Leo Loveage is entering his final year at the Fount on probation — he's skipped class, gotten in trouble, and avoided doing any difficult magic for four years already, and if he doesn't buckle down and study now, he'll get kicked out and he'll lose the inheritance his father has promised him. Sebastian Grimm has long been Leo's rival and different from him in every way — serious, studious, and determined to use his education to make a difference in the magical world. However, when they're paired up in class, Grimm accidentally casts an illegal control spell on Leo that leaves Leo quite literally unable to resist doing what Grimm tells him to do. As discovery of this spell would mean doom for both of them, Leo and Grimm embark on a quest to track down a counterspell, a project that takes them far from the Fount and into the dangerous Unquiet Woods.
This was a lovely lighthearted story of reluctant friendship that somehow manages to also include solid backstories for both of the main characters, and wonderful worldbuilding. There's definitely a vibe of romance throughout, which I thought might be problematic given the control spell, though thankfully it's handled very well. This is as series starter, and I can say that I'll be delighted to read more books about Leo and Grimm in the future.
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