Reviews

Spellbinder by L.J. Smith

dynila's review against another edition

3.0

Pretty standard stuff -- tweeny bopper paranormal romance, relatively minimal violence and no sex to speak of. Not great literature, but not dreadful. Fine for in-the-car listening-- memorable enough that when I listen to the next book in the series I remember the basics from previous ones, but not memorable enough for me to be able to write an individual review for each book months after I listened to them.

vikingwolf's review

I decided to try a book from a different series but hit the same problem here-hating the characters! If I can't relate to the characters, I get bored with the book and give up. In this one magic cousins Blaise and Thea do battle for possession of a hapless boy called Eric. Blaise really is such a bitch all the time that you just want to murder her so in the end I don't know what happened in the book, and I don't actually care!

dancearh's review

4.0

Much better than the second book in the series. Good enough for me to decide to read the next book.

desiree_mcl's review

3.0

2.75-3 stars.

This is one of my least favorite of the series. I read it once as a young teen but this is the first time I've read it in almost fifteen years, in contrast to the others of the series that I've raed multiple times, and I was surprised that I liked it a little more than my first reading.

Now the first half I was still unimpressed with. I, for some reason, tend to not be as interested in the witch stories as I am with vampires and werewolves and almost any other type of supernatural beings. So it took it me a while to get into it. However the last half was really good, I liked the aspect that Eric couldn't

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couldn't be affected much or at all by spells, it made for some interesting outcomes when someone tried to use a spell on him

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Also the ending was good, I liked that

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Thea and Eric wouldn't forget anything and that Blaise was behind them not forgetting.

Even though Blaise was kind of the "bad one" she still cared and loved Thea like a sister and showed that.

So in closing, first half is a struggle to get through, the last half though is much better.

toriedawn1's review

5.0

I am beginning to notice a pattern in these books. People from the nightworld cant fall in love with humans, then they fall in love with humans. That being said this book felt far superior to the other two. I liked the characters and I really love how they managed the ending. This story really makes me look forward to reading the rest of the series. I hope they continue at this level.

orlena's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

biancakgray_author's review

5.0

First of all, I absolutely love anything witch related because, I mean, witches are amazing. But also, I just adore the puppy love that's captured in this book. Thea and Eric are soulmates but Eric is definitely an adorable holden retriever and Thea is a sweet little pup too and they are just very cute together. I read this when I was younger and I still remember the gruesome scene with Randy. When rereading this book today, my veins filled with ice at reading that scene. It's just written really well.

I think obviously there are things that I would've wanted added or changed. I think I would've wanted their kiss to be something more than what it was. Also, I would've wanted there to be more sweet moments between Thea and Eric where they really were falling in love. But, instead it was very much insta-love which I don't feel strongly about either way. It's just not my favorite trope. But otherwise, a very engaging and entertaining read!!

novelesque_life's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 STARS

"In Spellbinder the plot centers on Thea and Blaise Harman, cousins who belong to the race of witches. Although they are as close as sisters, in temperament the girls are as different as day from night; Thea belongs to Circle Twilight, for the not-so-wicked-witches and Blaise belongs to Circle Midnight, for the darker ones. When the two cousins start fighting over Eric Ross there ensures an epic battle between black and white magic." (From Amazon)

A great paranormal romance series. For fans of Twilight and Christopher Pike.

evmb_c's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

fainne's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0