Their background, style, and influences often shine through in their writing, making each book a unique experience.

Fans of the series might find it intriguing to delve into other works by {author name} to see how their writing has evolved or how different themes are explored across their body of work. When a rogue 19-year-old witch is recruited to help guard an ancient magical Bestiary, mystery and danger ensue. 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. I want to know more about Harley's relationship with the venomous snake-like beast locked up in the Beastiery.

Each book represents a chapter in the broader narrative, introducing new twists, turns, and perhaps the occasional talking dragon (disclaimer: dragons depend on the genre). 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.

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. I bought this book on the basis of the number of very positive reviews, particularly those comparing the book to the Harry Potter series.

Remember, the journey through a book series is not just about reaching the end but also about the memories created along the way. 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. She has been passed through quite a number of foster homes and has had some very bad experiences in all but the last one; The last foster home was with the Smith family.

I don’t mind some romance but I don’t read fantasy for the romance so it should at least be secondary. 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. 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). I happened by this review when looking for reviews about this series since I was contemplating reading it.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. After she witnesses a monster attack and aids another Magical in stopping said attack and capturing the monster, she learns that there’s a whole secret magical community out there, and she is not alone. 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. But overall it was quite predictable and the writing was not great (“my heart fluttered like an obese butterfly” was probably my favourite, though I don’t think it was intended to be funny. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I'd like to know more about Gerald and Wade who go head to head frequently over every little thing; they are so funny.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. But after a disturbing twist of events, Harley quickly realizes that her past is darker than she could ever have imagined. This all was a perfect introduction to this world, teaching Harley and us at the same time everything we need to know. 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.