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I am a sucker for truly soft, adoring, devoted male love interests. I am even more of a sucker for women with tremendous power getting to keep it all. Which is to say, this was absolutely my cup of tea.

Felix, Archduke of Estarion, is not all he seems. More captive than royal, he is just trying to make it through each day after the death of his wife, and only friend. He knows it is only a matter of time before his father-in-law has him dealt with, permanently. When he learns that Kitvaria’s Witch Queen has built an impassable barrier on her border, which blocks all those bearing weapons, he knows it is his only shot.

Queen Saskia is miserable. She didn’t want to be Queen in the first place, all she wanted was to work on her experiments, keep her friends safe, and free her country from the sticky grasp of her horrible, murderous uncle. When a man in a dark cloak arrives, she assumes he is another Dark Wizard here to work on her library. If her new librarian is kinder, and softer, and brighter, and more entirely lovely than she had been expecting… well, she’ll just have to ignore that!

When sparks begin to fly, both leads will have to face the darkness in their lives, and find the inner-strength not just to survive, but to allow themselves to love.

Romantic, compelling, humorous, and bursting with colourful characters Wooing the Witch Queen was Emily Henry meets Caitlin Rozakis, a sweeping, glorious, soft-boy romance perfect for fans romance and fantasy alike. Sometimes romance is weaker, writing wise, than it is plot wise, but that was not the case here. Burgis is an excellent writer, the narrative voices are strong, the world is well-conceived, the magic system, although not explained in depth, makes sense, and the bonds explored feel possible.

An utterly deserved 4.5 stars. I look forward to future books in the series!