e-ALC, 08:18:25
Narrated by: Ashley J. Hobbs
Release Date: March 24, 2026
Published by: Joy Revolution
Read from: March 17-18, 2026
Stand-alone
Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)
Content Warning: Toxic Relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic Friendship, Injury/Injury Detail, Medical Content, Infidelity, Sexual Assault, Grief, Death of a Parent
For Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ, Audio, Contemporary, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Romance, Stand-alone, YA, CozyA teen mystic will do anything to solve a series of love-related magical mishaps plaguing her high school, including fake dating her boss’s daughter, in this charming sapphic romance.
Magic lingers in the cozy town of Fair Glen, Illinois, and it’s up to the agents at the Bureau of Mystical Affairs to keep it in check. Monroe Bennett, a junior recruit at the Bureau, is ready to ace her first tracking down the source of a rogue love charm.
Protecting her charmed classmates, including the bureau director’s daughter Iris James, is top priority. But when Iris asks Monroe to fake date her to make her ex jealous, things get complicated.
Monroe believes in duty, not romance. Yet the more time she spends with Iris, the harder it is to ignore the very real sparks flying between them. Can Monroe protect herself from love long enough to solve this case, or will her growing feelings get in the way?
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was one of the cutest things I’ve read in a long time. I don’t usually read romantasy OR cozy, but this was so cute! I loved it so much! I couldn’t stop reading it. When it was over I hated that it was.
Ok so like I said I don’t usually like romantasy or cozy, but I ate this right on up! I laughed, I swooned, I felt everything. I was locked IN lol It was so cute! Can you imagine trying to find someone who is making little mishaps happen to people at school while trying to find out if they like them or not? Luckily there’s no name that comes out because Lordt that would be embarrassing lol This was nerve wracking but also so good lol Idk how to explain it. I do wish the magic style was a little more explained, BUT I figured it wasn’t because it’s supposed to be already explained in the world where it’s set.
The romance was cute, but they were crazy. Idk how they didn’t know they were meant for each other. I also ended up wanting more time with them together. I hated that we only got to REALLY swoon for them in such a short time. With one of them being a rom com lover and trying to rope in the other, I was making up cute magical dates for them lmao
The mystery was so good! I love how Page intertwined the mystery together. The way the mishaps kept popping up and it was hilarious to watch. But as the mystery unfolds, they were doing some outlandish stuff and I kept on being in shock every time something else was released lol It was a hot mess for no reason lol
This was not my usual read, but y’all know I will try anything as long as it’s YA or Black. And this is why. Because even when I least expect it, I find gems like this that make me want to read it all over again lol
Overall, I give this
