Bewitched

Bewitched by Laura Thalassa

Title: Bewitched
Author: Laura Thalassa
Publisher: Sourcebooks Bloom
Pages: 441 Pages
ASIN: B0BMGYR5XP
Price: 4,61€

Blurb:

At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one of the requirements for entry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness, Selene books a trip to South America. When a nefarious supernatural force tries to drag her plane from the sky, Selene's magic awakens to save her life―at a cost. Using her powers devours her memories, one by one.

Worse, when Selene braves the jungle and discovers the source of the attack, she finds herself awakening an ancient evil, Memnon the Cursed, who mistakes Selene for his long-dead wife. The wife who betrayed him. Selene manages to escape and begin her studies at Henbane, but when Memnon turns up at the coven and witches are found dead across campus, Selene becomes entangled in a dangerous plot. Accused of the murders on the basis of her memory loss, Selene must rely on Memnon's help for answers―and his plans for her will change everything.

My Opinion:

Laura Thalassa is a hit or miss writer for me. I loved her Four Horsemen series but DNF her Bargainer series. That's why I was so excited for her new series. The Cover and the blurb immediately aroused my curiosity and I was very happy and lucky to get an e-ARC.

Laura has a great writing style that really grabbed me. The plot is very exciting and I was immediately drawn into the story. I really liked the idea of ​​Selens Memory loss and Laura implemented it very well. Although it was exciting most of the time, especially when it came to investigating the murders, there were still lengths that bored me from time to time.

I liked Selene from the beginning and it was fun to accompany her. Although life isn't easy for her, she doesn't give up and has found very good solutions to her problems. She is also not shy about speaking her mind and standing up for herself. Unfortunately, the love story didn't grab me. I couldn't understand the intense feelings. That wasn't due to Selene, but rather to Memnon. At the beginning I was enthusiastic about Memnon and you could tell that the chemistry between the two was hot. But as the story progressed, Memnon just got on my nerves with his mood swings. I absolutely didn't understand why Selene was so attracted to him. I found all of this to be a pity and sadly took some of the fun out the book.

„Bewitched“ in itself was a good start to Lauras new series and the Cliffhanger at the end makes you curious about the second book. Although I've lowered my expectations, I'll still give the second part a chance.

The rights to the covers lie with the respective publisher / author! This book was made available to me as a review copy by Sourcebook Blooms. All reviews reflect my honest opinion.