Harley Merlin 12: Finch Merlin and the Djinn’s Curse

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This book is incredible in its own right, and once you get past the slight similaries at the start, and they are only slight similarities; you get to the thumping heart of the book and when you reach that point, you will be totally hooked on it and won't want to stop reading for anything. But she has no clue where she got these freakish powers because she spent her childhood jumping from home to home in the foster system, and her father left her with nothing more than a cryptic note. I did enjoy how the coven was structured, and the idea of magicals striving for an overall positive balance in the world (though I feel that wasn’t really followed up). Able to read other peoples emotions, she is invaluable at her job in the casino where she's employed catching card sharks, and she's very good at her job which is in the human world.

To answer a question as vital as the number of coffee cups consumed while reading, there are exactly 20 books in the Harley Merlin series.However the book does have some positive elements (hence the three star rating); it is well written, there are a few well crafted action sequences and the story had a couple of original ideas around how magic might be used in a magical society. Alone in the world from the age of 3 yrs old, with nothing but a short note from her father; she has no memory of either of her parents and doesn't even know their names. Yes it has ever so slight samesy situations as Harry Potter, like orphanened, magic and there’s a kind of school element I guess.

The description and detail in the book is amazing, I can picture every scene in my imagination perfectly!Wade is a brilliant warlock with no social skills who is drawn to Harley from the beginning but equally repelled by her empath abilities. I am really looking forward to reading more about the world of the Magicals and I want to know more about the Purge.

I'd like to know more about Gerald and Wade who go head to head frequently over every little thing; they are so funny. I’ll get to the actual review part shortly, but this bothered me so much that I just have to get it out of my system. And if you’re looking for easy to consume fantasy with some fun and interesting bits and are not too concerned with how it is written and originality, then this is definitely a good book to read. So I can see why it’s been likened to the adult Harry Potter, but honestly until reviews were read, I didn’t even think about HP. This author, whether a rising star or a seasoned veteran, has crafted the pages that whisk readers away on this series' journey.That being said the rest of the books don’t look quite as much as soft porn, so maybe I’ll give it a go.