Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve – Review

Published: September 23, 2025

Publisher: MIRA

Series: Spellcaster #1

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Pages: 330 (Kindle)

My Rating: 2 Stars

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
From the bestselling author of the Shadow Beast Shifter series, Jaymin Eve, comes an all-new, intense enemies-to-lovers romantasy with steamy heat, magical creatures, fast pacing, and stakes that will keep you hooked. Dive into a world where love is as dangerous as power—and nothing is ever as it seems.

Welcome to Weatherstone College…

Don’t walk the halls late at night.
Don’t disturb the ancient magic.
And don’t, under any circumstances, ever trust a spellcaster.

When my magic bloomed at twenty-two, the last thing I expected was to receive an acceptance letter to the most prestigious witch college in the world. It’s not that I don’t have magic. It’s just…unpredictable. But with Weatherstone a part of my family legacy, I’m determined to live up to their expectations.

A task that’s almost derailed on my very first day when I come face-to-face with Logan Kingston, the son of my father’s enemy. I’m warned to avoid the powerful spellcaster at all costs, but apparently Logan did not receive the same memo. The more time I spend around him, the more I crave his unsettling attention, and as hate flirts with obsession, I’m left wondering if there’s another side to the decades-old feud between our fathers.

On top of that, Weatherstone is not at all like I expected. Built on the ancient blood of necromancers and battle, the magic here is as unpredictable as mine, and I sense a dark energy stalking my footsteps. When a monster attacks me, I have no choice but to turn to the strongest warlock in our school: Logan.

After all, to fight a monster, I’ll need a monster.

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Guys, I requested this because 1.) Pretty cover and 2.) Dark academia. I am a shallow reader at times and these two things caught my eye enough that I couldn’t resist. I blame the magpie brain for the folly of requesting what turned out to be a disappointing book. One day I’ll learn my lesson, but probably not today or anytime soon.

Spellcaster follows Paisley Hallistar (gag) as she wakes up to find she’s been accepted into the most prestigious magical college, purely because her father is a powerful elemental wizard and he teaches there. She’s a legacy nepo brat and I’m too old and grumpy to take adult characters named Paisley seriously. She arrives, bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to take on classes at the magical equivalent of Harvard whereupon she finds that her father’s arch nemesis’ son has just transferred in and *gasp* he’s tall, dark, handsome, and morally grey! This is, I believe, marketed as enemies to lovers but it’s tough to make that really work when the two barely interact outside of a few encounters that are just plain odd.

Paisley is bad at magic and everyone just keeps reassuring her that she’ll develop a specialty eventually because everyone does! Somehow this doesn’t really impact her grade in any class and by the end of the year she’s super special and gets declared as a spellcaster. She also immediately makes the best friends she’s ever had and they’re just the most stereotypical girl club that it’s almost a caricature. I love a good female friendship where they aren’t secretly backstabbing and have great support for one another! But this feels forced and the dialogue in the entire book is just awful. 

This book really didn’t work for me but yet I couldn’t put it down and I zipped through it in a single day. It’s an easy read and if you overlook numerous weird situations, cringey scenes, and bad dialogue it’s fairly entertaining. The spice is infrequent (two scenes and a couple dreams that get cut off) and not particularly tantalizing but I would say the scenes are on par with many other romantasy books. Spellcaster is nothing special and only stands out to me because I didn’t care for it. Needless to say, I won’t be continuing on with the series and probably won’t read this author again.