Spell Bound

By: F.T. Lukens

Narrated by: Neo Cihi, Kevin R. Free

An instant New York Times bestseller!

Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this “charming and engaging” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.

Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn’t have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn’t even have magic. But he does have a plan—to regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed.

Antonia is…intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name—Rook—both of which he’s happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia’s rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn’t so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, Rook minds less and less.

But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook’s Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back…or face losing their magic forever.

Critic reviews

"Free and Cihi’s performances capture the young mages' nerves and joy as they fall in love for the first time, ultimately keeping the narrative light and energetic despite its dark themes."

Wholesome magical romance!

Fun magical world, charming characters, and a sweet, wholesome romance between two little cinnamon rolls. I enjoyed every second!

a little slow on the uptake but fun!

wish the ending had been more drawn out like the first half of the story but overall very fun. hopefully we will get a sequel

Charming with Non-binary rep

The works by Lukens are all so adorable. They give me hope and fill me with so many bittersweet emotions like how I wish I had more of these coming of age stories that normalize people like me (Trans masc/ Non-binary). It’s a lil goofy, but the jokes actually land…and it’s earnest and sweet with a solid plot line. It was definitely worth the credit.

Best Lukens book yet

I treasured every chapter, and every character. You will not be disappointed if you buy it!

adorable and fun

Good flow, sunshine/grumpy, The owl House influences, just a huge fun fast read ! ,