Reviewed by Anabela.m

TITLE: Seducing the Sorcerer

AUTHOR: Lee Welch

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 261 pages

RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2021

BLURB:

Homeless and jobless, Fenn Todd has nearly run out of hope. All he has left is his longing for horses and the strength of his own two hands. But when he’s cheated into accepting a very ugly sackcloth horse, he’s catapulted into a world of magic, politics and desire.

Fenn’s invited to stay at the black tower, home of the most terrifying man in the realm: Morgrim, the court sorcerer. Morgrim has a reputation as a scheming villain, but he seems surprisingly charming—and sexy—and Fenn falls hard for him.

However, nothing is as it seems and everyone at the tower is lying about something. Beset by evil hexes, violent political intrigue and a horse that eats eiderdowns, Fenn must make the hardest choices of his life.

Can a plain man like Fenn ever find true love with a scheming sorcerer?

REVIEW:

Woken up from a drunken stupor next to a farm, Fenn was promised an old horse as payment for a day’s work. The contracted horse turned out to be a saggy, strange and legless one made of patchwork of cloth… a scarecrow. Fenn swallowed his humiliation and shouldered it all the same, only to wake later that night to find out that the sack of dust horse was somehow alive and it wanted to be ridden. And ride they did, but flying over the lands and clouds, straight to what was thought the most dangerous place in the land: the castle where Morgrim, the court sorcerer lived. Instead of getting rid of the unwanted visitor, Morgrim invited Fenn to stay at the castle, opening up a world of magic, politics, scheming but also of new possibilities and maybe the hope of romance for Fenn.

Lee Welch’s writing was amazing and very easy to get lost into and, thanks to the wonderful way Fenn was written it was like I lived in his head and felt each of his emotions. And I simply fell in love with him on the ninth page of the book, when his love of horses, his need to touch one almost brought tears to my eyes. You see, Fenn was a simple man, with simple needs, but not a simpleton. Honorable, humble and honest, with the gentlest soul and sharp witted, careful to not hurt anyone’s feelings and always ready to help. How could I not become his biggest supporter?

Seducing the Sorcerer was told from Fenn’s point of view and it was his story, his journey. There were plenty of secondary characters in the book, but they remained that, secondary. Even Morgrim, the love interest, was only important for the way he influenced Finn’s growth. And he did grow, so much, and I enjoyed seeing his evolution. I met a beaten down by life Fenn, homeless and jobless, and I experienced alongside him the shedding of resignation, replaced by new joy of living. He’d found a place where he could feel like a human being with a rediscovered self esteem and with a purpos, needed and useful.

To be completely honest, I would have been more than content if the book had ended when it reached the half point, when Finn was happy and adorably unsure of how to woo Morgrim. An opened ending at that point would have been perfect, with a world of possibilities for Fenn and his future. Because after that the story was a bit of a let down. I didn’t particularly like how the relationship between Finn and Morgrim developed. The author chose to give them a kinky dynamic that simply didn’t work out for them. But, the following events were adventurous and intriguing, with Finn a major player in saving the land.

This book gave me so much. A depth of emotions that came across clearly: resignation, shame, sorrow, anxiety, determination, utter joy, adoration, absolute commitment and lots  of love. So much laughter, mainly thanks to Squab, the horse, sometimes tears, but most importantly, this story made me happy. Fenn made me happy and I think that he’s a man that everyone needs in their lives. So, pick up Seducing the Sorcerer, you won’t regret it.

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