Wooing the Witch Queen

Wooing The Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis is the start of the Queens of Villainy Series.   I always love witchy stories and here this is combined with a villain aspect and that was really cool. Queen Saskia is a wicked and powerful sorceress, and she is feared by many. But she’s actually very sweet and only wants to protect her citizens and to assure that she experiments with spells and that was such a unique aspect of magic that I’ve never seen in a book before. I liked how this book blurred the lines of who a villain is and how leaders are perceived. Saskia is just so confident and strong, and I love her.   Her library is a mess, and she can’t find anything there and that’s why she hires Fabian. He is super sweet and loves poetry, music, and art in all of his forms. But he is actually in disguise, and I loved seeing more of him and his secrets. He has also experienced grief and his moving on with his life in a different way and I appreciated how this was shown.   This romantasy is cozy and has so much heart. The best way I can describe it is it feels like Assistant to the villain but with reversed roles and a bit of Maleficent mixed in. And there were so many cool extras like the raven companions. And I loved all the little moments between Saskia and Fabian, and it was a great start to their romance, and I can’t wait to see more of that in the next books.   If you’re in the mood for a slow-burn romantasy with lots of magic and heart, you need to check out Wooing The Witch Queen. I adored the characters and can’t wait for the next book. 4 stars.   (Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an arc.)