This Spells Love

This Spells Love by Kate Robb: After a break-up with her boyfriend of four years, Gemma is upset - but possibly more at herself for staying in the relationship for four years than about actually breaking up with the boyfriend. After a margarita night with her sister, best friend, and Aunt, the four of them try a love cleanse spell that is supposed to erase the relationship. The next morning, Gemma wakes up in a world where she never dated her boyfriend. Her life is different - the worst part being that her best friend, Dax, is no longer her friend, as they met when she met her boyfriend. And not having him in her life is worse than the break-up. Unfortunately, Gemma has to wait a month until the moon is in the right phase to try and reverse the spell. But, to go back to her normal life, she needs Dax's help. As she tries to befriend him, she realizes that she likes him as more than a friend. And she wonders if this new life is better after all.

This was a pretty interesting read. The story started off a little slow for me, but then the story started to take shape. Stuart, the original boyfriend, isn't a good match for Gemma, but Dax is a great boyfriend in both the regular and alternate universe for Gemma. I wasn't expecting friends to lovers, but I think this was a good spin on the trope because for Gemma, it's a friends-to-lovers romance, but for parallel universe Dax, it's just a regular relationship. I did expect a little more magic throughout the book from the title and synopsis, but beyond the big cleanse to undo Gemma's old relationship, this story read like a regular rom-com. Overall a cute and pretty short read.