I am looking at Spellbent today, and I am not sure if this is the first book of a series or something in the middle. I do know thanks to the back of the front cover that another book is due out around now, either its out or its coming soon.
The art on the front cover isn't too striking for me. We have a lot of warm soften tones and the font use for the title reminds me of something. Maybe it's Farscape, but it was definitely something that was on the Sci-Fi channel (no I will not call it SYFY). W
We have a woman posing sensually in the middle in what could be an ethereal breeze wielding a shotgun over her shoulder and a pistol holster at her hip. Another feature about this woman is that she has a few open wounds. It's hard to say if they are from combat, or my personal belief is that they come from her enjoyment of rough sex. I believe the latter just because of their locations, one near the upper inner thigh, one at her knee, one at soft tender side of her belly, and restraint scratches at arm and upper cheek. That and as I looked closer at the loose bandage across her chest their appear to be lip prints. What worries me is that there is a ferret at her side and those things get dangerous when they get frisky (don’t ask). Just to add to the sexual imagery there is a giant demonic serpent wrapped around her and strange eggs upon the " ground". I say "ground" because it looks like they are all standing within the mouth a sandworm from Dune.
I took a look at the first paragraph of the prologue and found the main character, Jessie Shimmer, speaking directly to me. She starts by saying that she is the reason why my life is going to change forever. I got to say that this is a bold statement from a mere fictional character, but I am willing to entertain her notion for now. She goes on to say "Maybe you're only just starting to realize that the world is spinning strange, and you're looking for answers." Well with the release of that movie Inception, I am pretty sure I am not the only one with questions without answers, but go on little lady. Later she finishes with an invitation to either buy her a drink or kick her ass, and seeing how she is kind of cute I think I am feeling kind of thirsty. I will have to say that this is an interesting way to introduce the heroine to the reader.
The back of the book give me a quick tease about what is going on here. First We have Jessie Shimmer from Ohio mixing magic and sex with this guy Cooper Marron, who has apparently taken her on as student. As they try to magic up some rain for a thirsty drought ridden land, they accidentally open a demon gate which snatches up good old Coop and in his place leaves behind a nasty demon. So it's up to Jessie who is now alone in a hostile world to make things right again and save her lover.
Overall there is one thing about this book so far screaming in my head. Yep, the demon witch of the hollows herself Rachel Morgan. There are a lot of similarities between to two heroines. First both are from Ohio. Both women are bad asses, and with the way Jessie is dressed on the cover I just think bounty hunter. Both ladies are just entering into the depths of the world of magic. Both ladies seem to have men trouble. And finally that ferret just reminds me of a weird combination of Jenks and when Rachel was a mink. Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with the two seeming quite similar. In fact I am looking forward to this more because of the similarities, since I am such a huge fan of the Hollows.
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