Spell Hound by Lindsay Buroker [Review]

Spell Hound (A Witch in Wolf Wood #2) by Lindsay Buroker
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 15, 2021

A Witch in Wolf Wood
1. Mind Over Magic
2. Spell Hound - Paperback | Kindle
3. Any Witch Way
4. Moment of Tooth
5. Charmed and Dangerous

Lindsay Buroker
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Since Morgen Keller arrived in the small town of Bellrock, she’s learned that magic is real, fought battles with werewolves, and managed to turn the local witches into enemies. As an introverted database programmer, she’s not equipped to handle any of this.

Fortunately, she has an ally: the fearsome werewolf Amar.

Unfortunately, one of the witches branded him and can take control of him whenever she wishes.

To have a chance of freeing her werewolf ally, Morgen must learn to harness the power she inherited from her grandmother. She may also have to find a familiar, confront a powerful witch, and admit that she has feelings for Amar. What could go wrong?

Thoughts on Spell Hound: My feelings about the local coven in Morgen's new town are...let's just say their propensity for burning (or attempting to burn) down barns, houses, and other sundry things on Morgen's property have left me disinclined to like them. Throw in some theft, their tendency to put the control whammy on werewolves (and others), and their desire to end Morgen and I REALLY DON'T LIKE THEM.

In other words, for all she needs someone to teach her, why in the world would she want to throw in with this malicious group of women who have done nothing but make her life miserable since she rolled into town? I sincerely hope they ALL get their comeuppance at some point.

But this isn't just about horrible witches. Morgen's trying to figure things out (mostly on her own since the witch she'd been relying on for the occasional answer has up and vanished) and she's bumbling along in a (mostly) forward direction. She might not know the ins and outs of spellcasting, but she's willing to put in the research time and attempt to learn. Despite the road bumps she keeps running into.

She's also making nice-ish with one of the local werewolf packs (and just making nice in general with one particular werewolf) which is a big no-no for a witch. Or at least it a big no-no according to that not-so-nice coven who keep getting in her way.

Magic, mayhem, a fight or two among the wolves, familiars, a leeeetle bit of kissing, and one newfound witch who's just trying to figure out how to make things work and keep the things she holds close safe. *thumbs up*