A Non-spoiler Synopsis
As a young teenage witch, Jessica Gold cast a spell that had some unintentional side effects and earned her the contempt of the World Council of Witches. Since then, she has kept her head down and focused on her cottage witchcraft, and as an adult she is using her powers for good at her clothing boutique in the little village of West Harbor. Which is why she’s surprised when Derrick Winters, tall, dark, handsome, and wearing the World Council of Witches insignia, walks into her shop claiming that she is the Chosen One.
Jess is not interested in working with the WCW but Derrick claims that the fate of her beloved town rests in her hands and her ability to train the Bringer of Life. But Derrick has secrets of his own. Can Jess trust him with her town and her heart?
Why “Enchanted to Meet You” Made the DNF list
Initially I was very excited to pick up “Enchanted to Meet You” by Meg Cabot. I grew up on reading Meg Cabots “The Princess Diaries” as well as her paranormal series “The Mediator” and “1-800-Where-R-You”. I absolutely loved those books and had high expectations for “Enchanted to Meet You”. Ultimately the reason why I DNF’ed this book was because… I was bored.
The premise of the book sounded like a witchy take on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With Jess as Giles and Esther, the gifted high schooler and Bringer of Light, as Buffy. But there was little to no training actually going on. Esther was already capable by the time Jess showed up. It felt like a missed opportunity to insert some type of action and to establish the relationship between Jess and Esther.
While I can get behind a cozy read that has low stakes, the danger facing the town was pretty much nonexistent in the book. It was hard to take the threat seriously when seemingly nothing bad was happening.
Lastly, I could not bring myself to care about the romance between Jess and Derrick. There was no tension and no growth between the two characters. While not exactly insta love it felt close enough to that to make the romance boring. Even Derrick’s “secret” felt very low stakes and like a nonissue.
While this book was not to my taste I have enjoyed plenty of Meg Cabot’s books and I plan on revisiting some of her YA romance series.