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He was a little older than he was letting on. By a few eons... In this modern Arthurian, 17 year-old Boston high schooler Arriane, aka Ryan, DuLac ju read full description

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Aug 09, 2012
Tamis rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Honestamente no se que pensar de este libro... Ok veamos me encanta la trama de este es algo diferente algo nuevo y Fresco, me gustan los personajes, accion etc...

Merlin o Vane? sigo sin poder decidirme, pero puedo decir con seguridad que en verdad Ryan me hizo en ocaciones quererme arrancar el cuero cabelludo me saco mis casillas =P la historia de ella y Vane mmm todavia no me convence como que a este trio amoroso le falta mas fuerza en fin el libro es bastante bueno y Divertido, con una lectu More...
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Oct 08, 2012
Andrea rated it: 3 of 5 stars
My Boyfriend Merlin had a very cool premise, centered around magic, mystery and Merlin. Yes, that Merlin. When the Sword in the Stone reappears, Merlin, or Matt as he's known these days, sets out to guide a group of candidates to discover which is the heir to Excalibur. One of the candidates is Ryan, his ex-girlfriend. Ryan, who never knew magic existed, is a little upset about Matt's true identity. To top that, when she's taken to wizard school, she must also contend with a contentious face fro More...
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Feb 18, 2013
!!Contains slight spoilers!!

Well this is difficult to rate.. I liked the idea and the story. But I the writing was a bit - how do I put this best? - chaotic maybe. It started in the middle of the 2nd chapter when everything was happening and being revealed.. it was just so hectic and chaotic and I completely lost the overview of what was going on and I was surprised that the characters didn't feel the same way. "So there's magic and I'm kind of a part of this world? Okay, let's go to London!" Th More...
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Feb 11, 2013
Marie rated it: 2 of 5 stars
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Dec 24, 2012
Kristen rated it: 1 of 5 stars
-sigh- I really wanted to like this book, really I did. But I just couldn't. Honestly, after the first couple of chapters, it was painful to finish...but I made an oath to myself to finish all my books...so I did it.

Let's see....where to start? Okay...Ryan. Ryan, ryan, ryan. I don't like you. You're whiny, think your poop don't stink, and finicky.

Next....Vane....actually, I HATE you. I don't like your attitude. I don't like your personality, and I don't think you and the main character should More...
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Nov 20, 2012
Rose rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I received this book as an ARC signed by the author. The foundation of this novel was no different from any other popular YA plot. It consists of a Love Triangle between the Emrys Brothers, Matt known as Merlin and Vivane or Vane for short. Both brothers vying for the affection of 17 years old Arriane Dulac aka Ryan. The Author impressively written this novel with a twist to the Arthurian Legend/Myth in modern times.

We've seen & read all form of stories behind the Legendary King Arthur, his More...
Nov 16, 2012
Cel rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I love Medieval stories especially when it evolves on Arthurian legend/myth. I have known many versions of it whether it contains factoid or just purely fiction. It's a legend or myth that I never get tired of revisiting it once in a while. The story of this book started and ended in battle mode. There was a lot of fighting. The story and characteristics of each individual were developed quite impressive. I had known Vivane as the Lady of the Lake. In this book, Vivane was a male who happened to More...
Oct 05, 2012
Ellen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I have always loved fantasy and when I read that this was about Merlin, I was anxious to read this book. What I didn't expect was to enjoy it so much, especially in this modern day setting. Arriane, better known as Ryan is a 17-year-old senior in high school. The oh so hot Matt has the whole biker vibe going on, is charming, and Ryan is a little more than infatuated with him. As it turns out, Matt is also Merlin, the greatest wizard ever, who has woken up from the deep freeze, and Matt has a pur More...
Jul 24, 2012
Celina rated it: 2 of 5 stars
There is so much to say about this book. Originally, I was excited to read this book. The title did sound corny and usually I don’t read books like this, but I gave this a try. I love the idea of a modern day Arthurian legend story, and This book grabbed my attention because of my slight obsession with the BBC show Merlin. And I ended up being disappointed with this book. Honestly, I didn’t even finish the book.

I can definitely start off with the plot. I might get this wrong considering I stopp More...
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Jun 16, 2012
Stacy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Fairly standard YA format and writing level, but a basis in Authurian legend certainly makes for refreshing change to the current vampire, werewolf, and angel crazes. She definitely takes a lot of liberty with the stories we all know, but I don't necessarily consider that a bad thing. The return of the sword in the stone and a reawakened Merlin as an 18 year old boy, albeit a stiff necked, duty conscious one, is an entertaining concept. Our Arthur reincarnation is a girl, and she does generally More...
Jun 09, 2012
2.5 stars. Based on the title adding this book is a little embarrassing actually. But I have to because I like to keep track of my reading progress here. Why would I even read anything that sounds so silly?
Well, first of all: ever since the BBC show "Merlin" I kind of have a thing for Merlin. I don't think of him as an old man in a pointy hat anymore, I think of him as an attractive, slightly nerdy young man that I would like to meet. Yes I'm a geek.

Second: I just felt like reading a silly fant More...
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Jun 07, 2012
Kaitlin rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I did not expect to like this book, based on the title. I though it would be some silly book about wizards; however I really did like the book! I liked reading about all of the history of King Arthur and Merlin. The book starts out pretty slow, but is interesting enough to keep you reading, and then when you get towards the end, all hell breaks loose. I am looking forward to book 2 (review tomorrow). It was a very easy read, so I finished the book in 1 day. Ryan (it's a nickname for a girl) is t More...
May 25, 2012
Pam rated it: 4 of 5 stars
GoodReads Synopsis: In this modern Arthurian, 17-year-old nice girl Arriane, aka Ryan, DuLac just found out her badass biker boyfriend, Matt, is a little older than he was letting on. By a few eons.

In fact, he is really Merlin--the Merlin, King Arthur's Merlin, the greatest wizard who ever lived. But Ryan's not impressed. Tired of being a relationship loser, she'd rather kick his legendary behind.

Sure, the world has been crazy ever since the sword and the stone fell out of the sky like a meteor. More...
Mar 15, 2012
Reviewed By~Robin
Review Copy Provided By~Bewitching Blog Tours

Finally a story that brings Merlin into the 21st Century not only giving him a new adventure but also places him in a love triangle that is actually believable.

Merlin has that dangerous image that makes him irresistible. Then you throw in his equally good looking brother it leaves any normal girl with a dilemma of what to do. Oh to be in Arriane’s or Ryan to her friends, shoes.

Merlin better known as Matt Emrys is in search of someone More...
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Mar 03, 2012
"He who draws the sword from the stone, he shall be king. Arthur, you're the one." - Merlin, from the 1981 film Excalibur


17-year old Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac prefers to be called Ryan. yet the length of her name is the least of her worries. she gets thrust into a world of magic after a stone and sword mysteriously falls from the sky. Ryan also finds out that the guy she used to date is the wizard Merlin himself.
author Priya Pradis resurrects a fragment of the Arthurian mythos, gives it a More...
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Feb 03, 2012
Cathy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Ryan is just a normal 17 year old girl. She's the student president in her high school. She lives with her friends Grey and Alexa and their mother Sylvia, because her mom died. One day during a boring lecture in her history class, the unthinkable happens. Another teacher interrupts the lecture with an announcement that "History is happening now!" The whole class goes into another classroom to find out just what is going on. A large rock has shown up, out of nowhere in Trafalgar Square, with King More...
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Nov 28, 2011
Wesley rated it: 4 of 5 stars
While not well-versed in the tropes of the post-millennial YA renaissance, I do love me a plucky heroine, and PA makes it clear right in the pithy-perfect title that, oh yes, there will be pluck. And, as an added bonus, romance and magic--the other two legs of the stool that pretty much all transcendent storytelling has rested on since--well, since the days of Arthur.

Not to mention that PA herself manages to pluck (yes, that is while they call it plucky) such a timeworn tale from the depths of a More...
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Apr 11, 2013
Becca rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Never in all my years (too many to actual reveal) have I been so torn by a book. The plot, twists and ideas are so brilliant. A tale woven with myth and legend with great knowledge of their backgrounds BUT (and this is a big but) the writing style is an acquired taste. I don't mean that to sound disrespectful, but in my opinion it just didn't flow. The sentences were short and sharp and mostly without adjectives. A whole fight scene may consist of 'X hit y. Z moved behind me.' etc
Also because of More...
Oct 04, 2012
Alaiel rated it: 4 of 5 stars
**You can find more reviews in my blog, Librarian Mouse**

Seriously speaking people, aren't you tired of the constant books about vampires, werewolves, angels and demons? I mean, they are a HUGE constant right now. And I'm getting a little bit overwhelmed to be honest.
That's why, when I saw the chance (my chance!) to be part of this blog tour I knew I had to participate.

I mean, who hasn't heard the story about King Arthur and Merlin? Or about the roundtable? Or even watched that Disney movie that More...
May 22, 2012
Hey, I'm English so I absolutely embrace anything anyone writes about mythology whether its Robin Hood, Boadicea, Saxons, Druids, Pagans, or King Arthur. Those are the stories we grew up with at school and at home. There isn't a time when you see pictures of Cornwall or Glastonbury and you don't think of King Arthur.

When I started My Boyfriend Merlin I was intrigued from the start. Was this another book trying to re-write history? Seemingly not! Priya Ardis has written something unique and whil More...
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Mar 02, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. There is a good mixture of history/myth, magic, and hardships- so there is always something going on. I liked that. It was never too much, the plot worked really well and it incorporated many different elements.

Matt is such a complex guy. I both loved him and was annoyed at him many times throughout the book. At first, I was 100% on team Matt, but then there were certain times where he was so distant and annoying that I changed my mind. By the end of the story I didn More...
Mar 03, 2012
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I don't normally enjoy a lot of YA, I feel like the author often dumbs down the quality of the writing for YA. I have always been a strong believer that you can use big words and strong concepts in YA, because that's how young adults learn, and why dictionaries were invented. So when I find a YA story I enjoy that is saying something.

I really enjoyed really My Boyfriend Merlin, especially sin More...
Dec 05, 2011
The story starts with a news broadcast about a mysterious stone with a sword in it that appeared in London. Certainly a weird day, but for your average American high school teenager not that weird...at least not until Ryan and her ex-boyfriend get attacked by a dragon-like shadow! Turns out she and her foster-brother are being targeted by mysterious force because they are candidates to pull the sword from the stone (yes, that sword)! But first they (and those like them) must survive and train to More...
Feb 23, 2013
My Boyfriend Merlin by Priya Ardis is a delightful quick and entertaining read.
The story of a modern day Merlin riding a Ducati is one that is told in such a fashion that it almost seems to be logical and probable. The main protagonist is a real girl who' most will find they are able to relate to.
Merlin is still a young man and he is still the most powerful wizard in the world, but he is not all sweet and passive and I loved his character.
I think what I loved most about the book is the ease of More...
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Oct 28, 2012
Eashna rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Oct 02, 2012
Carrie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Ryan DuLac is a high school student with some problems: she and her boyfriend Matt have just called it quits, and since her mother's death, she's been living with a close friend of the family. But everything in her life is about to get way more complicated.

When Ryan loses her best friend in a freaky dragon attack, she learns that there's more to the world than meets the eye. Magic is real--and Matt is not really Matt. Ryan quickly gets on the track to becoming an unlikely hero.

This book was a re More...
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Feb 05, 2013
Leah rated it: 2 of 5 stars
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Mar 01, 2012
Brianna rated it: 5 of 5 stars
First Line: "I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard the news...."

The arthurian legend seems to be making a comeback lately. New TV shows, movies, and especially books have been coming out that depict the long ago story of Arthur and Merlin. I think my favorite visual production of it is the British TV show Merlin. As for my favorite book, My Boyfriend Merlin definitely takes the cake.

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Oct 02, 2012
Tracey rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I have to admit to not really being up to scratch on my knowledge of the Arthurian legend. King Arthur and Merlin have not really peaked my interest to delve into learning more than the basics. Even when everyone was raving about the TV series Merlin, I wasn't really interested enough to watch it. But since having my review blog I've really tried to read a whole range of books outside my normal interests. So when My Boyfriend Merlin became available for review, while I jumped at the chance, I we More...
Aug 01, 2012
Carie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Probably more 3.5 than 4. This has got to be one of the stupidest book titles ever! For one thing, I was embarrassed to admit I read something with such a goofy title and, secondly, the title is very misleading and doesn’t remotely represent the book ((view spoiler)[it should have been called, “My Boyfriend Vane” or “My Ex-Guy-I-Dated-Twice Merlin”--I was actually hoping for MUCH more with Merlin, but I never got my wish… (hide spoiler)]). But, the book is action-packed, unique, and fun, despite some ridiculousness. I liked t More...