{"id":27713,"date":"2021-10-08T07:19:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T11:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27713"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:19","slug":"review-the-ex-hex-by-erin-sterling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/08\/review-the-ex-hex-by-erin-sterling\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27713\" data-postid=\"27713\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27713 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-ex-hex-erin-sterling.jpg?resize=332%2C500\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths\u2026and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn\u2019t use her magic this way, but with only an \u201corchard hayride\u201d scented candle on hand, she isn\u2019t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town\u2019s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town\u2019s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it\u2019s too late.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Ex Hex<\/strong> by <em><strong>Erin Sterling<\/strong><\/em> is a fun witchy tale about the town of Graves Glen, Georgia and its\u2019 history. Graves Glen is home to a large number of witches and wizards, there is even a full college for them! Kind of like Hogwarts but on an American small town scale. Normal non-witches live in Graves Glen as well so the magical side of the city is kept on the down low. Which starts to become an issue when <strong>Vivienne Jones<\/strong> suspects that a curse she had jokingly put on her ex-boyfriend <strong>Rhys Penhallow<\/strong> ten years ago is now back in action in full force, causing disaster after disaster to their small town. Vivienne and Rhys team up to try to get the curse reversed and set the town back to normal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved this book! It was so much fun to read and there were several laugh out loud moments, I actually would stop and re-read certain dialogues just to giggle all over again. This was my first book by Erin Sterling, but it definitely will not be my last. Both Vivienne and Rhys had a lot of growing up to do, and they both really matured throughout the story. It was clear from the start that there was a significant attraction on both parts, but because of what had happened in the past they were both trying to fight it and stay away from each other. This just added a layer of sexual tension to the story, which was so steamy to read, especially the moments when they did give into each other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The side characters were also great to get to know as well, especially Vivi\u2019s aunt and cousin who both are strong, and funny characters. I am really hoping there are more books in this series with them as the focus, I would love to know more about how it goes with Vivi\u2019s cousin and her love life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One thing that I was a little unrealistic was how casually the characters seemed to be taking the problem. The whole town is now cursed! Hello! You would think that everyone would be on top of finding a way to solve this problem, but it seemed like everyone was kind of just waiting around and kissing each other until everything came to a head. That would be the only reason I did not give this a full 5 stars, I was reading some parts being like \u201cHello!! Why are you just sitting there??\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I highly recommend this book. 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Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn\u2019t use her magic this way, but with only an \u201corchard hayride\u201d scented candle on hand, she isn\u2019t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town\u2019s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town\u2019s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the break-up curse before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p><br \/><br \/><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Ex Hex<\/strong> by <em><strong>Erin Sterling<\/strong><\/em> is a fun witchy tale about the town of Graves Glen, Georgia and its\u2019 history. Graves Glen is home to a large number of witches and wizards, there is even a full college for them! Kind of like Hogwarts but on an American small town scale. Normal non-witches live in Graves Glen as well so the magical side of the city is kept on the down low. Which starts to become an issue when <strong>Vivienne Jones<\/strong> suspects that a curse she had jokingly put on her ex-boyfriend <strong>Rhys Penhallow<\/strong> ten years ago is now back in action in full force, causing disaster after disaster to their small town. Vivienne and Rhys team up to try to get the curse reversed and set the town back to normal.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved this book! It was so much fun to read and there were several laugh out loud moments, I actually would stop and re-read certain dialogues just to giggle all over again. This was my first book by Erin Sterling, but it definitely will not be my last. Both Vivienne and Rhys had a lot of growing up to do, and they both really matured throughout the story. It was clear from the start that there was a significant attraction on both parts, but because of what had happened in the past they were both trying to fight it and stay away from each other. This just added a layer of sexual tension to the story, which was so steamy to read, especially the moments when they did give into each other.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The side characters were also great to get to know as well, especially Vivi\u2019s aunt and cousin who both are strong, and funny characters. I am really hoping there are more books in this series with them as the focus, I would love to know more about how it goes with Vivi\u2019s cousin and her love life.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One thing that I was a little unrealistic was how casually the characters seemed to be taking the problem. The whole town is now cursed! Hello! You would think that everyone would be on top of finding a way to solve this problem, but it seemed like everyone was kind of just waiting around and kissing each other until everything came to a head. That would be the only reason I did not give this a full 5 stars, I was reading some parts being like \u201cHello!! Why are you just sitting there??\u201d<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I highly recommend this book. Great fun to read and a good cast of characters and a great story.<\/p> <p><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3oXGyHx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-ex-hex\/id1547236091?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-ex-hex-erin-sterling\/1138560524?ean=9780063027480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-ex-hex-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Erin_Sterling_The_Ex_Hex?id=J-sREAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29165,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27713\/revisions\/29165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}