{"id":2888,"date":"2011-02-08T06:09:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T11:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=2888"},"modified":"2011-02-08T00:11:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T05:11:00","slug":"spellbent-by-lucy-a-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=2888","title":{"rendered":"Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpellbentTitle:<\/strong> Spellbent
\n<\/em>Author:<\/strong> Lucy A. Snyder
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Del Ray
\n<\/a>Source:<\/strong> Columbus Metropolitan Library (but I did buy my own copy later)<\/p>\n

Snyder is a local author I’ve been following for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 Spellbent <\/em>is set in and around Columbus, Ohio.\u00c2\u00a0 One reason why I enjoyed Spellbent<\/em>so much was Snyder’s ability to seamlessly\u00c2\u00a0weave her fictional pieces of Columbus with the real ones.\u00c2\u00a0 Only true Columbusites will know which places are from her imagination.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

A second reason to enjoy Spellbent<\/em> is Jessie Shimmer.\u00c2\u00a0 The heroine is a novice witch whose boyfriend (and mentor) is sucked into a demon hole.\u00c2\u00a0 This is her wake up call.\u00c2\u00a0 For the reader it’s easy to say Cooper abused the influence he had over her or he doesn’t treat her like an equal partner.\u00c2\u00a0 For Jessie, this event makes her realize just how dependent she was on him.\u00c2\u00a0 She doesn’t like it and vows to change things once she gets him back.\u00c2\u00a0 During the novel some really bad things happen to her (I don’t want to give spoilers) but she has a\u00c2\u00a0sharp sense of humor to go along with it and never gives up.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope future books will let us get to know Cooper better so we can come to understand why Jessie cares about him.<\/p>\n

The next book, Shotgun Sorceress<\/em>, is now available but I haven’t read it yet.\u00c2\u00a0 The third book in the series, Switchblade Goddess<\/em>, will be available in October.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Snyder’s\u00c2\u00a0received some good news about Spellbent<\/em> this week.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Spellbent<\/em> will be available in French<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s currently on the preliminary Bram Stoker ballot for Superior Achievement for a First Novel.\u00c2\u00a0 That means a lot of people like it – not just me.\u00c2\u00a0 I wish her luck and hope Spellbent<\/em> makes the final ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Title: Spellbent Author: Lucy A. Snyder Publisher: Del Ray Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library (but I did buy my own copy later) Snyder is a local author I’ve been following for a while.\u00c2\u00a0 Spellbent is set in and around Columbus, Ohio.\u00c2\u00a0 One reason why I enjoyed Spellbentso much was Snyder’s ability to seamlessly\u00c2\u00a0weave her fictional pieces… Continue reading Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[297,437,298,438],"class_list":["post-2888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-lucy-a-snyder","tag-shotgun-sorceress","tag-spellbent","tag-switchblade-goddess","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t