Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder

In the heart of Ohio, Jessie Shimmer's roguish lover, Cooper, has been teaching her ubiquemancy, the art of finding the magic in everyday things. When they try to break a drought by calling down a rainstorm, a hellish portal opens and Cooper is ripped from this world, leaving Jessie fighting for her life against a vicious demon that's been unleashed.

In the aftermath, Jessie, who knows so little about her own true nature, is branded an outlaw. She must survive by her wits and with the help of her familiar, a ferret named Palimpsest. Stalked by malevolent enemies, Jessie is determined to find out what happened to Cooper. But when she moves heaven and earth to find her man, she'll be shocked by what she discovers--and by what she must ultimately do to save them all.

            I went into this book thinking it would be cheesy. I was blown away by how amazing this book was. It’s about Jessie Shimmer getting into a mess, figuring out what the hell happened, and coming out a much stronger person in the end. She really becomes a badass woman.

            This book is all about magic. As a generic pagan/witch I am slightly leery when it comes to books about magic because it always seems like they take one aspect and blow it out of proportion. Spellbent does that, but it feels different because instead of feeling blown out of proportion it feels more like this is the way that magic should be. Good job Lucy, for making your world come to life like this.

            Speaking of coming to life, I was amazed at the way the world created in this story felt so real. I could imagine the places, people, and the way that the characters behaved. She took a real world setting and turned it into a place just for her characters.

            This is book one in a series, and I’m sad to say that I don’t have the other books…yet. I will eventually hunt them down because this book makes you want to read the next story. I want to know what happens next. So I have decided to give this book 4 stars.

Publisher: Del Rey

ISBN: 978-0345512093

Price: $7.19 (Amazon)

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