Witching World 3: The Merqueen (The Witching World)

The Merqueen is book three in Lucia Ashta’s Witching World Series, this continues on from book two “The Five-Petal Knot”.

A demonic satyr. Rogue pixies. Diminutive dragons. Phoenixes and imps.
No one ever said magic would be boring.
Clara barely survived the dark force that attacked Irele Castle. One of her teachers didn’t. But the number of dark magicians hunting her and her friends has only increased.
She still doesn’t understand the extent of her powers, and her foes are cutting off every opportunity for her to discover it. As if the immortal count weren’t terrifying enough, now Clara’s former fiancé and a magician she believed dead have combined their efforts to kill her.
And it gets worse. The Merqueen’s already stolen three years of Clara’s life. But she wants more, and she’s as powerful as the count. They’re racing to claim her soul. Will Clara, who’s still new to the magical world, be able to find the way to stop them in time, when the many forces of darkness are converging on her?

After the battle and loose of Albacus things are going to get a lot harder for Clara, Marcelo, Mordecai, Sir Lancelot and Sylvia. Now without his brother Mordecai is struggle with grief and loss, but a houseful of unexpected and unwanted guests is the last thing they need with darkness still out to get them. Clara must learn everything she can before Marcelo’s nephew and Count Washur come back to finish what they started. But something is always getting in the way delaying her lessons. Marcelo must go back home to Castle Burdy to claim the Counts role after his fathers death, but leaving Mordecai behind with his grieving is the less of his and Clara troubles that they must overcome.

I love the mythical creatures in this series. The characters continue to grow and flourish, as well as the storyline. I did find Clara a little irresponsible and childish at parts in this book, I understand she is powerful and eggar to learn, but at the end of the day she is new to this world and doesn’t understand the risk and ramifications is spells go wrong, but she would listen to what Marcelo was trying to tell her. (As proof of the Terrance scene) But the bond and connection between Marcelo and Clara continue to grow as they look forward to building a future together.

So many questions, I have so many questions after reading this book. What is Count Washur up to? What happened to Salazar growing up? What is Mirvela trying to accomplish? Will Marcelo and Clara ever marry? What is Clara capable of? How did Gertrude get mixed up in this? Hopefully some of these questions will be answered in the next book.

The Merqueen is Book 3 in the Witching World series. Lucia has given us an awesome thrill ride with this book and series. Her imagination and use of words have given us a fantastic world with a kick a** Female lead character, Clara. It’s an honor to be brought on this adventure. If you like KA heroines, fast-paced rollercoaster action, magical creatures (love the owl), page-turning excellence, you will love this book and series. Am anxiously looking forward to book 4 to see where Lucia takes us. Received an ARC and this is my voluntary and honest review.

THIS AIN’T JUST HOCUS POCUS!!!
Talk about skating on thin ice. This is an ah-shucks tale. LOL. You read it right the first time. If you’re looking for an action packed, fast paced, exciting adventure that captures your attention from the start, you’ve got it. If you want hard hitting, unpredictable, right again. If you’re looking for suspense filled, dramatic leads and a page turning tale, yep, right here. You have strong personality based characters that bend, blend and play off one another perfectly. The scenes are vivid and descriptive that you get so caught up in it you’re not sure if it’s real or imaginative. All the twists and sharp turns pull you along as the characters continue their journey. You have a full scope of emotions to sort through on this thrilling, heart pounding, pulse racing wild ride that seems never ending. Lucia did a wonderful job bringing this read to life flawlessly. Fantastic job Lucia, thanks for sharing this awesome read with us.