Magic – Ellen Mint

5 stars!

What a perfect ending to a perfect series! The Coven of Desire series holds a special place in my heart and has become my favourite romance series of all time. I’ve laughed with Garavel, cried with Layla, sang with Daniel, raged with Cal, smirked with Ink, and struggled with Raul, and these characters have all carved out a piece of me for themselves. I feel like they’ve become my family now, and I’m so sad to see their story end!

I cried the entire first half of this book. God, what a gut punch. In my head, I knew that everything would turn out alright one way or another, but my heart was twisted up in the grief and the finality of Layla’s situation. With each goodbye, my heart broke a little more for all of them.

And everything wrapped up so nicely! The bit with Valerie felt a little clunky to me, like it didn’t quite slot in with everything else that was happening at the time, but it really showed how much Layla’s character had grown over the series while still staying true to herself. It was an important moment for her, so I can’t be too upset. And Layla’s better than me because I would’ve made a far different choice, I think.

I’m so sad that this series has ended, but I’m a lifelong fan of Ellen’s work, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. A big thank you to her for letting me be part of this series as an ARC reader and for giving me such a beautiful series of books to obsess over!