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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kathleen conjures another delightful tale!!, 19 Oct 2002
Kathleen gets better and better with each book she writers, though The Seeker is my favourite at this point. She writer two very original and distinct series: the Immortals and the Djinns. She moves from one series to the other ( a couple of each before switching back) keeping the tale fresh and SO ENJOYABLE!!
Enchanted, obviously by the cover, is the newest in the djinn series. This one follows Jack Montgomery (the brother of Isis we met in More than Magic). Jack is terrified of the loss of control magick represents, despite his sister making a different choice, and has gone to great lengths to create a small device to negate the power of magick - though he would be loath to admit it - a talisman against magick. And it has adverse reactions when he meets up with the sexy lady in a New Orleans night club. Leila is a djinn, though a rather week one, sort of an outcast in djinn world since she has trouble mastering all the way of magick. She wants a baby, and since she learns that the mating of a human and djinn can produce one, she goes after Jack. But when he touches his talisman, instead of being protected from her magick, he is thrown into her world were magick is the norm and the only means to survive. Only his talisman robbed Leila of her magickal powers, and they are now left alone in the desert to survive on just his wits.It is a gentle tale of these two out of elements having to learn to depend and trust the other in order to live through the ordeal of being isolated for all both know. To fully enjoy, I suggestion your read When Wishes Come True and More than Magick!! A delightful trio!! Way to go Kathleen...keep giving up magick!!...
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Takes a while to get going, but then we're off!, 9 Oct 2002
Jack Montgomery (brother of Isis from 'More Than Magic') was truly freaked out when Darius used various spells on him, spells Jack had no defence against. Since that time, brilliant scientist Jack has dedicated himself to making a device that will leave him immune to the effects of Ma-at, the magic of Kaf, home world of the Djinn. And the very night of his success in this he runs into Leila, who unknown to him has come to the Terran Earth expressly to meet Jack, and seduce him into giving her a baby. Beautiful Leila has not much ma-at, and wants someone to love, someone she need not play the role of confident seductress with (in lieu of ma-mat strength). She transports Jack back to Kaf, but his instinctive use of his new talisman takes away her ma-at and leaves them stranded in the rather hostile Tower Lands. Jack must deal with being in a world of magic, when magic frankly terrifies him, and Leila must come to terms with being denied even the small portion of ma-at that she had - the rigours of camping, dust that cannot be removed with a thought, sleeping on stone and other hardships. Jack is logical, scientific - Leila a creature of magic. Would these two opposites attract?And just when they were beginning to come to terms with each other, they come to a village full of djinni. And Leila's ma-at returns. Add to this Jack's suspicion that someone evil is amongst Leila's djinni friends, and their trust will soon be put to the test. I liked the book best once Jack and Leila had others to interact with. Their trek through the Tower Lands was necessary for them to get to know each other and come to have some measure of trust and growing feeling for each other before it was put to the test, but I was beginning to wonder if the action of the book would ever start. It was sweet to see Leila responding to Jack's caring about, of all things, the health of her feet. But there are a lot of pages spent on these few days. However, once they get to the village, things begin to get going. Their new feelings are explored and constantly tested - the argument where they share their old pain and learn about each other is one of the most touching scenes in the book. New friends and old - Darius, Jarad, Isis and even Simon are joined by minstral Zayne, and Jack's new pet rock Mistrock is certainly a bit of a character in his own right. In my view the pace and events of the second half of the book largely make up for the necessary getting-to-know-you isolation and relatively slowness of the first half. I'd suggest that a reader first read ‘Wishes Come True’ and ‘More Than Magic’ because much of the benefit of the second half of this book is also rejoining old friends from these earlier works. It's a good read if you've read at least More Than Magic, but I'm not sure I'd feel it was strong enough to make it without the support of the earlier work.
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