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Spellbinder (published as Enchantress in some countries) is a young adult Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy novel by L. J. Smith. It's the third book in the Night World series and was published in October 1996. It was later reissued in the omnibus Night World 1, along with Secret Vampire and Daughters of Darkness.Witch cousins Thea and Blaise Harman have been raised together ever since their parents died when they were young. Although Thea loves Blaise like a sister, they couldn't be more different and Thea doesn't always approve of Blaise using her magic and charms to toy with human boys, often with disastrous consequences. Having been expelled from numerous schools, the girls are sent to live with their Grandma Harman, who makes it clear this is their last chance before she packs them off to live in a convent in the middle of nowhere.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })This time, Thea is determined to stay out of trouble and leave Blaise to her own devices. But then Thea finds herself falling for Eric Ross, a kind-hearted classmate who seems perfect for her...save for the fact he's human, with the laws of the Night World forbidding Thea from forming a serious relationship with him. When Blaise also sets her sights on Eric, Thea is determined to protect him, but in doing so she inadvertantly unleashes something she cannot control.Not to be confused with the 1977 game Spellbinder, the 1988 film Spellbinder or the 90s television series Spellbinder. | |
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Abuse Mistake: Thea tells Eric's little sister Roz the story of Hellewise Hearth-Woman and the witches' origins to cheer her up; although she's forbidden to tell humans the witches' history, she figures that Roz will just think of it as a fairytale. However, when Thea realizes Eric and his mother overheard, she flees from the house in a panic. When Eric persuades her to return, Mrs Ross is deeply concerned, asking if Thea's grandmother is saying things to "scare [her]" and says she can stay with them if she has problems at home. Thea is able to handwave it away, but realizes that Mrs Ross likely thinks her grandmother is part of some kind of cult and has more than a few screws loose. | |
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Artistic License – History: When Thea goes on a rant to Eric about the school Halloween decorations depicting torture devices, she points out a replica of an Iron Maiden, asking Eric if he knows they were actually real and were used to torture and kill innocent people. There's actually little evidence that iron maidens were a real medieval torture device; the first records of them date back to only the late 1700s and the only physical examples are supposed replicas built for museums in the 19th century. Iron maidens appear to have been invented by later historians, or potentially confused with similar but not identical torture devices. Thea is right about breaking wheels being used to execute people, though. It may also be justified given that it's a common misconception and Thea tends to think the worst of humans due to their historical persecution of witches. | |
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