Review: Witcha Gonna Do (Witchington #1) by Avery Flynn

 About the Book

An unlucky witch and her know-it-all nemesis must team up in the first of a new, spicy romantic comedy series from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn.

Could it possibly get any worse than having absolutely no magical abilities when you’re a member of the most powerful family of witches ever? It used to be that I’d say no, but then I keep getting set up on dates with Gil Connolly whose hotness is only matched by his ego. Seriously. I can’t stand him. Even if I also can’t stop thinking about him (specifically kissing him) but we’re going to pretend I never told you that part.

So yeah, my life isn’t the greatest right now, but then it goes straight to the absolute worst hell when I accidentally make my sister’s spell glitch and curse my whole family. And the only person who can help non-magical me break the spell? You guessed it. Gil the super hot jerk.

Now we have to work together to save my family and outmaneuver some evil-minded nefarious forces bent on world domination. Oh yeah, and we have to do all that while fighting against the attraction building between us because I may not be magical, but what’s happening between Gil and I sure feels like it.

My Thoughts

The title is cute and how can you not love this cover? It’s absolutely gorgeous!

This is my first read from Avery Flynn and I have some mixed feelings about it. I love the synopsis of the book and I love the enemies-to-lovers theme between Tilda and Gil. I love Tilda’s character. She’s funny, charismatic and an absolute joy to read about. But she struggles being seen and being important in a family of magical overachievers. Tilda is trying to find her place in this world, but is always getting into some kind of embarrassing kerfuffle in front of an audience who is live streaming her mishaps online for the world to see. Tilda is a beautiful character, easily relatable and I just wanted to hug her. 

The characters are what won the book for me. They are many with uniquely diverse backgrounds and vital to the book. I absolutely loved them and all their whimsical idiosyncrasies!

The chemistry between Tilda and Gil was potent. I felt they gelled well together, but the balance between them seemed off somehow. I think that has to do with the storyline. 

What bugged me about the book was the world building. It felt incomplete to me. This is the first book in a new series but I felt lost some of the time while reading and I wished there was more background on this world and the characters and how this book world operates. 

I mean, I could get the gist of what was happening but throughout the book, I felt like there should have been more explanations about the magic and the witches part of the storyline. This felt like it was the second book in the series where the majority of the descriptive information about the witch hierarchy, how the magic works and character development were explained previously. I kept feeling like things were missing, like I wasn’t “in the know.”

Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy the book, the characters and dialogue were fun, funny and kept me engaged in the story, but all the holes in the storyline and plot kept me from being invested in the characters and this world. There is so much wonderful material here and this series shows a lot of promise. I am not sure if I’ll check out the next book, but I would definitely read this author again.  

FTC Disclaimer: I voluntarily read a copy of the book generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.