Bewitched by Laura Thalassa
Genre : Paranormal Romance
Series : Bewitched #1
Publisher : Lavabrook Publishing LLC
Come to me, Empress …
At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane
Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one of the requirements for
entry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness,
Selene books a trip to South America. When a nefarious supernatural force
tries to drag her plane from the sky, Selene's magic awakens to save her
life―at a cost. Using her powers devours her memories, one by one.
Worse, when Selene braves the jungle and discovers the source of the
attack, she finds herself awakening an ancient evil, Memnon the Cursed,
who mistakes Selene for his long-dead wife. The wife who betrayed him.
Selene manages to escape and begin her studies at Henbane, but when Memnon
turns up at the coven and witches are found dead across campus, Selene
becomes entangled in a dangerous plot. Accused of the murders on the basis
of her memory loss, Selene must rely on Memnon's help for answers―and his
plans for her will change everything.
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I'd been looking forward to reading this one from the time the blurb was revealed and I finished reading it within a few hours of starting it - couldn't pull myself away!❣️
So, we have Selene Bowers, who has tried to join the Henbane Coven multiple times but always ends up getting rejected - mainly because of the fact that she loses her memory every time she uses magic 😵 Poor girl literally needs a journal to keep her life on track because she doesn't know which memory she'll lose everytime her magic is used. That doesn't stop her from wanting to prove herself though! So when her latest attempt to join ends up with a suggestion to go on a magical quest and get a familiar at the same time, she's determined to do it. And that's how she ends up going on a trip to South America(she doesn't remember booking it though🤣) and not only does she try to save her plane that's about to crash because of a mysterious force, she also ends up awakening an ancient being who's been cursed. And he thinks she's his wife 👀
And like that's not enough, when she comes back, a bunch of murders in and around the campus put her in a difficult situation especially when she ends up getting accused because of the gaps in her memory.
I loved everything about this one especially the protagonist - Selene who is tough, witty and determined. She doesn't let her situation bring her down but always tries to find a way around it. The love interest - Memnon is an anti-hero and I can't wait to find out more about him and their shared history! This had the perfect mix of darkness, magic and romantic tension! I feel like we've just scratched the surface here when it comes to certain things and I need more!😍 No spoilers, but this one ends on a cliffy and I'm dying to get my hands on book 2!
P.S. If you've been a long time fan of Laura Thalassa's books like me then you'll understand what I mean when I say that this has The Queen Of All That Dies vibes but with the magic of the Bargainer world!❣️✨
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*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
Found in the forest when she was young, Laura Thalassa was
raised by fairies, kidnapped by werewolves, and given over to
vampires as repayment for a hundred year debt. She’s been
brought back to life twice, and, with a single kiss, she woke
her true love from eternal sleep. She now lives happily ever
after with her undead prince in a castle in the woods.
… or something like that anyway.
When not writing, Laura can be found scarfing down guacamole,
hoarding chocolate for the apocalypse, or curled up on the
couch with a good book.
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