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A review by aneerieinkling
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
5.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊
I absolutely DEVOURED this book! It was a really enjoyable read and I got through the book on a lazy Sunday afternoon/evening. Full stars and full gators. Our main characters include:
- A tech-savvy himbo teenager who is a hopeless romantic who loves magic
- His glam boss lady who is literally devastatingly powerful but can’t work a coffee machine
- A moderately feral and sweaty teenaged they/them with a pleasantly prickly demeaner
- Their they/them cottage core magical mentor who I think would give amazing hugs
It’s queer, it’s magic, they’re here to moderately annoy the government.
While I jest, the magical government and societal structure in this book was extremely interesting and while fiction, rang true to a lot of my experiences in capitalist America. It was nice to see someone succeed in their small acts of rebellion. Also, an entire society without a single homophobic slur? Amazing, love to see it. We could use more books where being some form of queer isn’t questioned, it just is.
I recommend giving this book a read. The only thing that would have made it better for me was if there were more physical elements to the slow-burn aspect of the story and if the characters were young adult-aged instead of teenagers as I myself am far from being a teenager.
I absolutely DEVOURED this book! It was a really enjoyable read and I got through the book on a lazy Sunday afternoon/evening. Full stars and full gators. Our main characters include:
- A tech-savvy himbo teenager who is a hopeless romantic who loves magic
- His glam boss lady who is literally devastatingly powerful but can’t work a coffee machine
- A moderately feral and sweaty teenaged they/them with a pleasantly prickly demeaner
- Their they/them cottage core magical mentor who I think would give amazing hugs
It’s queer, it’s magic, they’re here to moderately annoy the government.
While I jest, the magical government and societal structure in this book was extremely interesting and while fiction, rang true to a lot of my experiences in capitalist America. It was nice to see someone succeed in their small acts of rebellion. Also, an entire society without a single homophobic slur? Amazing, love to see it. We could use more books where being some form of queer isn’t questioned, it just is.
I recommend giving this book a read. The only thing that would have made it better for me was if there were more physical elements to the slow-burn aspect of the story and if the characters were young adult-aged instead of teenagers as I myself am far from being a teenager.