A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch: ‘Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious.’ Ali Hazelwood: Glimmer Falls
Autor Sarah Hawleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2023
Apreciem modul în care Sarah Hawley reușește să transforme o premisă clasică de „enemies-to-lovers” într-o aventură efervescentă, în care magia nu este doar un decor, ci un motor al vulnerabilității personajelor. În acest al doilea volum al seriei Glimmer Falls, părăsim dinamica din A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon pentru a explora o relație construită pe o inversare de forțe fascinantă: un demon legendar, Astaroth, își pierde nemurirea și amintirile, devenind dependent de vrăjitoarea care îl detestă cel mai mult, Calladia Cunnington. Remarcăm echilibrul fin între tonul ludic și tensiunea romantică. Calladia este o protagonistă complexă, cu un temperament vulcanic, a cărei dilemă morală oferă substanță narațiunii. Merită menționat că, spre deosebire de tonul mai întunecat din Servant of Earth, aici Hawley mizează pe un stil „whimsical”, unde situațiile absurde și dialogurile ascuțite primează. Ca și In Charm's Way, romanul pune accent pe tema identității pierdute și a reconstrucției de sine prin magie, dar cu un stil propriu de umor ireverențios și senzualitate asumată. Experiența de lectură este fluidă, marcată de un ritm alert și de o lume magică bine conturată, care se extinde natural dincolo de micul oraș Glimmer Falls. A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch demonstrează abilitatea autoarei de a umaniza creaturi mitice, oferindu-le slăbiciuni care îi fac extrem de simpatici cititorului modern de beletristică romantică.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1399608924
Pagini: 415
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția Gollancz
Seria Glimmer Falls
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Această carte este destinația ideală pentru cititorii care caută o evadare magică plină de umor și tensiune romantică. Dacă preferați poveștile în care personajele feminine sunt puternice și imperfecte, iar eroii masculini trec printr-o transformare profundă, veți găsi în relația dintre Calladia și Astaroth o dinamică irezistibilă. Câștigați o lectură reconfortantă care demonstrează că, uneori, pierderea memoriei este singura cale către regăsirea propriei umanități.
Despre autor
Sarah Hawley este o voce distinctă în peisajul literar contemporan de romantasy și comedie romantică paranormală. Co-prezentatoare a podcastului „Wicked Wallflowers Club”, inclus pe lista scurtă de recomandări Entertainment Weekly, ea îmbină pasiunea pentru ficțiunea romantică cu o imaginație debordantă. După succesul debutului său cu seria Glimmer Falls, Hawley și-a extins universul creativ către zone mai întunecate ale genului fantasy cu seria The Shards of Magic, demonstrând o versatilitate remarcabilă în portretizarea lumilor supranaturale, de la vrăjitoare urbane la regate fae subterane.
Descriere
'Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious!' ALI HAZELWOOD
****
Calladia Cunnington knows she's rough around the edges and her hot temper can get the best of her. So when she stops a demon attack one night, she's horrified to realize the man she saved is none other than the cold-hearted Astaroth.
Astaroth is a legendary member of the demon high council - or at least he was. Suffering from amnesia after being stripped of his immortality and banished to the mortal plane, Astaroth doesn't know why a demon named Moloch is after him, nor why the angry, hot-in-a-terrifying-way witch hates him so much.
Calladia grudgingly agrees to help Astaroth find the witch who might be able to restore his memory, vowing that once Astaroth is cured, she'll kick his ass. But the more time she spends with the snarky yet utterly charming demon, the more she realizes she likes this new, improved Astaroth... and maybe she doesn't want him to recover his memories after all.
****
PRAISE FOR GLIMMER FALLS
'It's the most utterly witchy sort of meet-cute... Quirky, witty, and sexy all at once'
JESSICA CLARE, bestselling author of GO HEX YOURSELF
'A sparkling delight, and I can't wait to see what spell Hawley weaves for us next!'
INDIA HOLTON, bestselling author of THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEWOMEN WITCHES
'Hawley delights in her humorous and romantic paranormal debut...This is a treat'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
****
GLIMMER FALLS SERIES
1. A WITCH'S GUIDE TO FAKE DATING A DEMON
2. A DEMON'S GUIDE TO WOOING A WITCH
3. A WEREWOLF'S GUIDE TO SEDUCING A VAMPIRE
THE SHARDS OF MAGIC
1. SERVANT OF EARTH (pre-order now!)
2. PRINCESS OF BLOOD (pre-order now!)
Recenzii
Hawley ably navigates life and love among toxic family members, fantastical chaos, and small-town politics-with some steamy scenes and plenty of dad jokes along the way. This is a treat
Whimsically sexy, charmingly romantic, and magically hilarious. This book put a spell on me and bewitched me, body and soul!
If GOOD OMENS were a small-town, enemies-to-lovers romcom. It's bright, bubbly, sexy, funny, and glorious
I loved A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon! It's the most utterly witchy sort of meet-cute, and I loved their banter. I loved the awkwardness of the relationship - what exactly does a witch do with a sexy demon that she's summoned? Romance readers know this answer. It was quirky, witty, and sexy all at once, and Oz is a delicious swoon-worthy hero. The small-town-with-magic setting is just as charming as the characters and made me want to visit Glimmer Falls. Highly, highly recommended for Nalini Singh fans who like a side of Charmed to their romance
You're all in for a treat because this book is SO MUCH FUN! Sarah Hawley's effervescent prose leaps off the page right from the hilarious opening scene, and I did not stop smiling until hours after I'd reached the end. Hawley's Mariel and Oz are both such delightful and charming characters, both separately and together, and her writing is infused with such effortless humor.
TL;DR: Drop everything and read this
I was lucky enough to snag an ARC from Berkley, and I have to pity everyone else who has to wait until March to read this. The experience of reading this book is like being invited on a picnic lunch to the English countryside in summer by the funniest person you know. Sarah has packed all your favorite snacks, found a great spot next to some wildflowers, and will make you snort-laugh sparkling lemonade through your nose when she drops in a knotting joke
Notă biografică
Sarah Hawley is an author of romance and fantasy novels. She co-hosts the Wicked Wallflowers Club podcast about romance fiction, which was featured on Entertainment Weekly's "Must List." When not dreaming up whimsical love stories, she can be found reading, dancing, or cuddling her two cats. A WITCH'S GUIDE TO FAKE-DATING A DEMON is her debut romcom.
Descriere scurtă
Calladia Cunnington knows she's rough around the edges, despite being the
heir to one of small-town Glimmer Falls' founding witch families. While her gym
obsession is a great outlet for her anxieties and anger, her hot temper still gets
the best of her and manifests in bar brawls. When Calladia saves someone from
a demon attack one night, though, she's happy to put her magic and rage to
good use...until she realizes the man she saved is none other than Astaroth,
the ruthless demon who orchestrated a soul bargain on her best friend.
Astaroth is a legendary soul bargainer and one of the nine members of the
demon high council-except he can't remember any of this. Suffering from
amnesia after being stripped of his immortality and banished to the mortal
plane, Astaroth doesn't know why a demon named Moloch is after him, nor why
the muscular, angry, hot-in-a-terrifying-way witch who saved him hates him so
much.
Unable to leave anyone in such a vulnerable state-even the most despicable
demon - Calladia grudgingly decides to help him. The two set out on an uneasy road trip to find
the witch who might be able to restore Astaroth's memory so they can learn
how to defeat Moloch. Calladia vows that once Astaroth is cured, she'll kick his
ass, but the more time she spends with the snarky yet utterly charming demon,
the more she realizes she likes this new, improved Astaroth... and maybe she doesn't want him to recover his memories, after all.