Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magick, Book 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Anya Bast (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2012

First in a new series from the national bestselling author of Witch Fury.

When the Summer Queen of the fae orders Aislinn Finvarra to act as a guide for a half-incubus who is known to possess dark magick and sexual power, she must protect not only her heart, but her very life.

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About the Author

Anya Bast lives in the country with her Belgian husband, their tornado toddler of a daughter, and more cats, dogs, and rabbits than is sane. Ever since she was a little girl, Anya has told stories (much to her mother's dismay). She's happy to finally be making a career out of it.

A native of one of the colder states, she loves to ice skate and watch hockey. She has fascination for crows, ravens and birds of prey. She enjoys the study of Eastern philosophy, Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism and occasionally incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories. She works part time as a data base editor and French translator.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (February 7, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425232018
• ISBN-13: 978-0425232019
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anya Bast lives in the country with her Belgian husband, their tornado toddler of a daughter, and more cats, dogs, and rabbits than is sane. Ever since she was a little girl, Anya has told stories (much to her mother's dismay). She's happy to finally be making a career out of it.

A native of one of the colder states, she loves to ice skate and watch hockey. She has fascination for crows, ravens and birds of prey. She enjoys the study of Eastern philosophy, Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism and occasionally incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories. She works part time as a data base editor and French translator.

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Couldn't Put It Down, January 7, 2010

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Michelle M. (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magick, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I absolutely loved this book. Although do yourself a favor, don't start it right before you go to sleep because you won't be able to put it down. I didn't get much rest last night, but I guess that's okay if you spend your time with a great book, right?

Aislinn Finvarra has lived all her life in the Seelie Court of Piefferburg. Piefferburg is this big area of the United States that's been cordoned off to imprison all the fae. They're kept there by a group of druids called the Phaendir through the use of powerful wardings. Anyway, she's a member of the Rose Tower, the Seelie, but she's keeping a secret about the magic she can do, magic that might get her thrown out because it's too dark.

Enter the hero, Gabriel Mac Braire. He's from the Unseelie Court, the Black Tower. He's incredibly hot and is a half incubus, able to charm women with his magic to the point of addiction to him. He's there ostensibly to join the Seelie Court and Aislinn is appointed by the Summer Queen to be his guide while she's deciding whether or not to accept him. Aislinn detests this job and detests Gabriel. Right now a charming man is not what she wants. Even so, sparks fly between these two from page one.

Gabriel is not at the Rose Tower for anything like what he's told everyone. His purpose is much darker. Once he achieves his task, chaos is completely unleashed and it's non-stop action until the end. There are lots of surprises in this book, so I can't really say anything more without giving stuff away.

Anyway, loved it. I even bought copies for my friends. Not only does it have an incredibly hot romance, it has a wonderfully unpredictable plot, and it's set in an intriguing world. I'm really looking forward to this new series!

34 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I might just be confused..., March 22, 2010

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Tammi "Hungry for a good book" (Gainesville, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magick, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Is this kind of story now considered Urban fantasy? How would someone determine that from the reviews provided here? This book is erotic fantasy, period. The story is weak and poorly constructed. There was a lot of potential in the world created, I just think the author lacked the skill and details necessary to pull it together. There was too much emphasis and time spent on setting up the poorly formed loved scenes, and less time spent building the storyline. It was adhoc and disjointed. I don't really know how to describe it. It's just messy.

I'm upset to some extent, because I expected to NOT want to put this book down (based on other reviewers). Instead, it took four days to force myself to WANT to finish it. It is typical erotic fantasy; a story molded around erotic scenes. I've tried to curb my use of this word, but it is so appropriate here...this was a STUPID story. I feel misled by the other reviewers. If the word EROTIC had been used, I would have been better prepared for what would come. I certainly wouldn't have come down as hard on this story as I am. This is not Urban Fantasy, and it should not be included among recommendations for Urban Fantasy readers.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars: Good paranormal romance focused on the Seelie and Unseelie Fae courts, February 3, 2010

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S. Cook "Reviewer" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magick, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Aislinn's bloodline is documented to be pure Tuatha De, which is required to be part of the highest echelons of the Seelie Court. Aislinn can do 'regular' Seelie magic such as prophetic dreaming, but Aislinn suspects there is more to her heritage because of her secret magic to comminicate with the dead. The later being an Unseelie magic, which if known would be cause for exile from the Seelie Court in the rose tower.

Gabriel, a half incubus member of the Unseelie court, is sent by the Shadow King to find Aislinn and seduce her over to the black tower. The king claims she is a distant relative. Gabriel tries to befriend and attract her, but he's finding it hard to do since she's just getting over a break up with another guy. Gabriel has another secret. He is also Lord of the Wild Hunt, meaning that he led the nightly hunt to reap souls. While gathering a soul, he is surprised to see the soul speaking with Aislinn. He wonders about her secret and whether that means if she's a necromancer. And if that means she is more directly related to the Shadow King than the King implied.

Aislinn is bored with her life in the Seelie Court--the endless balls, teas, and other social functions. She would like a job or something to make her life have more meaning. In her deceased father's belongings, she had previously found a spell book (The Book of Binding) that she keeps hidden in a safe. As she studies the book and experiments with a spell, she accidentally calls her father's ghost from the Netherworld discovering that she is a necromancer. Years ago, Phaendir the ancient enemy of the Fae won the war and sealed them away in Piefferburg from humanity. Through research, she learns that the Book of Binding contains a spell that when combined with some special relics can free the Fae. She learns that her father isn't really her biological father, but only knows that her biological dad was an Unseelie Fae.

After Gabriel goes back to the Shadow King, enraging him because he has failed to lure Aislinn to them a major secret is reveled. Many, many more twists and turns occur before the climatic surprise ending!

This was my first Anya Bast book and I enjoyed it. I liked the main characters and the storyline moved quickly. The world building around the Fae was interesting. It was a little predictable at times and a bit too simliar to some other fiction books I previously read about the Fae. But all in all, it was an entertaining read.

If you are on the hunt for more books featuring the Fae, check out my list of favorites...
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