Spirited (eBook)

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Spirited
Spirited Original eBook Cover, written by Naomi Stone
Spirited Original eBook Cover,
written by Naomi Stone
Author(s) Naomi Stone
Publisher Champagne Books (Original)
Wild Culture Press (Reissue)
Publication date March 31, 2013 (Original)
February 8, 2017 (Reissue)
November 9, 2017 (Reissue)
Media type eBook
Length 248 Pages (Original)
296 Pages (Reissue)
363 Pages (Reissue)
ISBN 978-177155022-2 (Original)
9781386090335
ASIN B00C4X2QM6 (Original)
B01MV75O0T (Reissue)
B0779WVRGK (Reissue)


Spirited Reissue eBook Cover, written by Naomi Stone
Spirited Second Reissue eBook Cover, written by Naomi Stone

Spirited is an eBook written by Naomi Stone. In this work Succubi appear as minor characters, the character Lily being central to the story and a Succubus, but referred to as a Lilit.


Overview

  • Title: Spirited
  • Author: Naomi Stone
  • Published By: Champagne Books (Original), Wild Culture Press (Reissue)
  • Length: 248 Pages (Original), 296 Pages (Reissue), 363 Pages (Reissue)
  • Format: eBook
  • ASIN: B00C4X2QM6 (Original), B01MV75O0T (Reissue), B0779WVRGK(Reissue)
  • IBSN: 978-177155022-2 (Original)
  • IBSN: 9781386090335
  • Publishing Date: March 31, 2013 (Original), February 8, 2017 (Reissue), November 9, 2017 (Reissue)


Plot Summary

Amelia Swenson’s plans for the weekend didn’t include a sexy djinni or saving the world from demons. Her whole life changes when Amelia discovers the ring to which the handsome djinni is enslaved, and at the same time accidentally unleashes a demon into the world. The djinni, Al-Marid has been alone for three thousand years—is it any wonder he falls for the woman who frees him? But Amelia's not prepared for love, magic, or the evil creatures that threaten her friends and her world. Now she must face all of these, with the help of her djinni, in an adventure that takes her to the ancient past, challenges her to open her heart again and reveals the world to be more miraculous than she had ever imagined.


Book Review

The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on November 12, 2017


Amelia finds herself both blessed and cursed in a single day. Having a djinni appear is a delight, but the appearance of a Lilit with one thing on her mind isn’t. Coming to terms with the reality of having creatures of power around her isn’t the problem, the issue is where her heart goes and who’s heart and soul she’s put at risk.

The work is a complicated novel of love, lust, need and desires which combine to tell a lovely story with heat and a plot that allows for needed character development to occur for the main characters. The telling of that story works really well and I enjoyed the conflict as forces light and dark battled with each other towards the climax.

The main succubus, referred to as Lilit, character Lily, along with her kin in the story, are a bit two-dimensional for my liking. They all are single minded in their focus, there’s a lack of imagination, or more specifically, the ability to create thoughts that are beyond their niche. They are sexual beings, they feed on the lusts of others, but there needs to be something more than that.

The Lilit aren’t the focus of the story, they are a means for plot to advance, characters to be drawn to each other. Even so, I just didn’t find their development that interesting overall. Evil and nasty are a character type, but that alone isn’t enough for character growth. Given that they pop in and out of the plot, it’s not surprising that they haven’t much time, compared to other characters, to become more.

I realize that the story isn’t really about the succubi encountered, as a whole. They are a means for the story to be pushed onwards and that’s expected. I just would have liked them to be a little less “evil” and “stereotypical” than they are. It’s not a story about succubi, though they are an important part of what happens.

Three and a half out of five pitchforks.

As a fantasy romance novel, this is a delight by far. As a work about succubi, there’s a lot left for me wanting.


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