The Insanity of Reincarnated Mages and Amorous Vampires

Spellbound, Book 1

De: AJ Sherwood, Devon Vesper

Narrado por: Max Meyers, Derek Prince

Reborn love. Unleashed magic. We won't fail twice.

Hi, I'm Kit. Immortal vampire and technomage extraordinaire. You know how it goes.

For the record, I am absolutely not stalking my reincarnated husband.

Okay, I am, but it's for his own good. And mine. Er, assuming I can somehow figure out how to tell him he's reincarnated and a mage, and we all live in a sentient library.

Any thoughts on that? I'm currently taking suggestions.

One thing's for sure. He's not dying on me again. Never again.

©2023 AJ Sherwood and Devon Vesper (P)2024 Podium Audio

Great Story

These two characters truly come off the page for me and I just want to hug them. While there were some inconsistencies like Kit giving Gun details and then in a later chapter doing it again... I was on swivel looking back to confirm that yes, that information had in fact already been imparted in an earlier chapter. All in all I loved the characters and hope there is another book to follow.

I think I got a cavity

If these 2 were any sweeter….. enjoyable story , good world building, loving families, I can see many more stories from this line.

loves the story but...

I loved the story premise and world building. However the narrator just didn't did it for me. I had a really hard time with the mechanical nature of the 1 voice.

Outstanding

This is an amazing and funny romance with magic, reincarnation and vampires! Love the characters the story and the narration, so glad it is in audio now.

Loved it!

I really don't understand the hatred that some people had for this story. I just finished, and really enjoyed it!
The main character Kit does wait 150 years for his husband to be reincarnated. His husband is reincarnated into a 20 year old virgin named Gun. So yes, age gap. BUT, have none of these people ever read a fae or vampire novel before? (Hello ACOTAR!) Plus, Gun remembers his previous life! He has had dreams about his past life for his entire life. When he finally starts seeing Kit in his dreams/memories, it brings him peace, clarity, and happiness. Does Kit kinda jump Gun's bones? Yes, but Gun wants it. Everything is consensual and wasn't creepy in the slightest.
What I found most touching was how thoughtful Kit was to Gun with his autism. Remembering all of his little quirks and accommodating them without making Gun feel bad for them. Kit doesn't slip up and call Gun by his previous name, or say "you used to do this" or "you used to do that" making Gun feel less than or othered. It's clear Kit loves Gun not only for who he WAS, but for who he IS NOW.
People also complain that this book is long and had too much exposition. I had no problem with the length or descriptive text at all. When I want books that are simply fluff and spice, I read fluff and spice. Sometimes, you want a book to immerse you, explain every little detail so that you can be fully present in that world, and this book does that.
I loved how different the aspect of techno-mages were, and how they combined magic with computer systems. I also loved how Cassandra's (the library) attitude and snarkiness came through despite not having a voice. I'm looking forward to the next one when they give her a voice.

Love this author!

I love AJ Sherwood books! She’s probably currently my favorite author. Her books are always charming and funny with cleverly detailed world building and rich story telling. This particular book is fun because Sherwood honors Thai BL’s.

However, I got really frustrated by the narration. Gun’s narrator is wonderful and I would listen to him over and over again but Kit’s narrator is possibly AI. The weird pronunciations don’t sound human and constantly remove me from the story. I’ve tried googling Derek Prince but can’t find anything about him anywhere. I don’t like leaving a negative review but I also don’t like being duped by AI. I don’t want to support AI narration and will be more careful in the future.

loved it but there were inconsistencies

Love the story plot and adore Kit obsessing over his husband in any lifetime. Gun needing his Kit fix was adorable and how much he still loves his husband even when he doesn't fully remember him. The only thing I didn't like were the confusing inconsistencies like Gun going from seeming to suspect reincarnation or something like that to being surprised by it and how he referred to Arthit as his past self but then was saying he isn't Arthit and he is completely different. Kit does something similar saying Gun looks somewhat like his past self and has similar traits to saying Gun looks nothing like Arthit. Then there is Kit's room at Kassandra first it's described as just a basic room with a mini fridge in the corner then it's a full suite with a kitchenette and onsuite bathroom. Feels inconsistent and either needs more explaining on the inconsistencies or editing

Fabulous

This was a great start to a new series. I can’t wait for more. The narrator did a wonderful job.

what in the hell was that

what kind of ending was that? it was like ending in the middle of sentence

One of the narrators sounds like AI

One of the voices sounds like AI... the voice is flat, pronunciation is off... just the whole thing doesn't sound good. I started out reading the book, but can't quite get back into the written when the oral keeps interrupting... I won't finish. The concept sounded intriguing; and YMMV.