Spell Bound (An Otherworld Novel Book 12)

Having lost her powers and assuming it was because she made a silent vow that she would give them up so that a child she liked could have the grandmother she loved, Savannah has to learn how to deal with the supernatural world without them. Unfortunately, she is in the middle of all sorts of problems. She is being chased by a witch hunter and, since most of the supernatural community thinks they are only legends, she has trouble getting any one to believe her. She is also the target of the Supernatural Liberation Movement which believes that it is time for supernaturals to come out to the public and take their rightful place as leaders of humans. They look at Savannah and a few others of her generation as poster children for the new age that is coming.Savannah's relationship with Adam is also tested in this story. They are used to being best friends and partners in their various investigations but Savannah loves him and wants him to see her in a romantic way instead of as a little sister. She and Adam are both stubborn people. When she pushes him too far and wants to take too many risks, he backs away from her. Savannah already has abandonment issues. Adam's withdrawal is another difficulty she has to face when she is already neck-deep in difficulties.This story and the various investigations gives readers a chance to reconnect with characters from earlier books in the Otherworld series. We first see Jaime when Adam and Savannah go to her for some help with ghosts. We see Hope and Karl when Adam and Savannah are investigating ways to get Savannah's powers back. In the course of the investigations we also see Paige and Lucas and Jeremy, Clay and Elena. I think most of the major characters from the Otherworld books are involved in this one too.I love the bantering sort of relationship that Adam and Savannah have. I also like Savannah's voice. She is quick with a quip or other smart remark but you can see the marshmallow heart underneath. It was good to learn more about her and to have her learn more about herself.This story is a must for fans of the Otherworld books. I recommend this one to all lovers of urban fantasy.

I'm going to begin by saying that the frustrating part is that it ended on a cliffhanger, and who knows how long it takes for the next book? Savannah is having trouble with growing up and running into limitations from various situations. The book is well paced and holds your interest throughout. Worth reading for Armstrong fans or anyone else who likes urban fantasy.

I LOVED this book! That's the last time I read the reviews and let them sway me from reading a book for so long. I should remember why I'm a fan of Kelley and just stick with that.First of all, people, you need to read all of Kelley's "Women of the Otherworld" books to fully understand what is going on with all of her characters and the background story and to FULLY appreciate and love what is going on this story. If you don't want to? Then don't waste your time commenting and complaining about this book and Savannah's "narrating".This story helped to see how much Savannah has grown and still is growing up. I enjoyed seeing her growth and her inner turmoil over her loss of magic and her feelings for Adam. Yes, she treats him like crap, yes, she's a spoiled rotten heiress and, yes, she can be a little over the top. But let's remember whose daughter she is. She's come a long way, she's been through a lot and people expect a lot from her.Now that I'm done with my rant...I loved her banter with Adam. She was mean to him, but I loved how Cass helped her to see how she needed to change and she was willing to do so. I loved the whole "ritual" scene and right after with Adam. And the last chapter? OMG! I can't believe I have that little tidbit to hang onto, but I'm glad I only have 23 days to wait to find out what happens. I hope Adam and Savannah get their happy ending. I'm sad to see the series end, but what a great ride it's been. Love this author and all these characters! Can't wait to read the whole series again straight through. :)

Savannah Levine has made a mistake. In a moment of despair she offered up her powers in exchange for the happiness of a young girl. Unfortunely for Savannah someone - or something - was listening and took her up on her deal. Now she is stuck with no powers in the middle of a crisis the supernatural world has never seen before.This is the twelfth and penultimate book in the Otherworld series (which started with  Bitten ) and picks up right where the previous book left off. This is the middle book in a final trilogy that started with  Waking the Witch  and will conclude in the final installment  13  so if you are a new reader I definitely wouldn't recommend starting here.The storyline builds on the last book, and begins to pick up threads from the previous books weaving them to create the beginnings of the final battle. Most of the previous Otherworld characters appear in this book, helping to grow the story in anticipation of the final book, although with the exception of the prologue Savannah remains the sole narrator. This means that the main storyline is focused on Savannah but the world building fits naturally with her understanding, rather than relying on info dumping the reader.I really enjoyed that Savannah is made to grow up even more. She showed her maturity in the last installment, but when her powers are taken away she backslides a little and is forced to realise that her powers were not her entire identity. This aspect of the book is where the other Otherworld characters really add to the narrative as Clay helps her realise she needs to grow up. It also means that Savannah gets advice on her and Adam's changing relationship, forcing her to act as an adult.This does feel a little like a needs to be done series book as a huge amount of ground is covered in a relatively short period of time. Some of the twists are a little predictable and the pace is slowed by the short period of time the book is set over. I still enjoyed the book and was glued to the page throughout as more and more is revealed about the bad guys and their mission.All in all, this was another great read and I'm looking forward to  13 .Plot: 10/10Characters: 10/10Ending: 10/10Enjoyment: 9/10Cover: 9/10Overall: 48/50 BittenWaking the Witch1313

This was disappointing. I love Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series, but Armstrong seems to just want to get it over and done with at this point. She's even resorted to tell us what's happening in a few short paragraphs instead of showing us the action.The book was flimsy and so was the plot. The narrator, as in the previous book, is Savannah Levine, daughter of Eve, ward of Paige and Lucas. She's one of the least likeable of the series' narrators and most of the time, she needs a slap. To be fair to Savannah, she knows that she's a brat, but she only ever recognises that after the event.The book features most if not all of the characters introduced throughout the series. We have cameos from Elena, Clay, Jeremy, Jaime, Paige and Lucas, Cassandra and Aaron, Hope and Karl, Kristof, Sean and Bryce Nast, the whole shebang. Some of them have bigger parts than others, some just drop in for a brief visit. The only major character who doesn't appear is Eve Levine. It feels very much like Armstrong is lining up the characters for the big finale that is the next book. The trouble is, it makes this book seem like a mile marker rather than a novel in its own right.I'm really hoping that Kelley Armstrong ramps up the story and really pulls it out of the bag for the final book in this series. She's talented enough to do it and the world she's created deserves to go out with a bang rather than a whimper.

Savannah is back as boom 12 starts where book 11 ended.At the end of waking the witch, Savannahs powers disappeared at the price of saving Kayla from foster care. As an incredibly powerful supernatural, Savannah feels that her powers were a large part of defining who she was. The loss of them is crippling to her confidence and Savannah starts to fear being rejected by her loved ones for no longer being a supernatural. Add in a few run ins with demons, a kidnapping and a big fight with Adam, Savannah starts to feel more vulnerable than ever. A storm is coming and Savannah may not be ready for her role in it.The development in Savannahs character over the last two books was really well done and she is starting to discover that she doesn't always have to prove herself to everyone by putting herself n danger and being in the front lines. She is growing up and realising that if she wants to be with Adam, some of priorities and attitudes need to change. The plot is great with plenty of action and the tension between Savannah and Adam is unbearable. I love this book and can't wait to read the last one.

It's hard for me to say anything bad about a Kelley Armstrong book, I love her writing. Kelley's books, for me, are a proper page turner. I read them all in one sitting and Spell Bound was no different.This is the second to last book in the Otherworld series (nooooooooooooooooooooo) since Kelley plans on taking a break from it to focus on other projects. As much as this saddens me, I know she doesn't want to keep writing and having the series lose it's appeal (like so many other series out there). Also, she has promised it's not an end but a hiatus, she plans on writing short stories and novellas featuring the Otherworld characters so we're not completely losing them.The 2nd in the Savannah trilogy picks up exactly where Waking The Witch left us with that horrid cliff hanger ending. Good thing is, this book doesn't end on a cliff hanger but Kelley does tease us a little in the last few pages. As is my usual for Kelley's books, I cannot wait to read the next one and I'm pretty sad that it's a whole year away!

Set in a world of witches, demons, werewolves and vampires.Well written and exciting (just like Kelley Armstrong's other books). However it's more a of bridging novel than a story in itself, you definitely need to read the previous book (Waking the Witch) and the following book (Thirteen) in the series. Though personally I would recommend reading all of the previous books in the Women of the Otherworld Series before this one, as you will get a much better understanding of the characters and relationships between them.