Book 87, 2017
Oct. 11th, 2017 06:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeI stayed at the office for lunch today, which enabled me to finish reading Spellbound in Seattle by Garthia Anderson. It's a paranormal romance, and I probably bought it new in 2003, when it was published. Ahem.
The story was set in modern-day Seattle, but in a reality where magic, wizards, and witches are a fact of life. Petra Field, however, is the exception. She was born to powerful parents, but Petra has not a lick of magic to speak of. She moves away to escape her cloying, but well-meaning family, and begins to make a new life for herself. Petra's plans are derailed when the second-hand rug she bought develops a large splotch of blood that she cannot remove. She calls for magical help, and said help arrives in the person of dark, enigmatic wizard Vorador. Soon, Petra is caught up in the drama of trying to solve an attempted murder, dealing with her attraction to Vorador, and wondering why her cat just disappeared down the hole that magically appeared in her rug.
The story was charming and lively, with plenty of romance, snark, UST, and a mystery to unravel. Vorador cannot seem to concentrate around Petra, which causes many of his spells to misfire or backfire. Petra isn't sure she can trust Vorador, but she does know he's her best chance to get her rug, her cat, and her life back. The villain seemed too obvious at first, then other characters made me suspicious. The resolution was satisfying, with no loose ends left dangling. The humor was superb, and the book reminded me why I used to love reading paranormal romances.
Favorite line: Recent events had her questioning her sanity already, without adding a talking cat to the mix.
Very good! Four stars:
****
The story was set in modern-day Seattle, but in a reality where magic, wizards, and witches are a fact of life. Petra Field, however, is the exception. She was born to powerful parents, but Petra has not a lick of magic to speak of. She moves away to escape her cloying, but well-meaning family, and begins to make a new life for herself. Petra's plans are derailed when the second-hand rug she bought develops a large splotch of blood that she cannot remove. She calls for magical help, and said help arrives in the person of dark, enigmatic wizard Vorador. Soon, Petra is caught up in the drama of trying to solve an attempted murder, dealing with her attraction to Vorador, and wondering why her cat just disappeared down the hole that magically appeared in her rug.
The story was charming and lively, with plenty of romance, snark, UST, and a mystery to unravel. Vorador cannot seem to concentrate around Petra, which causes many of his spells to misfire or backfire. Petra isn't sure she can trust Vorador, but she does know he's her best chance to get her rug, her cat, and her life back. The villain seemed too obvious at first, then other characters made me suspicious. The resolution was satisfying, with no loose ends left dangling. The humor was superb, and the book reminded me why I used to love reading paranormal romances.
Favorite line: Recent events had her questioning her sanity already, without adding a talking cat to the mix.
Very good! Four stars:
****
