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A Spellbook for the Once Cursed by Rebecca Crunden

4.0

First off, this cover is amazing.

Secondly, I love these short stories. A Spellbook for the Once Cursed picks up a short time after its predecessor The Man and the Crow. Now that Aris and Enlil have broken the curse. They work to settle into a normal and peaceful life. Well, as normal as you can for two witches. However, after spending centuries trapped inside the body of a bird, Aris is finding it hard to relax. Always on edge and traumatized by his imprisonment, he lives in constant fear of it happening again.

I love these characters. If you enjoy grumpy sunshine pairings, you will love them too. Where the first story was primarily focused on Enlil and his part in the quest to free Aris, the sequel gives us a deeper look into Aris.

I did find the beginning paragraph to be a little wordy, but everything after flows nicely.

There is a bit of world-building and introduction to new fascinating characters, which makes me excited to see where the story goes from here.