Expected Publication: February 7th 2017 by Sourcebooks Fire
In the sequel to Spelled, can Robin Hood’s daughter, Rexi, stop the Wicked Witch from finding Excalibur?
Fairy-Tale Survival Rule No. 52:
No matter how difficult the obstacles or all-powerful the evil villain, one can rest assured that the hero of the story never dies. The sidekicks though…they should be worried.
Rexi Hood is proud to be an outlaw. After all, she’s the daughter of the infamous Robin Hood. But sidekick? Accomplice? Sorry, that wasn’t in her story description. Yeah, she and Princess Dorthea of Emerald have been inseparable since they teamed up to fight the wickedest witch. But if Rexi doesn’t figure out how to break the curse that binds them, forget being overshadowed by the spirited princess, Rexi’s going to become a Forgotten, wiped from the pages of Story and reduced to a puddle of ink.
Not happening. No way in Spell.
Rexi’s plan? Steal the sword Excalibur and use its magic to write her own tale. But Gwenevere has opened a new Academy of Villains in Camelot and danger lurks behind every plot twist. And you know how it goes in Story: keep your friends close and your enemies closer…
Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review. This in no way influences my opinion.
Can I just mention how long I have been pining for this book?? I feel like it has been sine forever! I read Spelled last year April and immediately wanted more! It has become one of my favourite books ever and this book is joining it up there… because it was just as good as the first book!!
This instalment is told from the perspective of Rexi – our favourite sidekick, daughter of Robin Hood. I loved the fact that her voice was its own and didn’t mix with Dorthea’s. Despite some of the events that take place in this book, it was easy to tell her voice apart and it was so refreshing. I loved her voice and her opinions on things and I found myself connecting to her on a deeper level because she was an extremely relatable character for me. I really wanted her to pull through and make it to the end in tact!!
Just like in the first book, there was always something happening! As soon as you think you can have a 5 minute breather, something else happened which had you reading not o see what would happen next!
Can we also just talk about the ending for a second. Not in the spoilery sense, but in the OMG WHAT DID I JUST READ?!?!? kind of sense!!! I got to the end and I’m still pretty gobsmacked… how do I even carry on with that ending? *Sigh* #problemsofabookaholic
I really loved the little tips at the beginning of each chapter (as also featured in the first book) – they really brought an extra something something original to the story itself. Each of the tips and the character and stories, whilst they had links to the original stories and plots etc. The author managed to twist and change them to make them her own and she owned it! I absolutely loved it!
I really loved this instalment and I am seriously hoping there is more to come because I don’t think I can cope if there isn’t and … with that ending, I really need more! I gave this book 5/5 stars!
Lauren's Page Turners 
Oh God! His sounds so exciting! And the premise is rather original. Robin Hood snatched my heart back in the days, so yes yes yes! 😻😻😻
Well, you’re going to need to read Spelled first, because this is the sequel!! And don’t expect anything to be the way that you know t because it absolutely isn’t! I hope you love this as much as I do!! 🙃🙃🙃
Alright, gotcha! Spelled goes first then!
Enjoy 🙂
I’m so glad to see you enjoyed this book Lauren. I read Spelled back when it was first released as well and really enjoyed it. I didn’t think, and I’m not sure why because if I remember correctly it ends on a kind of cliff-hanger doesn’t it, that there was a sequel but as soon as I saw Wanted I added it to my to-read list.
I only hope I enjoy it as much as you have! 😀
Great review.
It had an open end – you could treat it as a standalone or as part of a series!! I hope you get to this book soon because it is great!! 🙂
I think I just assumed it was a standalone. Still pleased to be wrong, and yeah hopefully I’ll be able to get my hands on this book soon! 🙂