Enter a powerful witch Hazel and her competition, a vampire, Vlad. After Hazel and Vlad sleep together, Hazel learns that Vlad is the owner of the new club Black Door across the street from her club, The Witchazel. After realizing that she slept with the man threatening the livelihood of her club, Hazel makes it her mission to take down the Black Door. Yet, Vlad is taken by Hazel but also wishes to create a club safe for the Strange, the FAL group desperate to become the only Strange club in town.  

 

*Minor Rant Including Spoilers* 

 

For me, the lead-up to Vlad and Hazel sleeping together ultimately grossed me out. Like, homegirl was drinking a “potion” that made her horny, and a creeper vampire just happened to be in the doorway? It’s just not for me. Since it is a novella, I think putting the sex scene within the first two chapters is to engage readers, but for me, it was just a bit much. Unfortunately, I think the novella hindered the story since it was hard to get like these characters as the book was so fast-paced. In addition, there is little world-building in the novella and further insight into witches and witchcraft. Yet, I instead read Jillian Graves’ Romancing His Stone series.