[4] Alastor
[5] Angel Dust
[6] Baxter
[5] Chaggi (Charlie & Vaggi)
[18] Charlie
[2] Cherri Bomb
[2] Heaven
[4] Husker
[11] Lucifier
[6] Morningstars (Lucifir & Charlie)
[4] Niffty
[2] Staticdoll (Velvette & Vox)
[3] Staticmoth (Valentino & Vox)
[1] Angel, Charlie & Vaggi
[1] The Vees
[12] The Sinner from Trust Us
[2] Vaggi
[22] Valentino
[17] Velvette
[29] Vox
[2] Valentino's drawing of Vox

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Hello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.

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Expected publication
February 3, 2026 by Del Rey


In this cozy, witchy romcom, a young woman works to turn a run-down small-town video store into the bookshop of her dreams, only to discover a powerful magic that’s been lying dormant—and a forbidden love she can’t resist.

Dutiful and hard-working, Rhea Wolfe lives a simple, mundane life with her pet parrot in small-town Alabama. Sure, she may not love her desk job working for an insurance agency. And her on-again-off-again relationship with the local mechanic may not have the fiery passion she’s read about in her favorite books. Still, things are stable, which is more than she can say about the two hopelessly immature younger sisters who rely on her.

But when Rhea’s estranged grandmother dies, leaving her everything—including a magical heritage Rhea never knew she carried—she finds herself in Arcadia Falls, the quaint mountain town her mother made her swear to avoid at all costs. While the defunct business she’s also inherited needs a serious upgrade, Rhea’s lucky that resident handyman Hunter Blakely is more than happy to help—and more than easy on the eyes. If only he wasn’t the grandson of her grandmother’s sworn enemy in witchcraft.

As Rhea works to build a future, strange occurrences begin to make her think someone—or something—is trying to drive her out. As she gets closer to solving the mystery, each clue she uncovers points to Arcadia Falls’s magic hanging in the balance. To keep her new home safe, Rhea must step into her enchanted birthright . . . before it’s too late.

My sister got this ARC from NYCC, read it and liked it. She said what you see is what you get. There are no deceiving characters with alternative motives. So I went in knowing that it was going to be very straight forward.

It's a cozy, rom-com, fantasy with a light mystery. There are simple questions with simple, and quick solutions. There's a good balance between all those aspects. You get books, and bewitchment, and romance. The pacing is good. I read it in 9 days, which is fast for me.

The romance is not insta-love but insta-attraction and really cute. It's kind of Forbidden Love but not really. The stakes are not high.

All the character dynamics are well done, but I especially want to mention Rhea and her sisters. Often you'd see the sisters forgotten and completely written out of the story, but here they are involved. I do wonder that because this book felt like a standalone if the next books in this new series will focus on Rhea's sisters. It feels like the most logical next step.

It's fun and witty. Very quotable. I copied a few but it's an ARC and they're subject to change. I hope they don't.

I read this at just the right time. It was a good counter-balance since at the same time I was listening to 11/22/63 by Stephen King. That's a highly detailed story and takes you on an emotional rollercoaster.

Last thoughts, this February pick up this up and read it for Valentine's Day.

4 out of 5 Cockatoos

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These icons were made for the first vampiremedia 20in20 challenge. The theme is women. So below are 20 icons for the challenge plus all the extras I made.

[01] Aleera, Marishka & Verona (Van Helsing)
[02] Mavis Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
[02] Barbara Gordon (DC vs Vampires)
[05] Diana (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Raven (DC vs Vampires)
[01] Rose (Vampire Academy books)
[06] Jubilee Lee (X-Men)
[03] Selene (Underworld)
[06] Lily Munster (The Munsters 2022)
[02] Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries)
[03] Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Katerina Petrova (The Vampire Diaries)
[01] Rebekah Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries) 
[07] Hope Mikaelson (The Legacies)
[09] Lizzie Saltzman (The Legacies)

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