Review: Jumped straight into Stone's series and am looking for more
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
I am not sure how Witch Bound (Twilight of the Gods)ended up on my radar, but I liked it. There is a touch of Norse Myth in the background and I really liked the leading lady Raquel(Rocky) who is a witch (whose powers are potentially great but blocked and unavailable to her) heading into an arranged marriage with stars of the fairy-tale-happily-ever-after variety in her eyes. Even though her intended Christian is gorgeous and charming, she loses her romantic notions about the impending union pretty quickly upon finding out that she is a duty to him and that she is needed for what she can do for her new clan.While grieving over her broken fantasy, Raquel finds a sympathetic ear in Christian's 'best man', Fen, who is a a shape-shifting Hound who hates the 'curse' of his species - a second class citizen and one who will be Bound forever to a mate if he does the horizontal mambo. I loved Fen and the interactions between him and Rocky, the author does a good job making us see a 'draw' between these two that is on a personal level and making them friends before bringing in the attraction that they 'can not' act upon considering both of their situations.Witch Bound doesn't end up being quite a love triangle and the author doesn't make any of the characters jerkish or dishonest as they try to sort out the many obstacles in the way to the HEA.  I really enjoyed the story and liked the addition of the powerful ancient male 'witch' to the cast (can you say sequel bait:) - I will definitely read more of this series. I started Witch Bound without having read the previous book (which worked just fine for me by the way) but now I just may have to go back and readDemon Crossings (Twilight of the Gods)while I am waiting for the next book.