Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve

TL;DR: This one is entirely just for fun.
Source: NetGalley – Thank you to the publisher!!

Plot: Paisley’s dormant magic pokes it’s head up so she goes to Weatherstone College and monsters begin to appear, hunting her down.
Characters: They were okay.
Setting: This was nice, it’s a magical school so it has some very fun vibes.
Romance: There isn’t a lot of payoff in the Romance area but we do get a few spicy scenes (which I skimmed because yikes).

Summary:

Welcome to Weatherstone College…

Don’t walk the halls late at night.
Don’t disturb the ancient magic.
And don’t, under any circumstances, ever trust a spellcaster.

When my magic bloomed at twenty-two, the last thing I expected was to receive an acceptance letter to the most prestigious witch college in the world. It’s not that I don’t have magic. It’s just…unpredictable. But with Weatherstone a part of my family legacy, I’m determined to live up to their expectations.

A task that’s almost derailed on my very first day when I come face-to-face with Logan Kingston, the son of my father’s enemy. I’m warned to avoid the powerful spellcaster at all costs, but apparently Logan did not receive the same memo. The more time I spend around him, the more I crave his unsettling attention, and as hate flirts with obsession, I’m left wondering if there’s another side to the decades-old feud between our fathers.

On top of that, Weatherstone is not at all like I expected. Built on the ancient blood of necromancers and battle, the magic here is as unpredictable as mine, and I sense a dark energy stalking my footsteps. When a monster attacks me, I have no choice but to turn to the strongest warlock in our school: Logan.

After all, to fight a monster, I’ll need a monster.

Thoughts:

Full transparency here. I did not like this writing style. I disliked it so much at first that I almost DNF’d this one. But I trucked on through and call it Stockholm syndrome or just getting used to it, I ended up having fun by the end. It’s a very casual, pop culture, juvenile style that is not my speed but I feel like it’s going to work for a lot of folks. The jokes were also very cringe, or hard on the side of gross (I never in my life talked about sex as much as these 22 year old’s did and I’m almost 40 and married). And still I’m here to say I did enjoy it.

I was intrigued by the story here, and honestly I wanted to figure out how any of this was supposed to work. By the end I was very caught up in the overall story and while I don’t think everything fits together super neatly, I liked the pieces. This is one of those books where you don’t think hard about it, and you’ll have fun. Go in for the magical school, for the sassy young adults and it’ll work!

So while I can’t super recommend this, I had fun. I’ll add this one to my shelves and I’ll definitely continue this series. If you want to read something just for the fun of it, if you can turn your brain off, try this. It’s got a magical school, an intriguing mystery, and some very positive and friendly family that I loved to read about.