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I absolutely love a strong female main character, especially when she's a "villain." Venesa truly made this story. And when a dark romance is somehow giving Ivy by Taylor Swift? Unexpected, but I love it.

I loved all of the nods to the original Little Mermaid folktale, but they weren't too in-your-face. Venesa being equivalent to Ursula and having all of her potions and poisons was iconic. There were so many twists and turns in this book that I did not see coming at all. It was one plot twist after another. And I loved the forbidden romance aspect. Enzo was also a great MMC, though Venesa outshined him honestly.

While the pacing was solid, I do think this book was a bit too long, and I would've enjoyed it more if it were 25% shorter. And I thought the flirty, tension-building, "we're attracted to each other but it's forbidden" scenes were much better than the actual spicy scenes. Though overall, really enjoyed this one!

Thank you so much to Bloom Books for sending me a copy of Hexed. As always, my reviews are one hundred percent voluntary and all opinions are my own :)