One Sentence Summary: In a patriarchal Egyptian-inspired world, a noblewoman and a working class woman will do what they can, using what magic and connections they have, to create a world where women are treated more fairly, but war seems to be looming on the horizon, and most of the men don’t want to change tradition.

Back in a Spell centers the story of Nineve Blackmoore, a dutiful Blackmoore family member who is nursing a broken heart from a fiancee who left her at the altar. Jordy began her professional career as an officer in the Coast Guard but has recently transitioned into the civilian world. Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement.Nineve finds Morty Gutierrez on the dating app and they meet for drinks, but it’s awkward and uncomfortable.

The sensitivity, humor, romance, and magic make the hours spent reading pass faster then one can say ABBRACADABBRA. Dealing with difficult family dynamics and embracing the person you are supposed to be can be scary. It has that classic enemies-to-lovers feel, but the failed date at the beginning added a little something extra.

Trying to get back into the dating scene, Nina decides to accept a date with the most unlikely person she can find on a dating app, which happens to be Morty Gutierrez. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. Reading the difference between Nina and Morty's families was fun as was Jessa, Nina's BFF (I'll just be over here hoping she gets a story). The diverse characterization and great world-building details provide insight into the town’s inhabitants and their differences.

Lana Harper makes sure to give you the context and background in every single story she’s told, and it’s been truly awe-inspiring. It was really nice to get to know a character from this family that isn't the most liked family in the other books. I loved that they had their own personalities and I always felt the hint of a greater complexity to them.As they explore these new powers, their feelings grow, and Nina starts to evaluate other relationships in her life. I do like the pan rep of both Morty and Nina though, and their chemistry together was legitimately great. I keep expecting Lana Harper's books to recapture the magic (heh) of Payback's a Witch, but these sequels have fallen short.