Spell Bound, F.T. Lukens
Spell Bound, F.T. Lukens
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Spell Bound

Author: F.T. Lukens

Narrator: Neo Cihi, Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/04/2023


Synopsis

An instant New York Times bestseller!

Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this “charming and engaging” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.

Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn’t have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn’t even have magic. But he does have a plan—to regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed.

Antonia is…intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name—Rook—both of which he’s happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia’s rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn’t so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, Rook minds less and less.

But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook’s Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back…or face losing their magic forever.

About F.T. Lukens

F.T. Lukens is a New York Times bestselling author of YA speculative fiction including the novels Spell Bound, So This Is Ever After, and In Deeper Waters (2022 ALA Rainbow Booklist; Junior Library Guild Selection), as well as other science fiction and fantasy works. Their contemporary fantasy novel The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic was a 2017 Cybils Award finalist in YA Speculative Fiction and won the Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction. F.T. resides in North Carolina with their spouse, three kids, three dogs, and three cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Noah on August 28, 2023

Hey! Third times the charm, yeah? I’ll admit to not being a huge fan of the previous two books by this author, but something really clicked for me this time around. I think it’s a combination of the wonderful characters and the (thankfully) consistent tone. That’s not to say this was perfect, of cou......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on May 03, 2023

I loved So This Is Ever After… but this. THIS. Spellbound was everything. The world-building was incredible and I was so intrigued by the magic system. The way sorcerers draw magic from lay lines was really interesting and I could see vivid spells being cast in my mind. I enjoyed how different sorce......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on April 04, 2023

Magical/dystopian books are not my favorite or usual genre, but sometimes the world-building is so natural that I forget that I’m reading such a story. Spell Bound belongs to this category, and F.T. Lukens has become an auto-read author for me. Even though this fantastic cover fits the covers of In......more

Goodreads review by ౨ৎ on April 07, 2023

i got bored :(( ----------- i love netgalley sometimes <3 THE COVER ‼️ also this sounds very sunshine x grump and i love it already <3......more

Goodreads review by Lance on July 02, 2023

3.5 stars rounded up. A whimsical and frothy contemporary fantasy that’s all heart, Spell Bound is another warm if slightly underdeveloped magical story from F.T. Lukens.......more


Quotes

"Free and Cihi’s performances capture the young mages' nerves and joy as they fall in love for the first time, ultimately keeping the narrative light and energetic despite its dark themes."