Bespelled by Laura Thalassa
Genre : Paranormal Romance
Series : Bewitched #2
Publisher : Lavabrook Publishing LLC
“Neither magic, nor time, can keep us apart. We are like the stars.
Eternal.”
No one told witch Selene Bowers having a soul mate would be so
difficult. Nor did they warn her that he might be a vengeful, ancient
sorcerer who would frame her for murder, force her to remember a past
life he swears she lived, and then coerce her into an unbreakable
marriage pact. But that’s exactly what happens the night of the
Samhain Ball, when Selene finds herself in a jail cell.
After waking from enchanted sleep, Memnon swore to discover why Selene
betrayed him long ago. But when his soul mate’s memories return, the
truth reveals something else entirely. Horrified by his own actions
and desperate to make amends, Memnon offers Selene the unthinkable: a
magic bond that will give her full control over his will. And Selene
is desperate enough to accept it.
But other enemies still haunt Henbane Coven, Selene’s magical academy,
and they’ve taken a keen interest in her. If she wants to stop them,
she’ll need Memnon’s help. But partnering with the sorcerer is a
tricky business, especially when he’s dead set on winning her heart.
And that can’t happen…because the bond controlling him will break the
moment she falls in love with him.
Available on Kindle Unlimited!
I loved book one - Bewitched when I read it last year and I was super
excited for this one. This was a solid addition to the series but I
don't know whether it had a bit of the second book syndrome, it didn't
pull me in the way Bewitched did, but I still enjoyed it a lot!
This one picks up right after the ending of Bewitched and Selene has
recovered all of her memories(she used to lose her memories everytime
she used magic) and after awakening the sorcerer Memnon who was
convinced that she's his wife(who had cursed him to sleep), her life
had taken a swift turn. And after being framed for multiple murders,
Selene has now been released(poor girl can't catch a break😂) but
Memnon is waiting to get his vengeance. Except things don't turn out
the way he'd expected after he realizes the truth about the curse and
Selene's past memories.
I was pleasantly surprised by the direction this story went in and how
some things were revealed slowly over the course of the book! We get
to see some flashbacks from the past and it really did help in
learning more about these characters. Selene is still strong and
slowly coming into her powers in her own way but I was also frustrated
by some of her decisions. I do love how feisty she is though. I loved
the romance between her and Memnon which had all of my favorite
elements - fated mates, touch her and 💀, past lives and magic bonds.
They turned up the heat in this one 🔥 and that was fantastic. There's
a subplot with the mystery regarding the murders and spell circles,
but it wasn't too complex. I did like the ending though and it has me
very excited to read the next and final book in the series!
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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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