only one closet

I absolutely loved this book. It's a cute romantasy with low stakes Pride and Prejudice vibes. If you're looking for something sweet and cozy, this book is absolutely it. Potions & Prejudice is the first standalone novel in a series of standalones. 

One of the best things about this novel, other than the fact that it's a Pride and Prejudice retelling, is that the character's relationships are absolutely the center of this novel. While there's a larger plot happening, the way the characters interact with one another is the most important thing in this novel. Elspeth Moonflower is one of four daughters in a family of witches with no magic. She's tough and is the center of her family, she takes care of everyone. Draven Darkstone is just trying to take care of his little sister, Georgie.

The romance in this novel is definitely enemies to lovers and is perfectly paced. The characters get their HEA, but only after a lot of arguing early on and some skepticism about trusting one another. Unlike Pride and Prejudice, this book is a little bit spicy. There's definitely some hot open door scenes in this novel.

Overall highly recommended for everyone, but particularly for lovers of cozy romances and romantasy.  

Rating: 

❤❤❤❤❤ - Wonderful! I would give this book 100 stars if I could do that.