Review: A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley and the Berkley Besties program, all opinions are my own.

This book was the cozy hug I needed.  Sera lost most of her magic when she cast a spell to save her beloved Aunt Jasmine.  Sera is always sacrificing and taking care of others, despite the grumpy facade she puts on.  She helps Jasmine run the Batty Hole Inn (great and appropriate name by the way), where people who need a comfortable and safe place to stay always find one for as long as they need.  Together they have built a wonderful found family with a skeleton chicken, a talking fox, a knight, and a quirky gardener among others.  When an old friend gives Sera the key to gaining her magic back, it just so happens that Luke Larsen is the only one who can help her translate the spell and he and his sister happened to show up at the inn shortly after the spell lands in Sera's hands.  Coincidence?  I think not!  Luke much like Sera will do anything to take care of his sister Posy and the people who mean something to him, but he has spent years building walls and conforming to the rules of magical society.  He wants nothing to do with the shenanigans that make up the inn, but soon realizes that it might be what is best for Posy and maybe for himself.

I absolutely loved the dynamics of the Inn and Sera's family and friends.  While I don't run an inn, I related to her so well with taking care of the people around me.  I wish I could magic all the laundry away and make my appliances more efficient with magic.  I really loved that we got to see her both with an without magic in the book on her journey of self discovery.    Sera and Luke's romance was super slow burn, but they were really cute together.  Every character was so lovable and while there were big conversations on big topics, at the end of the day they just wanted to be near each other  The characters were wonderful, the messages this book holds are even more wonderful, and I delighted in every moment spent within the pages of this book!

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