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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
dark
fast-paced
We needed this book to understand the back story from Roxi/Selene and Memnon and I loved every thing about it. I loved how we got to see Roxi grow up and find herself. Watching her fall in love with Memnon and his true love for her. Now I need the last book.
adventurous
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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was already a fan of Memnon from the moment I read Bewitched, the first release in the series. So I was nervous to get their backstory—but also so excited, because I wanted everything about Roxanna and Memnon. And this book did not disappoint.
I loved the layering of real-life history into their story. I’ve been in a bit of a fantasy slump, and I was nervous going into this one… but I shouldn’t have been. The storytelling, the worldbuilding, the emotional tension—it was all done so cleanly. You’re just in it. Fully immersed. Feeling, loving, stressing, and crying right alongside the characters.
And best of all? You don’t feel like you’ve been cheated out of any moments in their lives. This book ends and blends seamlessly into Bewitched.
Fabulous job. I’m so thankful this sequel lived up to the rest of the series.
(Quick note: if you’re the kind of person who looks at how long it took someone to finish a book—don’t let that sway your opinion on this one. I had a personal event that pulled me away from reading right after I started, and it had nothing to do with the book itself.)
I loved the layering of real-life history into their story. I’ve been in a bit of a fantasy slump, and I was nervous going into this one… but I shouldn’t have been. The storytelling, the worldbuilding, the emotional tension—it was all done so cleanly. You’re just in it. Fully immersed. Feeling, loving, stressing, and crying right alongside the characters.
And best of all? You don’t feel like you’ve been cheated out of any moments in their lives. This book ends and blends seamlessly into Bewitched.
Fabulous job. I’m so thankful this sequel lived up to the rest of the series.
(Quick note: if you’re the kind of person who looks at how long it took someone to finish a book—don’t let that sway your opinion on this one. I had a personal event that pulled me away from reading right after I started, and it had nothing to do with the book itself.)
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
🏺 The Curse that Binds by Laura Thalassa Book review 🏺
🌌 I have been waiting for Memnons and Roxilanas story for so long and it did not dissapoint 🌌
You would love this book if you like:
⭐️ Fated Mates
⭐️ Prequels (how they met and fell in love)
⭐️ Witches and Sorcerers
⭐️ Curses
My final rating is 5⭐️
It takes a 4🌶 rating for me (explicit scenes, a lot of teasing and not so vainilla sex. Desire in general)
🌌
Witnessing Memmons and Roxilanas soft and romantic story unfold after their rocky start in Bewitched was everything.
I love how sweet it was, and wished we could had seen more of their childhoods together. There was room for so many more fun interactions.
About halfway in the book you start to see the signs of the impending doom bound to happen and it broke my heart 😭
Even if I had already known the ending from the very start (having read Bespelled) it still hurt so much. Specially knowing Memnon is about to make her life worse believing she is the reason of his curse and not his salvation.
If you are new to this series (even if you probably should not be reading this) I will still recommend to read in publication order rather than after the first book when it was meant to be published because it is the more heartbreaking to learn the end of their first life together in Bespelled.
Reading this prequel has inspired me to reread the series, and I cannot wait to see its conclusion on the third and final book.
🌌
🌌 I have been waiting for Memnons and Roxilanas story for so long and it did not dissapoint 🌌
You would love this book if you like:
⭐️ Fated Mates
⭐️ Prequels (how they met and fell in love)
⭐️ Witches and Sorcerers
⭐️ Curses
My final rating is 5⭐️
It takes a 4🌶 rating for me (explicit scenes, a lot of teasing and not so vainilla sex. Desire in general)
🌌
Witnessing Memmons and Roxilanas soft and romantic story unfold after their rocky start in Bewitched was everything.
I love how sweet it was, and wished we could had seen more of their childhoods together. There was room for so many more fun interactions.
About halfway in the book you start to see the signs of the impending doom bound to happen and it broke my heart 😭
Even if I had already known the ending from the very start (having read Bespelled) it still hurt so much. Specially knowing Memnon is about to make her life worse believing she is the reason of his curse and not his salvation.
If you are new to this series (even if you probably should not be reading this) I will still recommend to read in publication order rather than after the first book when it was meant to be published because it is the more heartbreaking to learn the end of their first life together in Bespelled.
Reading this prequel has inspired me to reread the series, and I cannot wait to see its conclusion on the third and final book.
🌌
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes