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I am a huge fan of Kelley Armstrong and grabbed Spell Bound from a grocery store bin.
It must have been fate, because I rarely step foot in a grocery store. LOL
I have missed some of the books, but hope to make it through all of them…some time.
My 56
The council record of Wanda’s death was barely a paragraph long, noting the date, the complainant, the nature of the complaint, and the grounds for refusal, namely that witch-hunters didn’t exist.
( page 56, in hardback,1st edition, published in 2011)
Book Beginnings
Sitting cross-legged on my motel bed in the dark, I cast my light ball spell for the twentieth time. As I recited the incantation, I waited for the mental click that told me it had worked. When that didn’t come, I opened my eyes, still expecting to see the glowing ball floating over my fingers. It didn’t matter that I hadn’t seen it the first nineteen times. It was a damned light ball spell, so simple I usually didn’t even need to finish the incantation before it worked.
GOODREADS BLURB: At last, in the novel every Kelley Armstrong fan will need to own, all the major heroines and heroes of Otherworld are united. It’s been ten years since Bitten, the first novel in Kelley Armstrong’s New York Times bestselling Otherworld series. In that time hundreds of thousands of fans have ravenously devoured the adventures of Armstrong’s witches, demons, and werewolves. Now, in Spell Bound, she brings them all together for her most sweeping tale yet. Savannah Levine is in terrible danger, and for once she’s powerless to help herself. At the heartbreaking conclusion of Waking the Witch, Savannah swore that she would give up her powers if it would prevent further pain for a young orphan. Little did she know that someone would take her up on that promise. And now, witch-hunting assassins, necromancers, half-demons, and rogue witches all seem to be after her. The threat is not just for Savannah; every member of the Otherworld might be at risk. While most of her fellow supernaturals are circling the wagons at a gathering of the council in Miami, Savannah is caught on the road, isolated from those who can protect her and unable to use her vast spell-casting talent, the thing she counts on most. In a story that will change the shape of the Otherworld forever, Armstrong gathers Elena, Clay, Paige, Lucas, Jamie, Hope, and other beloved characters, who soon learn that the greatest threat to supernaturals just may come from within.
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I have the second cover and some of the differences are very subtle.
Which do you like the best?
Could be a good series for me too, Sherry. Great choice. And great covers.
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I love this series. This week I am reading Edited Out by E. J. Copperman. Happy reading!
I haven’t read this author, but I’m definitely tempted. Thanks for sharing and enjoy; and thanks for visiting my blog.
Never read anything by this author…but I hope you enjoy it!
I’ve read one of Kelley Armstrong’s YA books and loved it. It was called The Masked Truth. I should try her other books.
I’m not much into stories about witchcraft, spells, etc., but maybe I should broaden my reading horizons. I like the opening, and this sounds like a good story.
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Hi Sherry,
This probably isn’t one for me, just not my genre, although I do like the opeing paragraph, a witch with no powers simply isn’t good, although I like that it was a selfless act which led to the problem.
I did check out the book and author and think that this is a series which would have benefitted from a slightly more uniform approach to the cover art, for higher impact.
I hope that you get to read more books from the series
Yvonne
This sounds like a fantastic story. Enjoy your current read.
I have wanted to read this one for so long! I hope that you enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.
I have heard good things about the series. Great excerpts. Thanks for sharing and stopping by my blog.
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I am more interested in the answer to your comment than the book. Why don’t you step into grocery stores? Where do you get your food?
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It’s been a long while since I read a Kelley Armstrong book. Always awesome to come across bargain books. Happy Friday!
Looks good to me! Happy weekend!
I like the sound of this – Kelley Armstrong is a favourite author. Thank you for sharing.
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A great choice! I must read these…
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Sorry I’m late in commenting – Internet is very sketchy, and I could drop out at any moment, so typing fast lol
I like your cover the best It has been a LONG time since I read her. I’m so far behind! Ahh! Happy reading!
I need to try this series.
Lauren @ Always Me