The Mesmerist by Claire Luana – Review by Erica Shoebridge

The Mesmerist by Claire Luana
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic paranormal story with a page-turning plot, compelling characters, and complicated mystery. Adrijana longs to get away from her provincial verbena farm and live in the city with the interesting and colourful characters that reside there. She finally gets her wish, and the adventure is much more than she bargained for. A murderer is on the loose, one who has a very particular set of powers – and a small list of possible suspects. But there is more going on than most people are aware. Will the murderer be revealed before the body count gets too high?
Adrijana is an awesome heroine – brave, intelligent and lacking in the hubris that many of those who live at court embody. The friendships she makes with Simeon, Georgi and Nevena help her to survive the cunning of shadowy forces. Each of them are interesting in their own right, very well-developed characters. Dragan was my favourite – his true nature is so elusive and it was great fun trying to keep up. A must read for fantasy and YA lovers!

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