Author : Laura Thalassa
Book : Bespelled
/NA,Fantasy/
Publication date : May 17, 2024
Blurb:
“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.
My thoughts:
It's one of the rare occasions that I can say I love the second book in a series more than the first!
But Bespelled was definitely MORE in all ways, and I loved it!
The second book picks up where we left things at the end of Bewitched—with a vengeful ancient sorcerer framing Selene for murders and trapping her into remembering her past life that she has no memory of.
As I said, Bespelled is so much more, and after she starts to gather all her memories, everything gets much more complicated to untangle. The mystery surrounding the Henbane Coven, her relationship with Memnon and the fact she has to work with him if she is to solve and put a stop to those murders.
I was fascinated because in this book we learned more about what happened and the events that led to Memnon's curse. It was intriguing to see how that affected his character, changing him and in a way broke him by learning the truth after so much time and also getting a glimpse of the way he is coping with his new environment.
And all that leads to change in his relationship with Selene, and although they are familiar with each other to the deepest part of their souls, they are forced to start anew.
So many details from the past seen from the eyes of this age and brick by brick, working together to stop an enemy was precisely the thing they needed.
After that mic drop at the end, I can't wait to see what Selene will do in book 3🥰
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