She experienced some difficult magical side effects with her own relationship, and she’s eager for Lily to avoid a similar mistake. Lily’s sister Anica (heroine of the previous book, Blonde with a Wand, is against the spell from the start. The potion is almost instantly successful Griffin runs several miles from his apartment back to the bar that night, determined to get Lily into bed. Lily decides to take some drastic measures to get his attention, and brews an adoration potion that transfers feelings from her adoring golden retriever, Daisy, onto Griffin (via a spiked Harvey Wallbanger). But not only won’t he make a move when Lily asks him out for coffee, he turns her down. Griffin comes in nearly every night with his lawyer buddies/colleagues, and it’s obvious from his appreciative glances that he thinks Lily is attractive. One particular happy hour customer has caught her eye: Griffin Taylor. Lily Revere is a talented witch who earns her living as a bartender. But I couldn’t get past my conviction that the heroine was unethical, and I couldn’t convince myself that the hero and heroine shared enough common ground to support a relationship or a marriage. I’ve liked Thompson in the past, and I do occasionally enjoy the witchy end of the paranormal – as long as it’s not too silly. I wanted to like Chick with a Charm so much more.
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