Spellbent | |||||
Lucy A. Snyder | |||||
Del Rey, 368 pages | |||||
A review by Katherine Petersen
For some reason, Benedict Jordan, the head of the governing circle, doesn't want Jessie to go after
Cooper. He offers her all the healing and teaching she needs, if she signs a document saying she won't try to
find him and threatening her with anything he can think of if she does, including being an outlaw. But Jessie is
in love and stubborn to the core. With the help of Pal, Cooper's half brother and a few humans, she begins
making plans to go after him, outlaw or no.
Snyder's book is a fun, action-packed adventure, and as long as you keep your expectations right there, you'll
truly appreciate it. The magic practiced by Jessie and Cooper has an interesting twist, and the hell she has
to visit is spooky and dark, which I liked. Jessie is loyal, has the guts to do what it takes and the creativity
to make things work. She gets some help along the way, but for the most part, not many take her side.
I found the dialogue realistic for the most part although I'm not sure why a Canadian librarian is
important. The ferret is at first a bit condescending, but he mellows out as the story progresses. Snyder
adds a nice balance of comic relief to lighten the dark nightmarish scenes for an overall enjoyable
read. Snyder ties up some loose ends but leaves enough dangling to keep readers interested in the second
novel in the Shimmer series, Shotgun Sorceress, due out this summer.
Katherine Petersen started reading as a young child and hasn't stopped. She still thinks she can read all the books she wants, but might, at some point, realize the impossibility of this mission. While she enjoys other genres, she thrives on fantasy, science fiction and mysteries. |
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