by Laura Thalassa
Book: Bewitched #1
Publisher: Bloom Books
Pub Date: April 18, 2023
Genre: Adult, Romance, Witches, Paranormal
Format: Print
Source: Bought
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Come to me, Empress …
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 Review: I love a witchy romance combo and this one was certainly interesting.
Selene
is a witch and wants into this coven so badly. She is a great witch with great
power, the downside is that it eats away her memories. At any use of magic, she
could lose the memory from a while back to what she did that very
morning.
But when
the coven gives her a chance at being accepted, she did not expect it to be so
complicated.
Get a
familiar, check. Go on a quest, check. Unearth your long lost buried soul mate,
uh what now?
Memnon
is the voice Selene can hear. This voice leads to a very real Memnon who she
set free.
Now
accepted into the coven, Selene can join her friend and attend the school of
her dreams.
What was
not on the class list was Memnon following her back and spouting all this
nonsense which turned out to be true in the end.
I loved
the start of this book, the middle part was a bit slow at time, but the ending
is where it finally grabbed me.
And now I
am mad that the second book is not in my hands.
This is
the start to a wonderful series.
