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Author(s): Kelley Armstrong
Title: Spell Bound
Publication: Hardback
Pages: 325
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Acquisition: Preordered
Date Completed: July 26, 2011
Rating: ****

Spell Bound is the twelfth (of a planned thirteen) and latest of Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series, and once again features a growing Savannah Levine. Fresh off a case with a less-than-satisfactory conclusion, Savannah makes a rash wish that, when granted, causes her to reconsider all that she knows about her current life. Throw into the mix an underground supernatural political movement, general chaos, and as many characters as Armstrong could possibly fit into a single novel, and the result is Spell Bound.

The novel itself is not as strong as many others in the series, primarily because there are too many stories - and too many loose ends - that Armstrong is trying to weave together. As a whole, the book feels like what it actually is - the build-up for the "big finish" that Thirteen is promising to be. This installment will hold the interest of fans - and does provide some emotional development - but probably isn't for anyone who has been waning.