Usually there is a second book slump, but not with this one. Thalassa keeps the energy going strong. The stakes are higher, the lore, adventure...ROMANCE was excellent and kept me reading this book. Like honestly, never wanted to put it down.

Bespelled is the long awaited sequel to Bewitched, and it picks up where we left off. In this book, both Selene and Memnon grow even more as characters. There is groveling, there is banter that I love to have between the two love interests, and there is some clarity over past events. If you have already read Bewitched, but haven't yet read Bespelled, you should read it asap! It's a story that will stick with you and have you salivating until the next one releases.

Bespelled by Laura Thalassa is book two in the Bewitched series and if you haven't read book one, you'll definitely need to before picking this one up.

This book picks up right after the end of book one. Selene has all of her memories and when Memnon realizes what truly happened in the past, he is horrified and offers up a magical bond that will give her full control over his will. To say their relationship takes some steps forward in this book is probably an understatement but there you have it.

That said, there are still enemies that haunt the Coven and we learn a lot more about who they are and who has been behind the murders of the witches. It was an interesting twist I wasn't expecting.

Overall, I'm on the fence with this series and it's because I can't decide how I feel about the characters. I'll see if I keep going with this series but if you're looking for a fantasy with paranormal and some spice consider checking this one out.

I am a huge fan of Laura Thalassa, so reading this book was a delight. This story felt well developed and had a good pace of action and development of characters.

I love getting to see way Memnon reacts and treats Selene, both in the beginning and during the book. The dialogue was sometimes cringe worthy instead of sexy, but I let it pass bc other scenes were so so good.

I highly recommend this book after having read Bewitched. Great series and I can’t wait for book 3 to come out 😍


4.5/5
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#Bespelled:⁣
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Thank you @read_bloom partner for my gifted copies.⁣
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Honestly, the hardest part was remembering if spelled or witched was book 1 and 2. I kept flipping them.⁣
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This series to me is like a hidden gem. I feel like a lot of people haven’t heard of Bewitched or Bespelled, and it’s amazing.⁣
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It’s hard to review Bespelled because it’ll be major spoiler city. But I am reporting for duty to convince you to grab the best little romantasy series around.⁣
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First and foremost, we get our Memnon redemption arc. I wasn’t a major fan in book one, but he definitely redeemed himself. I became the usual “kick my feet up and squeal” romance reader I’ve become. There is a lot more spice in this one, so if you don’t do open door, just skip a few.. chapters. ⁣
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We are left on another major cliffhanger that has me flipping pages back and forth hoping to magically summon up the next book. Needless to say, I failed. ⁣
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Just FYI KU friends, both books of the series are on there and they are 10000% worth it. Out now!⁣
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If you caught her on Romantasy Con last night, you definitely need to grab it! ⁣
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QOTD: Weekend plans? Or weekend book? ⁣
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#MilesOfPages #bewitched #Bespelled #LauraThalassa #Romantasy

Quel plaisir de retrouver Selene et Memnon. Afin d'être complètement immergée dans l’univers que j’avais adoré, j'ai même relu le 1er tome avant ma lecture du tome 2. Laura Thalassa nous avait laissé sur un cliffhanger et une situation ou le lecteur (comme moi) mourrait d’avoir la suite. Un an plus tard, me voilà avec le graal dans les mains. Et que de révélations, Selene et Memnon ne sont pas au bout de leurs peines, ils ont des ennemis à vaincre et ils vont devoir travailler ensemble. Dans cet opus, Memnon est littéralement à genoux, il y a toujours les tendances : touche la et meure que j’adore. J’aime beaucoup le familier de Selene et dans ce deuxième opus nous avons pu découvrir la vie antérieure de Memnon du coup je me pose plein de questions pour le prochain tome qui sera le dernier de la trilogie. Le tome 1 est traduit et sort en France très bientôt, ne passez pas à côté de cette histoire. L’auteure à une plume extraordinaire et son univers suit les mêmes règles que celles de sa série "Les secrets de l'Autremonde" . J’ai adoré le rythme, les éléments perturbateurs, les personnages, c’est vraiment une série chère à mon cœur et je ne peux que vous encourager à la lire. Je vais malheureusement devoir attendre looooongtemps avant d’avoir le tome 3 mais il y a une novella qui devrait bientôt être publiée 🙂

The little twist at the end was literal chefs kiss! I loved absolutely every second of this book. Literally inhaled it in a day!

Absolutely honoured I had the chance to not only review the arc for this book but also bewitched when it first came out.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for this opportunity.

Spicy, Enemies to Lovers, Fated Mates, Memory Loss, Morally Grey MMC, Second Chance

Next level groveling, angst, magic, and yearning. Things every romantasy novel should include. Bespelled felt better paced and contained more action then Bewitched. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

This book had all kinds of twists and turns that I was not expecting, but I loved every second!

Memnon and Selene were as fiery as ever, plus he was groveling which equals I'm in love. I am so excited for the next book. If you want a fiery and passionate series, I definitely recommend this one! My romantasy loving heart has been gagged and fed.

4 stars

Bespelled, is the second book in Laura Thalassa Bewitched series and I am so here for this series. This book has such dark vibes from setting, Atmosphere, the characters and plot it was amazing. Selene and Mamnon are such a hot power couple from their mind-blowing magic to their crazy hot and deep relationship I was just cheering them on, Selene is definitely my favorite. The only reason that I did not give this book five stars was because there were things in the plot that we finally got to with so much build up and anticipation, then wrapped up so quickly, I was like that's it. Especially for some dynamics between Mamnon and Selene I just wanted more from Selene and her dealing with some events that happened between them. The magic was fun and crazy powerful, and everyone's magic has a different color and it's very cool. I missed Nero. We did not see him a lot. The second half of the book kind of disappeared, especially since he was so important in the first book, and I loved his cranky butt.
Overall, I loved the magic, murder mystery and fated mates so signing me up, highly recommended.
I received an advanced ebook, via Netgalley. This review is my own honest opinion.

4.5 stars

I enjoyed Bespelled even more than Bewitched! The series was recommended to me by my best friend and it did not disappoint. The opening section of the book was enthralling and I loved getting answers along with Memnon. I could have down with a literal more groveling but that is a personal preference. I think I read this book over 2 or 3 days and the only reason it took me that long was because I had to work. I can't wait to read the next book and in the mean time I will probably read some of Laura Thalassa's other series' as this was my first!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my digital ARC!

Bespelled is the sequel to Bewitched, a witchy novel with action, steam, and the same ancient sorcerer from book one that we know and love.

We pick up with Selene right where we left off in book one! The murder mystery is still under investigation as Selene grows more comfortable with her powers and learns exactly what she can do. The stakes get even higher as her relationship with Memnon blooms and I was SHOCKED at the ending! It looks like we’ll be getting another book in this series! This book is the perfect mix of the author’s humor that shows through even in fantasy books, conflict and action, and romance. I can’t wait for the next one!!

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Laura Thalassa, and Bloom Books for providing this free ARC. This is my honest review! This published on May 28th.

I have posted my review on Goodreads, in my Facebook book club, and will make a post on Tiktok.

Coming from book one I was very excited to see what we would discover in this one as we ended last book with Selene getting her memories of her past life. I was so scared it was going to be a fake out but it actually gave us a lot of context and allowed Selene's relationship with Memnon to progress. Listen, I liked Memnon in the first book, and as we got to see more of his thought process and feelings come out in this one I fell deeper. He was truly apologetic for the events that he caused in the first book and he was willing to do whatever Selene wanted no questions asked. Selene grew a lot in this book and although there were some moments where I wanted to shake her, I understood where she was coming from. While many of my questions from book one were answered this one opened up a whole can of mysteries and now I have even more questions and I can't wait to see where Laura Thalassa takes us with book 3.

I was super excited to read this sequel after reading the first book. I enjoyed the first book a lot, and this one didn’t disappoint! Dare, I say, I might have liked this one a little bit more….It was fun, wild and entertaining! The pacing was great, I found I was able to get through this book quite quickly. It had me hooked and I found myself having a hard time putting it down. I look forward to reading the next book!

Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for the ARC!

4.5 ⭐️ | 2 🌶️

I started Bespelled at midnight after finishing Bewitched because I just KNEW I couldn't stop. I had a great time with this one. I was glad we got more background into the magic system and dynamics of what's not only happening with the coven and shifter pack, but back story on Memnon and Selene's prior relationship. The TENSION with these two. The GROVELING. I was so pissed at Memnon after Selene's reveal of what happened when she got her memories back - he needed to do some significant groveling, and thankfully, he did.

The plot took this in a different direction than I anticipated and I was truly on my toes the entire time reading this. The spice was on point, Memnon worshipped Selene. And that ending completely surprised me. I did not think that was where this was heading, so hats off to Laura for that.

Cannot wait for the next one!

Tropes/Elements:
- Forced proximity
- Enemies to lovers
- Fated mates
- Touch her and die
- Groveling and angst
- Morally grey, possessive MMC
- Second chance

Note: Thanks to NetGalley for providing an eARC. The decision to read/review was my own, and represents my honest opinion.

Big thanks to Netgalley and Laura Thalassa for the eARC in exchange for a review.

Once again, Laura throws us into her world with sexy romance, spell work, and mystery.
The second of the series and it gets much more in-depth for Selene and Memnon's past. There were openings for the next book and I cannot wait!
5 stars and I'll be anxiously waiting for the next one.

While I enjoyed the first book in the series, this book was phenomenal! I liked that it didn’t have insta-love and the main character’s relationship had to build and grow. The action was intense and brutal. I cringed a little at the descriptions of torture, it was a little much for me, but I understand that it was necessary to understand the levels of evil involved. There were so many twists and turns in the plot and it kept me guessing. I’m not sure about the Lycans and their role in the bigger story. They seemed kind of superfluous here, but maybe she’s just laying the groundwork for later installments. Overall a fantastic book!

Thank you so much to Bloom Books & Netgalley for providing an advanced copy of this! All thoughts and opinions are still my own.

I was so excited for this sequel after how much I enjoyed book 1 - and this was just as fun and entertaining as I'd hoped.

This series isn't necessarily anything groundbreaking to the fantasy romance genre. It follows a lot of the beats and tropes we all know and love. But with the fun setting, soul mates, and scheming, it's just such an addictive, fun read.

This picks up exactly where book 1 left off. And I was so glad we didn't have to wait for answers. I'm always nervous going into that middle book of a series that things will be drawn out for the conclusion. But that wasn't the case at all here.

We get answers to all of the questions left hanging after book 1 right away. And from there we get a top tier enemies to lovers romance with plenty of hate lust.

This book is series is definitely over the top, but I just love every wild second. And I can't wait for book 3!!

I was really excited to see where this book was going to go after book one, because the MMC kind of lost me if we’re being honest with all the cruelty. But I do feel like this book redeemed him in a mostly efficient way. I don’t really understand where book 3 might go, but I was very entertained and read this very fast! I would definitely recommend to fantasy romance readers. And we always love the spice ;)

4.5 Stars
“Call me a monster, call me a devil, but you and I both know I will f**king shatter the rules for you.”

“Neither magic, nor time, can keep us apart. We are like the stars. Eternal.”

Ain't that the truth! Witches, warlocks, and, wolfs oh my! After finishing Bewitched (Bewitched #1) we were dying to get our hands on Bespelled (Book #2). We really enjoyed book one, but have to say..we LOVED Bespelled! Wow! What a trip this was. Romantic fantasy, a kick arse witchy heroine and a commanding sexy sorcerer and boy did Selena and Memnon heat up the pages!

“We have toppled armies and slain enemies for each other. We are bold, wicked creatures, est amage.”

This book picks up after the ending of Bewitched and Laura Thalasso does an excellent job of getting us up to speed so we could dive straight into the adventure. This book is so detailed, so imaginative and so clever. We were engrossed from start to finish, and again…we NEED the next book NOW!

“We are eternal. If we cannot have this life, then we shall have another.”

Darkness and light, good and evil, and all the grey areas in between. Someone is murdering supernaturals, there is a deep soul mate love story that spans two thousand years, there’s heat, adventure, drama, suspense, and beautiful imagery in Bespelled. We were spellbound by Selene and Mamnon’s gripping love story. Where do we find us a wicked, sexy dirty talking Sorcerer? If you haven’t started the Bewitched saga yet, be sure to get stuck in! It’s fabulous!