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Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood is the second book in the Rewitched cozy fantasy series, but takes place before the events of Rewitched. Wood introduces us to Andromeda “Annie” Wildwood, a witch who prides herself on perfection, but is she truly happy? When she is assigned to train an orphaned teenage witch, life throws some unexpected turns.

A “perfect” witch must learn to embrace imperfection and live for herself in this spellbinding cozy fantasy sprinkled with love, laughter, and magic, from the author of Rewitched.

Andromeda "Annie" Wildwood is the perfect witch. She is sugar, spice, and everything nice, each element of her life finely curated and polished to irresistibility by her nightly hex-laced potion routine. She loves to please and nothing makes her happier than when everyone else around her is completely happy.

When Annie’s coven tasks her with guiding an orphan teenage witch through the process of getting her blossoming magical powers under control, Annie is excited for the chance to please and to prove herself. But the ramshackle cabin they’ll be housed in isn’t quite the staycation of Annie’s dreams—and she and Maeve, the headstrong teen, couldn’t be more different.

Just when they’re starting to understand each other, the owner of the cabin unexpectedly returns—and this quietly gruff and handsome warlock is not pleased to find that the coven volunteered his house to a high-maintenance witch and her angsty teen companion.

As this seemingly unlikely trio develop a loyalty and fondness for one another, Annie slowly learns that her people-pleasing may have led her down an impossible, lonely path. If everything about her is so right—why does it all feel so wrong?

I loved slipping into Uncharmed and meeting our witch Annie. Annie lives alone with her cat and runs a bakery with two non-magical employees. Her store is popular because she weaves just a little magic into her pastries and sells out. Her life is in perfect order, from her dating schedule to her daily hex-laced potion that makes her the perfect witch. When the coven asks her to train an orphan witch who has just come into her powers, she finds herself and the young girl transported to a little cottage in the woods.

I loved the tale that unfolded from the two practicing spellwork to the animals surrounding the cottage. We have side threads involving Annie and her friends, children from the secular group her family belonged to before their great fall, the coven, and what happens when the owner of the cabin returns. Will Annie be able to handle this grumpy and handsome warlock? Can he handle Annie and the pink makeover she has given his cottage? Then there is Maeve, our teenage witch who’s something more.

Wood delivered characters I connected with. I adored Maeve and Annie and loved seeing the growth both underwent. The suspenseful threads and Annie’s past made me want to fight for her. We get a slow-burn romance that will curl your toes as Annie finds her happy place.

The events in Uncharmed take place before Rewitched, and each book works as a standalone in the same magical world. I cannot wait for Disenchanted, the next standalone book in the series, coming in September 2026.

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About Lucy Jane Wood

Lucy Jane Wood is an online content creator, avid reader and cosiness-seeker from the Wirral. These days, you’ll find her living in London, giant coffee in hand, and being headbutted at any given time by her cat.

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