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Bespelled by Laura Thalassa

3 reviews

koistyfishy's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

4.5 Est Xsaya Stars ⭐️
Spicy Level 🌶️🌶️.5/5

I think I love this one a lot more than Bewitched because a lot of the unanswered aspects that were left dangling at the end of Bewitched are explored more in this book. Now you would think a sequel should do this? However I felt there were too many unanswered questions at the end of Bewitched, so I appreciated that these were resolved.

Please note this is Book 2 in a series that cannot be read as a standalone. As a result, there might be spoilers for Book 1 - so if you do not want to see those, I might advise not reading the rest of the review - I strongly suggest you read the review from Book 1 first and come back here after you have read the first instalment of Selene and Memnon's story. Book 1's Review can be found here

And this starts almost directly after the events of Book One. Seline now has all her memories of Roxilana in her mind and can remember everything about her current life and her previous life with Memnon. We have a multitude of reveals and aspects uncovered (as mentioned), two exciting ones being the weird conundrum of how Selene is two people and who put Memnon to sleep. I really enjoyed being shown elements of their past together and how their love for each other truly is as he says...eternal.

Their present relationship also deepens, as the two are still thrown into the mystery of the murders and secret cult that tried to kill her. This is action packed and believe me when I say you are going to be sitting on the edge of your seat, biting your nails at the tension and twists and turns. We are also given more of the world-building in this and slightly more insight into Witchy Lore.

Seline while still being slightly TSTL as she still winds up in ridiculous situations, does turn into a badass once she remembers who Roxilana is. She can balance her past feelings for Memnon while still coming into her new self as Selene who does not forget. She is feisty and pushes boundaries and continues to challenge things that are not right. I love how she came out as a character and grew in her strength, her power and her confidence giving her the ability to achieve whatever she sets her mind to.

Memnon continues to be walking sex on Legs. He oozes sex appeal and power. He is just as dangerous and sexually appealing as he was in book one, and if not exponentially more as we are shown various instances of the extremes of his power. I also love that he will literally burn the world down for Selene and will do anything and everything within his control and power to ensure she is safe, protected and has whatever she needs.

The spice in this is also upgraded in heat as these two steam up the pages with their unmeasurable attraction and pull towards each other.

Trope Summary:
▶ Enemies to Lovers
▶ Ancient Curses, Secrets and Reveals
▶ Paranormal Races (Witches, Werewolves Etc)
▶ Touch her and Die
▶ Sassy Animal familiars
▶ Soul Mates
▶ Love Triangle
▶ Mine
▶ Burn the World for You

Ultimately I highly recommend this book and series... I mean who wouldn't love soul mates, sassy familiars, curses and eternal love!

Thank you NetGalley, Laura Thalassa and Bloom Books for the gifted ARC Copy
All thoughts and opinions are my own 
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doahdancer's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I feel like this series has a lot of similarities to The Coven, but I love this one so much more. The only thing that disappointed me was getting to the end and realizing there's going to be a third book that I now have to wait for. But I'm also really glad there's a third book because the ending was about to feel really rushed otherwise. 

Unlike the brutality of the MMC in The Coven, Memnon is evil in an insidious way where you start to actually trust him before he shows his teeth again. He's conniving and manipulative, brutal and relentless... and utterly obsessed with the FMC. 

In a, he'll suck your **** while he slits your enemy's throat, kind of way, he demonstrates the sheer horror and all consuming bliss of being the fated mate of an ancient, sorcerer king.

This story is a dark, twisted mystery and I am here to gleefully watch it all unravel. 
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smuttymcbookface's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

After finding the first book a little irritating, I was hoping this book would pick up a little. And in some ways, it was a bit better. The world building and mystery were great; I loved reading about Roxi and Memnon in their past life, and how it collided with Selene in her current life.

My biggest problem with this whole book was that most of the problems were very childish. The "love triangle" just needed her to communicate that she wasn't interested. Reading Selene with another person also made me very uncomfortable because she was clearly not interested in anyone else. Everytime Selene was hurt was because she opted to go out despite knowing it was dangerous. And whilst out, she mixed in alcohol as well, because who cares that the people surrounding her are likely trying to capture her? Then, the culmination
where they get captured but they opt not to kill them, despite knowing Memnon is ridiculously powerful.
It was just a little exhausting that the plot was only a plot because Selene was TSTL.
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