I was very kindly given an e-ARC audiobook of this book via Netgalley and Macmillan Audio UK.

For me, three stars is not a bad rating. It's perfectly situated in the middle. I enjoyed the reading process, but it likely won't stick with me nor will I feel inclined to pick it back up again. That doesn't make it a bad book. And that's exactly how I feel about 'Rewitched'. A cosy piece of magical realism, it was rather twee and too cutesy for my taste, but it will certainly have its great fans - especially this autumn. There's a real fall vibe to this (if you can't tell from the cover).

There were aspects I enjoyed - I didn't see the plot twists coming and the romantic subplot (which isn't perfect and doesn't really go anywhere) has its lovely moments. Was I mildly put off by the fact that the narrator sounded eerily like Daphne from Frasier when she was voicing the mother character? Sort of. It's a book that hits all the quadrants of 'cosy sweetness' that people will eat up - the bookshop (with a boss character who is so clumsily written as a villain that I just wanted to laugh), the lead Bella doing quirky things, a charming old man, lots of points about believing in yourself and having faith spread thicker than clotted cream. It became quite cloying to me as we hurried towards the end. I also found Bella's constant bursting into tears and having emotional moments incredibly annoying, but I find that annoying in most people.

'Rewitched' is perfectly fine as a book, but I wouldn't necessarily count it among my favourites. It's available now.