I realize this story is only a novella, but even with that consideration, I think the story was super rushed and rather incomplete. They're finally brought together and Bryna has one night to convince Calin that he is her lover and destined to battle an evil wizard to save her and the world. Bryna Torrence has always been fully aware of their destined connection while Calin Farrell has practically no idea other than the dreams that have haunted him his whole life. The premise of the story is promising-two people whose lives and love for each other have been tied together for a thousand years.

I plucked this one out of the depths of my to-be-read shelf while looking for a different book and decided to give it a go since it was so short. I don’t want to go on a tirade and rip the book apart but needless to say I would not recommend it unless the person has a reading level of a fifth grader and is severely bored. The dialog was simple and had little passion or intensity. There a vow she made and a spell she cast…”Įven though she was apparently born and lived in the same time and reality as the hero Calin, she acts walks and talks like Sorceress from the cartoon He-Man. But with the last of her strength, she stumbled into the circle where her lover’s blood stained the ground. Alasdair’s power spread like vultures wings. Potions and spells alike I am a witch lover, but the fact that this particular Witch hadn’t evolved past her ancestors thousands of years before was annoying, tedious and made my eyes roll. Instead of making her a modern woman with a wonderful secret, she is depicted as an Irish lass living on the countryside, weaving rugs and sweaters by the fire. The thought was nice, I really wanted to like it, I did! And to be honest I was okay until we met the heroine, Bryna. If you take the love scene out of the book it is more suited for my ten-year-old daughter then me. I had very little to grasp onto or fall in love with.

I don’t want to be harsh but I found the book intolerably comical. I had high hopes for this book, it has magic, love, adventure and written by the famed Nora Roberts. I finished the book, all 1447 pages of it and I am unfortunately disappointed. While there, Calin becomes bewitched by the ravishingly beautiful Bryna Torrence, even if he refuses to believe in the spell that has brought them together-and could destroy them both.

Spellbound – Nora Roberts – Spellbound follows world-famous photographer Calin Farrell on his much-needed vacation in Ireland.

Spellbound by Nora Roberts