Spellbound

Five enthusiastic stars. I fell in love with both main characters early on and I had a hard time tearing myself away from their adventures. The side characters, both friends and enemies, are all interesting too.

The plot is also gripping. I was really impressed with the story's good pacing and clever structure. Almost every detail ended up being important.

I found the romance really enchanting, as well as realistic. There's a significant age and experience gap, which isn't my favorite trope, but I felt the author handled it well. Neither Rory nor Arthur really know what to do with the strength of their feelings for each other, which kind of made their different experience levels seem less important to me.

I really liked the tone of the book; it's kind of light, for the most part, with a decent amount of humor, despite serious events in both the action of the story and the characters' backstories. I think if you like Jordan L. Hawk's writing style, you'll probably enjoy this too.

Overall, this is an excellent book, and I'm sure I'll be rereading it many times. I look forward to the author's next release.