First of all, this series might be my favorite witch series to date, and I’ve enjoyed it far more than the Four Horsemen series by Laura. Witch + her familiar, a soul mate bond with issues, and magic that requires a price.

Too much of this book was Selene making absolutely stupid decisions, ones that we could have overlooked maybe if she still had her memory issues, but without that excuse they just make me want to bang my head against the wall.

Memnon made up for it for me, to the point where I’d have loved to get a few chapters from his POV as well.

I’m glad we finally got an answer as to why he was entombed and cursed in the first place. I found the answer to be satisfying and didn’t feel contrived, which earns the author points in my book.

I wanted more from the shifters in this book. There seemed to be a lot of focus on Kane for him to still not be a main character. Maybe book 3 will flesh that out for us some more.

All in all I’m looking forward to seeing where this series goes!

I received an eARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinions.

I quite liked this! I really enjoyed Bewitched so I was very excited to read the sequel. I think overall I did enjoy the first book more, but there were some moments I really loved in Bespelled. I loved finding out more about Memnon and Selene's past especially, and seeing Selene's character develop and change through the book was interesting. This book had a lot more spicy scenes than the first in the series. I'm still digesting the ending trying to decide if I liked it (I think I did) and I am excited to continue in Book 3!

Another amazing book from Laura Thalassa! She weaves a world that leaves you wishing to be a part of it. Her characters are complex, yet relatable. Selene is an admirably optimistic person, even when bad things are happening to her and around her. I love her strength and determination. She rolls with the punches as best as she can and always gets back up.
Oh, how I love Memnon. He is unrepentantly himself. He does whatever he wants and makes no apologies for it. He is deliciously morally gray and a bit villainous and I cannot get enough!
I was on the edge of my metaphorical seat the entire time and I cannot wait to read what will happen next!

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Thank you Laura Thalassa, NetGalley, and Bloom Books for allowing me to ARC read this!

Bespelled is the beguiling sequel to Bewitched by Laura Thalassa.

Picking up where Bewitched ended, Selene is continuing to try to solve the murders of witches. Memnon betrayed her and he is trying to atone for his mistakes and he does so in various ways.

Bespelled is absolutely beautiful and such a fun, but dark, read. I have loved Laura's works and I continue to absolutely love them! I still need to read The Unearthly series.

If you've read any of Laura's books or have read Bewitched, Bespelled is where it's at and I am absolutely obsessed.

The ending, although not as jaw dropping as the ending of Bewitched, was still surprising and a huge plot twist.

I love Selene and Memnon and I can't wait to see them in book three and what happens between them!

Content:
✨Magical College/Coven
🔥Enemies to Lovers
✨Fated Mates
🔥Touch Her & Die
✨Witches, Sorcerers, Shifts, & Fae
🔥Same World as Rhapsodic but separate series
✨Ancient Curse
🔥Familiars
✨Spicy!

Thank you Netgalley and Bloom Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Laura Thalassa. I will be honest. I love how this book just manages to continue the story. I know that sounds weird but I feel like in fantasy they try to make it feel like oh no this isn't the same story. This is a continuation of the plot of the first book. It isn't creating a new story out of thin air. Yet again though I will add. I need to read Rhapsodic and that whole series to feel in my opinion more connected to this world.

BESPELLED Laura Thalassa

This book, My goodness. I swear the only bad thing about ARCS is that you have to wait even longer for sequels, because there most be a sequel to this.

This book made me love Memnon even more (I was conflicted on Bewitched)

That ending!!! Why? Why?

I loved loved this book and I'm extremely eager to get another (I hope another is coming)

While the book kept prolonging the issue at hand since Bewitched it kept my attention and I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen, I gladly lost sleep to reading.

This book should definitely be on your TBR.

I couldnt get into this book, unfortunately. I was so excited for it, but this genre just isnt for me i suppose.

Thanks to Netgalley for this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

WOW! This book was so good. I say Memnon did do lots of A$$ Kissing and making up for his pass sins in this book.
I loved the look back at their lives before Memnon was put to sleep. I knew Selena was and is a Badass) At first, I was feeling Kane for her, but after the look back, I can't see anybody but Mamnon for Selena.

I loved this book so much, and it is so hard to tell you all about it without giving too much away. I will say that even though Memnon is apologizing, I still can't fully trust him. I just kept second-guessing him and trying to see if he had other motivations. Or if he was really helping her or just guiding her to see what he wanted her to.

I NEED! The next book like yesterday. I am so curious about what is going to happen. Especially now that Kane just told Selena what he did at the end(it's a spoiler, so I don't want to give it away). Also, the last bit of the book ends with
"I hope you’re ready. It’s time to get married."

You would think I'd have more answers with this book, but with what I did learn, I have so many more questions I NEED answered now.
Is Memnon really sincere? or is he playing Selena? Can she trust her friends? Or the other witches, wearwolfs, police and teachers? SO. MANY. QUESTIONS!

BESPELLED
By @laurathalassa
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ARC thanks to @netgalley
Book releases May 28th and is available for preorder!

I read this back to back with Bewitched and I am in awe of the stories that pour from Laura Thalassa’s hand onto paper. The plot of this, bouncing between timelines and past lives, was easy to keep up with and organized.

I was left wanting MORE, so much more, of Roxilana’s history with Memnon. I enjoyed every snarky second of Nero (I think a bonus chapter of his POV would be ah-mazing!).

This is available for preorder on Amazon, etc so order your copy!

This book was so much on the edge of my seat action. Due to work and personal life issues I had to read this book at a much slower pace than I would have if given the time to just fly through it. This is the 2nd book in Laura Thalassa's Bewitched series and it did not disappoint. After the events and the cliff hanger of the first book the amount of what could go wrong did go wrong scenes did eventually start to get a little overwhelming but tied up so well in the end. I Loved this book and absolutely can not wait for the next book to come out.

Last night, Memnon hated Selene. After the disastrous events of the Full Moon, Selene finds herself bound closer to the ancient sorcery than ever. She’d rather ignore his presence than engage, but as their common enemies draw closer, the two make a dangerous deal. Until the murders are solved—or until Selene falls in love with Memnon—he will be bound to her will, hers to command. As the danger intensifies and the two find themselves forced into closer proximity, Selene must ask herself who is the most dangerous? The enemies surrounding them or her own treacherous heat?

Laura Thalassa is the queen of pulling off weird romance tropes better than every other author. I adored her Four Horsemen (as in the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) series and her Bargainer series, and the Bewitched novels are no exception. I had so much fun reading the first novel in this series but Bepselled has stolen the place of my favorite Thalassa book. One word: groveling. Memnon finally realizes that being a horrible person to the one woman he’s supposed to love above all others is BAD and goodness does he make up for it here. There’s tension, there’s flirting, there’s banter, there’s an MMC willing to literally burn down the world for Selene. What more could you ask for?

Since I can’t really get into plot or character development because of spoilers unfortunately (feel free to message me if you’ve read the book and want to discuss), here’s a list of every trope I adored about this book.

𓆤 Touch her and you die (a slow and painful death)
𓆤 I would burn down the world for you and enjoy it
𓆤 Love me because otherwise, I’ll be sad
𓆤 Who did this to you? They will die. Slowly. (I’m sensing a theme here).
𓆤 Power struggles… in more ways than one
𓆤 Love that transcends time (literally)
𓆤 Villianous and wicked love interest
𓆤 Fated mates (but tension because of course there’s tension)
𓆤 A completely original ancient language with adorable and dangerous, endearments
𓆤 Banter that will make you laugh and swoon
𓆤 Groveling (I know I’ve already mentioned it, but goodness the GROVELING)
𓆤 Memnon’s Roman Empire is actually the Roman Empire
𓆤 MMC who really wants the FMC to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies
𓆤 Casual (and not so casual) intimacy
𓆤 Surppotive female characters
𓆤 Swoonworthy characters
𓆤 Personal growth separate from relationships
𓆤 Weirldy slowburn? Even though they’re together a bunch?
𓆤 Wonderful writing and pacing
𓆤 Seriously, just go read this series

I have been looking forward to reading Bespelled since finishing Bewitched last year. Overall, I personally enjoyed this! The beginning of the book gave me 1999's "The Mummy" vibes (and who doesn't love that movie!?) I found myself wishing I attended a school for witchcraft if for nothing else but to join in on the parties. The banter between Selene and Memnon gave me heart eyes and pretty much everything about Memnon I loved (and those spicy scenes!) The way their magic is described with each person's being a certain color, and they way it moves depending on the spell being cast is great. Sybil is fun and I enjoyed seeing more of her, and I wish I could give Nero a huge hug and chin scratches.

I gave this four stars because I felt like it was a bit predictable and everything seemed to wrap up a little too easily. However, this is only the second book, and that absolutely will not deter me from reading the next book in the series!

I loved this book!
Memnon and Selene have to figure out why witches are disappearing and then turning up dead. The way that Selene grows as a character in this books is absolutely incredible. Memnon is just as mysterious and the plot twist at the end is just chefs kiss. I already need the third book with that cliffhanger!

Light, funny, sexy times in this new adult witchy academy story by Laura Thalassa. The story picks up where Bewitched left off, with Selene in a prison cell and Memnon gloating—until he realizes his terrible mistake., that it was his old friends in his previous life who betrayed him, and not Selene. They form a bargain, and the groveling begins. The heart of this story is really the romance, but the background murders and witchy academy events are lots of fun. Plenty of steamy scenes for fans. The characters read a little young, but that’s the setting of this story. All good fun. The plot meanders along, but it’s fun. More in line with CN Crawford, LJ Andrews than SJM. Good Halloween/fall-time vibes.

Where do I start? I, much like Selene, hated Memnon. Maybe I still do? I don’t know. This is fated mates to enemies to allies to lovers to enemies. We got so much more background in this than in Bewitched and so much more magic. The pace is fast and so much happens.

Really good read. I can't wait for the next one.

3.5⭐️

Book two picks up right after the ending of Bewitched. One of my most anticipated reads and it wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for but I have hope.

I absolutely loved the first book and was so excited to dive into this book. I adore Memnon even after how he behaved in the first book. I was definitely ready to see him grovel.

I was worried about how we would go from memory loss to having all the memories back but I absolutely loved how it was done.

I am mad at Selene even with her being justified in her anger some of the things she did this book I felt didn’t fit the crime. Her character growth wasn’t what I wanted for this book. I’m hopeful things will look up with the next.

Wow! Definite page turner. The story is of Selene and Memnon, a witch and a sorcerer, their past story and their present story. I had not read the first in the series when I read this story, but it didn't matter. The author did a great job of weaving the story where a reader could easily follow the story even if the first story had not been read. However, the story was intriguing enough that I have purchased the first book to read it. Also, even though there is a 'hook' at the end that makes it obvious the story is not over, it is not a cliffhanger. The violence in the story can be graphic, but considering Memnon's back story, not surprising. the author has trigger warnings on her website for this book.

“𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨. 𝙀𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡.”

Selene Montgomery is a witch whose spell-casting results in memory loss that she can not control. When she unwittingly awakens Memnon, a two thousand year old sorcerer who believes that she is his backstabbing wife, he retaliates by framing her for murder, holding her friends hostage, and forcing Selene to remember her past life. Now, they both have to contend with what Selene’s recovered memories revealed…

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

In Bespelled (Bewitched Book 2), Memnon engages in some serious grovelling. But while Selene literally has Memnon at her command, he somehow seems to be always in complete control. What a fascinating dynamic. I loved the sassy telepathic banter between Selene and Memnon. These two are as sexy as marshmallow and chocolate on a stick, even when they are fighting.

“𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨.”

Selene and Memnon attempt to solve the mystery of grisly serial murders and ritualistic binding of supernaturals. Mostly, they seem to work well together. However, there are times when Selene makes dumb B-movie heroine decisions, actions that telegraph eye-rolling plot developments that again seem utterly contrived. All of this is forgiven when our power couple unleashes their full potential in a grand finale, a truly formidable King and Queen reborn. There is some residual suspense that leads us to a third book, which I will definitely sign up for, as this pair has not failed to keep me enticed, entangled, and engaged.

Laura Thalassa has done it again! I absolutely loved this sequel to Bewitched. I wasn't sure how she would make things work after the events of the first book, but man, she made it work. I absolutely love the dynamic between Memnon and Selene. Memnon is morally-greyish but is so in love with and devoted to Selene that I just had to root for him. The story moved along well and the characters kept me intrigued the whole time. I will say the "cliff hanger" at the end of this one did not gut me the way the first one did, but I'm still so anxious to see what the heck will happen next!! I don't know how I can possibly wait for the next one!

Thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Bloom Books, & Laura Thalassa for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Omg the cliff hanger w t h? I need the next one immediately! But I am obsessed with this series.

Seeing Memnon actually put in the effort to make amends with Selene and make it up to her was chefs kiss. Also, can we talk about the spice in this one 🥵. This one just goes to prove that Laura Thalassa is one of the best romantasy authors out there! I can't wait for the rest of this series!