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    Spells by Kristen Proby

    written by Dísir
    Spells by Kristen ProbySpells by Kristen Proby
    Series: Bayou Magic, #2
    Published by Ampersand Publishing, Ampersand Publishing, Inc. on 27th October 2020
    Pages: 192
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    three-stars

    As a powerful hedgewitch and psychic, there isn’t much I can’t work to my advantage and finesse with a spell. Love, fortune, and even the perfect cup of coffee are all possible with the snap of my fingers.

    But some things are utterly beyond my control.

    Like the powerful and broody warlock who’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember—and even the lifetimes I often can’t. Things almost as dangerous as Lucien Bergeron’s hold on me and the breathtaking smiles only I get to see.

    Or the evil still stalking the streets of New Orleans that beckons to me to see. To feel. To die.

    With everything riding on a razors-edge, and things that have been portended coming to fruition, threatening both me and those I love, I’m not sure if I’m strong enough to resist my fate. Or his charm.

    If I work with Lucien, it could mean the end for both of us.

    If I don’t, those I love most will pay.

    Kristen Proby brings in all the stops for Halloween with ‘Spells’ – a book about some latent evil bring that goes around tormenting 3 paranormally-gifted sisters, all of whom find their HEA whilst battling the forces threatening to upend their lives.

    But if I was intrigued by Proby’s ‘Shadows’, the first book in the series, ‘Spells’ fell somewhat flat even though it’s a continuation of a narrative that walked the same line about the supernatural being well and alive among us.

    There’s the seductive idea of Millie and Lucien being partners in the numerous past-lives that they’ve ever lived, but it was never explored fully; instead, this was a side point that was shunted away in favour of trying to counter the evil Horace who seems to have an unexplained hatred for all of them.

    From avoiding Lucien her whole life, Millie suddenly decided that he was the one for her…and off their story went. What were the intricacies of Millie/Lucien always finding each other in every lifetime? How did they find each other? Was there a reason behind it? And on and on the questions went…and I was disappointed that this pairing was too easily set in stone without the more detailed take on the rich idea of past-lives, say in a book like Jude Devereaux’s ‘Remembrance’.

    The unexplainable takes precedence here; there are however, too many loose ends and cryptic sayings that I thought ‘Spells’ left hanging, even though there is the final book to come a year later, presumably for the next Halloween season.

    three-stars
    Spells by Kristen Proby was last modified: November 2nd, 2020 by Dísir
    25th November 2020 0 comment
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    Wolf Untamed by Paige Tyler

    by Dísir 23rd October 2020

    Wolf Untamed by Paige Tyler Series: SWAT #11 Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on 24th November 2020 Pages: 320 Buy on Amazon Goodreads SWAT werewolf Diego Martinez has always had a…

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    Alpha Night by Nalini Singh

    by Dísir 6th July 2020

    Alpha Night by Nalini Singh Series: Psy-Changeling Trinity #4 Published by Berkley, Berkley Books on 9th June 2020 Pages: 368 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Alpha wolf Selenka Durev’s devotion to…

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    Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler

    by Dísir 3rd April 2020

    Wolf Under Fire by Paige Tyler Series: STAT #1 Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on 26th May 2020 Pages: 320 Buy on Amazon Goodreads For the cases no one else can…

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    Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti

    by Dísir 23rd March 2020

    Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti Published by RAZ INK LLC on 25th February 2020 Pages: 368 Buy on Amazon Goodreads The Line Between Obsession and Love has Disappeared The world…

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    Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

    by Dísir 18th January 2020

    Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross Series: Stay A Spell #1 Published by Juliette Cross on 14th January 2020 Pages: 378 Buy on Amazon Goodreads What’s the worst thing that…

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    War by Laura Thalassa

    by Dísir 12th August 2019

    War by Laura Thalassa Series: The Four Horsemen, #2 Published by Independently Published on 11th July 2019 Pages: 502 Buy on Amazon Goodreads They came to earth-Pestilence, War, Famine, Death-four…

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