Customer Reviews

Bewitched

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I am a big fan of Ms. O'Day-Flannery but this was one of her worst books. The concept of casting a "spell" to conjure up Mr. Perfect is a dream I'm sure many of us would like to believe in. Suzanne, the main character, is so negative and untrusting I just wanted to strangle her at the end. Ian claims she is warm and giving and that is why he loves her but I didn't see any proof or action on her part to make me believe it. I love time travel and more "steam". If this is your first Constance O'Day book please read her other books which are the best: Timeless Passion, Time After Time and Once And Forever

There was a bit of every man I know, from the age of six to sixty in Ian. He reacted in ways that were so human, you couldn't help but empathize with him. The way the "conjurers" dressed him, the way they related to him, tongue-in-cheek, always, so if he didn't turn out to be real, they could just blame it on the wine. This book was a blast of New Age high spirits in my mundane, well-ordered life! I have a friend who would enjoy sharing just such an adventure with me, so that made the book all the more enjoyable. Ms. Flannery has been a favorite of mine for years. She has a way of taking characters out of the mold some writers put them in and breathing life into them. The men don't always react the same in her books to where you are reading the same book, just different title. There are always so many differences in the women that you know she is definitly a keen observer of people.

If I didn't like the subject of spells and "what-ifs I would give this book a one, but since I do...
The main female character is so weak it's unbelievable. She annoys me, and I (being like her friend) wouldn't like her in real-life situations. Ian is so oppionated that they deserve each other. Every time she has a minuate by herself, she's thinking he's a theif robbing her... PLEASE, spare me, no wonder she's single.
This book just made me want to re-write it the way I want to have it be. I'll call it "Single chick get reality check and stops being so uptight"

this book is so bad I cant even finish it. Its so bad I am compelled to write my first review ever. I knew it was bad when the protagonist was hot for LETTERMAN in the first chapter. But i kept slogging through the drivel hoping for a little action. after countless pages of self pity & depression...DEPRESSION! Lets just say there was baffling pity nookie. not even nookie, i dont know what that was. this book is going in the trash, i cant inflict it on anyone else.

First of all, I liked the premise of the book. The conjuring up of a perfect man who happend to be from another century could have been more entertaining than it was. It was hard to keep interest in the story because there was too much thrown in the mix. For example, the character Rahmin served reading their astrological charts was unnecessary and did not add to the mystery of reincarnation.

The second problem I had was that Suzanne could be such an irritating, unlikeable character. Towards the end I wanted to strangle her. The romance in the book was poorly written and the character of Ian seemed to disappear for awhile towards the end.

Like another poster, I would like to re-write the book.

Hey - I am reading the reviews here of a book that I adore and the reviews are unkind and I think, unfair. This book is pure fantasy. For readers who are reading a book about time travel to say that casting a spell to make your perfect man is silly,.....well - that is just silly. If you are reading and willing to escape...then jump in and escape. Truth be told - I read this book long before I ever met my husband and as a twenty something - I made a little spice "mix" of my own. This book is magic and whimsy and tons of fun. Read and enjoy......

This is the first book I've read by this author but I'm going to give her another chance. I found the heroine completely unsympathetic and totally unlikeable and they all talk too much-I found the looong conversations tiring and skimmed them and found I didn't miss a thing.

I loved this book and have read it at least twice. It's a great little fantasy escape from the everday and I loved the characters. They were beleivable and the author did a great job of bringing them to life. A wonderful book for curling up by the fire on a cold winter night.

I have read many of Constance O'Day Flannery's books and was disappointed with this one. The basic concept was good and I would have enjoyed it if the author had refrained from using the word "giggle". By the time I was done with the first chapter I was counting the number of times the word giggle, giggled & giggles was used. Not to mention numerous "chuckles, howled with laughter & stifled smiles. The only one not smiling, giggling or laughing is the reader.

Again, Constance writes a different form, but with a sense of humour and dealing with issues that are current. Two best friends, different lives, yet what can happen when girlfriends can get together. A really good read to let you escape and dream.