graysen's review
5.0
I think I like this book even more than the previous one; it's darker and packed with steamy passion. Constantine's knack for character development really shines through with her story of Swift; which follows his progression from innocent harling to mature har as he experiences the world outside of his haven - We Dwell in Forever.
carrionkid's review
3.5
A good followup to the first book, and interesting to see the species move further from humanity and try to find its own place in the world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Rape, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture
lijadora's review
4.0
This one took me k longer to read than the previous one. It follows a character that has a short appearance in book one - a hermaphrodite born of other hermaphrodites, son of a leader of a tribe.
There's emphasis on development of relationship and characters - who are often complex, ambiguous.
There's emphasis on development of relationship and characters - who are often complex, ambiguous.
andrewmfriday's review
4.0
Even though this book took me a while to get through it, the story entertains more than its predecessor, "The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit." Enchantments seemed more of an intro to the world that the author, Storm Constantine, has created. Bewitchments seems to contain more solid story telling. Definitely dark and gothic, Bewitchments tells about two cultures, both Wraethrhu, that colide and intend to wipe each other out. Bizarre but thought-provoking, terrifying but beautiful, repulsive but endearing, Bewitchments proves to be a comment on how to defeat your enemies with love. If you are in the mood for something different, Constantine's gothic, moody novels are recommended.
aliciagg's review
5.0
This might be my favorite out of the 3 first Wraeththu books.
The story is written from Swift's innocent point of view and it is too adorable!
You get to know the old characters better and knowing the new ones is fascinating.
The story is written from Swift's innocent point of view and it is too adorable!
You get to know the old characters better and knowing the new ones is fascinating.
expendablemudge's review
3.0
Rating: 3* of five
Wraeththu burst onto the barren LGBT science fiction scene in the late 1980s with a blaze of attention. It was unique! Hermaphroditic men who fucked each other and made babies (somehow, I never really got with that part of the program)! They look like human men because they were human men until It Happened.
And now that we're past the initial shock of how the Wraeththu change human men into themselves, the story moves ahead to some very political territory that I liked.
Wraeththu burst onto the barren LGBT science fiction scene in the late 1980s with a blaze of attention. It was unique! Hermaphroditic men who fucked each other and made babies (somehow, I never really got with that part of the program)! They look like human men because they were human men until It Happened.
And now that we're past the initial shock of how the Wraeththu change human men into themselves, the story moves ahead to some very political territory that I liked.
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