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A review by nclcaitlin
Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens
3.25
Once, Ellery believed in the supernatural like everyone else, but when for the last five years, winter hasn’t left and their faith froze away.
Ellery's parents, unable to support them and their failing farm, send Ellery is currently working in a cafe in the city to send money home with their cousin and her girlfriend.
One day, Ellery rescues an incredibly hot customer running from would-be abductors. It turns out Knox is a familiar, a creation of the Goddess of Death.
The two strike a deal to learn more of each other’s worlds.
Pros:
- Skeptic, grumpy black cat Ellery and sunshine, bubbly, golden retriever Knox.
- Non-binary protagonist whose acceptance and identity is not a crisis of the plot.
- Casual representation.
- Funny hallmark romance movie moments.
Cons:
- Limited world-building, urban fantasy, info dumps (that prologue - WHAT?)
- Their ‘romance’ felt absent? Unestablished? Instant?
- Cringey hallmark romance movie moments.
This kind of reminded me of The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea.
Spellbound is still my favourite Lukens book <3
Ellery's parents, unable to support them and their failing farm, send Ellery is currently working in a cafe in the city to send money home with their cousin and her girlfriend.
One day, Ellery rescues an incredibly hot customer running from would-be abductors. It turns out Knox is a familiar, a creation of the Goddess of Death.
The two strike a deal to learn more of each other’s worlds.
Pros:
- Skeptic, grumpy black cat Ellery and sunshine, bubbly, golden retriever Knox.
- Non-binary protagonist whose acceptance and identity is not a crisis of the plot.
- Casual representation.
- Funny hallmark romance movie moments.
Cons:
- Limited world-building, urban fantasy, info dumps (that prologue - WHAT?)
- Their ‘romance’ felt absent? Unestablished? Instant?
- Cringey hallmark romance movie moments.
This kind of reminded me of The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea.
Spellbound is still my favourite Lukens book <3