Midnight Curse

Disrupted Magic, Book 1

By: Melissa F. Olson

Narrated by: Amy McFadden

Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Scarlett Bernard is used to cleaning up messes. As a human who cancels out any magic around her, Scarlett's job is to keep the supernatural world hidden - at any cost.

But on the eve of the Vampire Trials, a two-day tribunal that allows the otherworldly community to air their grievances, Scarlett receives a blood-soaked message from Molly, her estranged former roommate. Molly, a vampire, had been living with 12 human college students...and in one terrible night, she slaughtered them all.

Scarlett believes Molly's been set up, but no one else in the Old World agrees with her. Meanwhile, the true perpetrator is determined to make sure Molly goes on trial for the massacre - and the penalty is death.

With less than two days to prove her friend's innocence, Scarlett calls on former LAPD detective Jesse Cruz to help her dig into Molly's past. But no one - Molly included - wants Scarlett and Jesse to bring the terrible truth to light.

©2017 Melissa F. Olson (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Love this book

I was excited to learn that Melissa F. Olson was continuing Scarlett Bernard's story. This fast paced story does not disappoint. It was great to catch up with all of the characters from her first Scarlett Bernard series. It was hard to push pause...Amy McFadden does an excellent job bringing the character's personalities out. I cannot wait to start listening to Book 2 in the Disrupted Magic series.

Imaginative!

I really enjoyed this audio! The characters were amazing. The story was captivating. I was on edge until the very end!

Wanted to love it

I wanted to love it, but I really liked it. It reminds me too much of the Dresden Files. I will listen to the next book and see what happens, because I really like this story.

Scarlett is back nulling and voiding.

Confusion - Disrupted Magic and Scarlett Bernard are both a series about Scarlett Bernard. If you are like me and like things chronologically, start with the Scarlett Bernard series. There is another series Boundary Born that is in the middle of the Scarlett Bernard and Disrupted Magic. Below is the suggested reading order from the author, Melissa Olson.

1. Bloodsick
2. “Sell-By Date”
3. Dead Spots
4. Trail of Dead
5. Hunter’s Trail
6. Boundary Crossed
7. “Malediction”
8. Boundary Lines
9. Boundary Born
10. Midnight Curse
11. Blood Gamble

I have read all the Scarlett Bernard and can fumbled through the Boundary series references that cross in both Scarlett stories. I do like the cross over characters.It makes the world according to Melissa F. Olson, vast and provides an opportunity to demonstrate growth in her characters. Yet, Scarlett repeatedly mentions that, she is an adult. That has never been an issue in the Scarlett series. There is animosity between Lex and Scarlett. May be Scarlett’s immature characterization was address in one of Lex’s books.

This is a very good Scarlett story. It is great to have Molly back in Scarlett’s life. Little Molly is more than a sweet vampire. She has a fire in her; after she stops crying. Jess is back in the old world solving crimes and now has a vote on case outcomes. And Eli… you must read that for yourself. Shadow, the dog but not dog, is the absolute best. Shadow needs to tell Scarlett to back off. In her loving concern for him, when he gets hurt and she runs to him, her presence eliminates his healing capabilities. Back off Scarlett! This bullet in my ass won’t be a problem if you back off.

Suffice to say that our girl Scarlett has done some growing up and acquired a few fighting skills. She is loyal to the extreme. In this situation, she flirts with the ideal to save one which could result in species war. Yep loyal to a fault.

The action happens in the first 20 minutes and continues. Jess is a great partner with Scarlett. In a two second phone conversation with Lex, we discover there is a paranormal ability that can twist the mind of a vampire. Olson has developed a paranormal hierarchical that is unique to her worlds.

Olson has played the theme,” I had an evil mentor” for three of the female characters. This topic that has been mention before. I am giving her a pass this one time. I hope that we don’t have that as a story point in other stories.

It is low in the romance and that is fine. What is not fine? When you have the characters interjecting sexual thoughts. For instances, Scarlett is in a relationship with Eli. Why is she going through toes curling, or tingle sensation when with Jess? That has no value to the story.

I enjoyed the story and will use a credit on the next one.

Great read

Loved it. Geared more towards those adults like myself who still enjoyed the Twilight Series. I'm hooked!

I missed these characters!

This story just sucks me in. I'm already dad it's over. I can't wait for the next book in this series.

love this book and the author

love the book and all the others I love that all the books tie in together.

Welcome back Scarlett!!

So excited to jump into Melissa's world again! Story was fast paced and compelling. All of our favorite characters are back. Narrator was very good as well. I highly recommend this title!

Excellent start to a new series

The narrator did a great job. I really enjoyed the story and character. I also enjoyed how the author mixed in characters from another series. I can't wait to see what happens next and how the romance (which is just a small part) plays out.

love this series

The series is great and the writing/story is great... while I am not a big fan of "Vampires are the Most Powerful supernatural" concept, this is definitely outweighed by the quality of the characters.