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Three Reasons You Should Read This Adult Urban Fantasy:
- For Whom the Spell Tolls by HP Mallory is an action-filled revolution to take back the Netherworld from an evil tyrant.
- Dulcie is in for the fight of her life and needs to figure out who she can trust before all her plans come crashing down.
- If you’ve been reading along with this series – this is a great mid-point wrap up. Many of the loose threads get tied off, and the stage is set for the next phase of Dulcie’s adventures.
About For Whom the Spell Tolls by HP Mallory
Title: For Whom the Spell Tolls
Author: HP Mallory
Series: Dulcie O’Neil #6
Genre: Urban Fantasy
CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, ONE DEADLY CHOICE
As a Regulator for the Association of Netherworld Creatures, I’ve dedicated my career to keeping the peace between our world and the supernatural beings living among us.
But everything I thought I knew just turned upside down.
Why? Because the head of an illegal street potions ring who is also terrorizing my city is none other than my father—a father I never knew existed until now.
And he’s not just any criminal; he’s Melchior O’Neil, the tyrannical ruler of the Netherworld itself.
Now I’m caught in an impossible situation.
My father’s assassins are gunning for me, my allies are becoming suspects, and I can’t seem to get a handle on my complicated feelings for Knight.
As if that wasn’t enough, there’s Bram, the charismatic vampire whose loyalty is as questionable as his intentions toward me.
With The Resistance planning to invade the Netherworld and overthrow my father, I need to decide where my allegiances truly lie.
In this deadly game of supernatural politics, the stakes have never been higher—and for the first time, I’m not sure if I’ll make it out alive.
When family secrets and forbidden attraction collide, for whom will the spell toll?
My review of For Whom the Spell Tolls:
I started out loving this series. It was funny, quirky, a little dark at times, and had some great adventures and mysteries. The characters were amazing, and I want to be best friends with most of them. Books 1 through 6 feel like one big story, with lots of small steps and side quests in each individual book – like a TV show. This was Season 1.
While I really enjoyed much of For Whom the Spell Tolls, there were just too many aspects that started feeling repetitive by the end of Book 6. Everyone wants Dulcie for her body, and it seems to be a plot point in most of the storylines. Bram’s infatuation, while cute and funny at the beginning, got to be a little too much too often.
The characters I wanted to see more of in this part of the story were strangely absent. I never really understood Melchoir and his backstory or reasons for being the big bad. I just wanted more growth and change from everyone.
While I still enjoyed reading them, and they were written very well. This was just a natural jumping-off point for me.