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2:32 AM (The Djinn Master's Legacy #1)

by Emily Ford (Goodreads Author)

3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 · rating details · 52 ratings · 20 reviews

AND THE STORY BEGINS...

In the early morning hours nearing her 17th birthday, Cat Townsend woke to the sudden blur of a mysterious unknown man sitting on the edge of her bed. She did not feel fear -- rather a strange calmness overtook her. In an instant their eyes locked, he lightly touched her hand, and then he disappeared into the nothingness of night.

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Published February 8th 2012 by Ebook (first published January 1st 2012)

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Oct 12, 2012 Pauline rated it 4 of 5 stars

My review in French: http://featherandink.blogspot.fr/2012...

Cat Townsend has an amazing life. Her family has traveled all around the country, even went to Spain for a while. Her dad has a cool secret job. She's close to her three brothers, especially Haden the eldest who's her best friend. They arrive in this new town and she instantly makes new friends and they are great. The guy she used to have a big crush on as a kid has moved there too. So, they meet again and end up dating and falling in...more My review in French: http://featherandink.blogspot.fr/2012...

Cat Townsend has an amazing life. Her family has traveled all around the country, even went to Spain for a while. Her dad has a cool secret job. She's close to her three brothers, especially Haden the eldest who's her best friend. They arrive in this new town and she instantly makes new friends and they are great. The guy she used to have a big crush on as a kid has moved there too. So, they meet again and end up dating and falling in love. Obviously, she's a good looking girl and seems smart.
She has everything any teenage girl would dream of.

Expect, her weird nightmares scare the crap out of her. She sees a black man appearing in front of her in her bedroom, smiling at her and feels like she's known him forever. She has visions which look more and more like premonitions. Worse (or is it?), she keeps dreaming about a gorgeous guy who wants her to "wait for him". She's in love with her boyfriend Todd but she can't help but wonder who this blond guy is.
Finally, she meets the black guy whose name is Finnegan and who is a Djinn. Because her life couldn't get any better, the genie wants to give her all of his power and "rest in peace". Finnegan opens her mind to a world of magic that explains her weird visions and her nightmares and she meets the blond guy, Rolf, her soul mate.

You witness her introduction to this new and mysterious world while going through the normal stages of adolescence. She's a regular girl, a lucky girl, being given an extraordinary destiny and a love triangle that drives her crazy.

Even though I cringed a few times at how perfect her life is and how I wished her problems were my problems (you know...the two gorgeous guys at her feet!), I enjoyed it very much. The huge battle at the end seemed a little easy for a rookie genie but she is powerful and she's not alone. I'm still surprised the people she told about her powers took it so well and easily....it seemed too convenient but it's just the beginning. We'll see what's next.

The cover is aweful by the way. It needs to go!!! And, I need an explanation about her waking up at 2:32 am because there is none.

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Oct 08, 2012 Candace (Lovey Dovey Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Readers will be amazed and enjoy the world Emily Ford shares in her magical young adult novel, 2:32 A.M.! Cat Townsend will charm readers with her fun-loving attitude and propensity to deal with the lemons life throws her way.

Cat's dreams have never been normal. Visions of people she doesn't know and of people from her past haunt her while she tries to make sense of it all. When Djinn Master Finnegan steps into her life as a mentor, her life becomes a miasma of confusion and hard decision-making...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Kendell Jordan rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I found the first book of the Djinn Masters Legacy series to be very riveting and I would throw it into the Fantasy Romance category. This is a YA book about a 17 year-old girl who gets her world turned upside down when she finds out that genies are real.

Cat has moved with her family across the United States following her father’s work, although no one exactly knows what he job really is. Cat has been having realistic dreams for as long as she can re...more See all of my book reviews at Kenn's Reviews .

I found the first book of the Djinn Masters Legacy series to be very riveting and I would throw it into the Fantasy Romance category. This is a YA book about a 17 year-old girl who gets her world turned upside down when she finds out that genies are real.

Cat has moved with her family across the United States following her father’s work, although no one exactly knows what he job really is. Cat has been having realistic dreams for as long as she can remember and seeing a dark man sitting on her bed when she wakes in the middle of the night… at 2:32 am…every night.

Cat starts out as a normal teenage girl hanging out with her friends, reconnecting with and dating the high school quarterback and her 3 brothers who play football and 1 is a budding rock star. This all changes when she is informed she has the chance to become a real life genie, with all of the magical powers it entails. However she also gets all of the problems that would accompany an all-powerful genie.

The plot starts out very mysteriously as we don’t know who the black man is, or the handsome blonde man, or the woman who looks like Cleopatra and causes Cat some pretty extreme nightmares. As the plot unfolds we slowly learn of these people and what roles they will play in Cat’s final decision of wither or not to accept Finnegan’s (black man) powers. At this point Cat’s life takes a turn for the worse as her nightmares increase as well as the disruption it’s causing with her home, school and social life.

Cat and all of her supporting characters fill the plot in nicely and Emily wrote each one of them incredibly realistically. Each has many noticeable traits and mannerisms that could apply to almost any person in real life. I found it very fun to read as Cat went through each situation and not only gained insight into the magical world, but also insight into who she is and what she wants to do with her life.

As a romance you expect the drama, and you get it, but it’s not so much that it pulls from the Fantasy portion of the storyline. It has the regular teenage angst of a YA novel intricately woven with the adult feelings of loss and regret. I wouldn’t call it a sappy romance novel, but more of a light hearted coming of age type of romance where Cat learns there is way more to life then high school and summer camp.

The ending was left open and I am waiting to see just what happens in the second book of the series. The major plot lines were all tied up, but as in real life, the romantic aspect seems to be a constantly changing aspect of Cat’s life. Will the next book hold the answers to the questions Cat still has? I can’t wait to find out!
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Oct 18, 2012 Inga rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Let me start with saying, that the idea of the book was quite good. I like settings with Djinns and it's not very often I have read books about them.

2:32 AM by Emily Ford is a young adult novel about 17 year old Cat who wakes up at 2:32 AM and after that her life changes. She has interesting life, she has seen the world, has awesome friends and family. She gets a choice, one choice is her life as she knows it and another is more complex and fascinating. She is introduced to the life o...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Tee loves Kyle Jacobson rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Thank you so much to Samantha Lien for hipping me to this new series. I have to say that when I started reading it I was like oh no this girl has the best family the best friends ever and then she started dating the perfect guy so what could go wrong?

Well Cat Townsend is nearing her 17th birthday and she has experienced a lot in 17 years. She has traveled with her family and seen lot's of sights. Her best friend is her older brother and she worries about nothing. That is until she starts to hav...more

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Feb 26, 2013 Denisa Howe rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I absolutely LOVED this book. The characters were so strong, real, likeable and I really wanted it to go on and on.... I adored the main subject. It was a story very well put together. Each one of the characters were developed so wonderfully.
This is a amazing story of Cat and her wonderful normal regular family. They have a lot of love and laughs and they don't always get along but.. they work it out. I walked with Cat through her school hallways and fell in love with her friends. I went in and...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Chrissy (The Every Free Chance Reader) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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3.5 stars

Did I enjoy this book: I did enjoy this book. It is the first book about Djinn (genies) that I have read...with the exception of Aladdin. At first, this book was slow. However, at about the halfway mark, it started to move. The last fourth of the book was exciting and had me glued to my Kindle.

Cat is a strong protagonist. For 17, she is very mature. I really liked that she resisted having sex with Todd despite his pressure, repeated advances, and shows of frustration when she denied him...more 3.5 stars

Did I enjoy this book: I did enjoy this book. It is the first book about Djinn (genies) that I have read...with the exception of Aladdin. At first, this book was slow. However, at about the halfway mark, it started to move. The last fourth of the book was exciting and had me glued to my Kindle.

Cat is a strong protagonist. For 17, she is very mature. I really liked that she resisted having sex with Todd despite his pressure, repeated advances, and shows of frustration when she denied him. That showed good character. She was strong and willing but did not go into anything completely blind. Cat questioned and reasoned and learned to trust her instinct as Finnegan instructed her to do.

Todd was a typical teenage boy. But he seemed to really care for Cat despite not always showing it, especially when she denied him sex. Hayden was a wonderful older brother and obvious best friend. Their close relationship was nice. Rolf left me a bit uneasy. I know he is meant to be her life partner but there's something not quite right about him. Red flags kept popping up in my mind as I read this story.

The action was pretty good. Cat's rival, Valentine, was an interesting enemy. It was unusual to have an antagonist follow the rules. Valentine knew she couldn't touch Cat while she was underage. She didn't try to but she found ways to terrorize her without violating that genie law.

A few things that fell short for me...
In the beginning the southern drawl was spelled out phonetically. That made it almost impossible to read the dialogue. For me, describing that a character has a deep southern drawl is sufficient enough. Also, there was an awful lot of swearing in the beginning by the teens. I know teens swear but it wasn't necessary and didn't help the plot or the dialogue move. Thankfully, these two issues were only in the beginning of the book.
What was the significance of 2:32 a.m.? Will we find this out in later books? I hope so because it kept showing up and it seems like there should be something really special or magical about it.

Would I recommend it: I would recommend this book.

Will I read it again: I will not read this book again. However, I would be interested in reading the next book in The Djinn Master's Legacy series.

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Feb 07, 2013 Charlotte Lynns Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

At 2:32am Cat wakes up to find a mysterious man sitting on her bed, instead of being afraid she felt calm and comfort. Then he was gone.

Seventeen year old Cat has to make a choice of whether to accept magic or keep living life as she has. Having moved many times with her family, Cat has settled in Savannah, Georgia. She has made many friends and reconnected with Todd, a friend from many years before. Now she has to decide if Todd is her future of if her genie friend, Rolf, is it for her.

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Nov 10, 2012 Angela ReadingCave rated it 2 of 5 stars

I received this book via the publishers through NetGalley. That in no way influenced my review.

Cat’s family tends to move around a lot. So it is no surprise that we meet her on her second day in Savannah Georgia. What is a surprise is that when they lived in Colorado there was a neighbor who just so happens now lives in Georgia as well. Todd turns out to be Cat’s love interest. Then there is a guy who stalks her dreams and a genie that has to stay away from her because he loves her.

Cat was a har...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Mrsinserra rated it 1 of 5 stars

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I had high hopes when I read the synopsis of 2:32 A.M. I have never read a book about genies, except for Arabian Nights, so I was expecting something fresh and new, but I was sadly disappointed. This story is fresh and new, but that is about the only positive thing about it. The writing style is terrible, it is written as though a high school student wrote it and didn’t proof read it before turning it in, I am a teacher and have experience with this. The plot concept is interesting and fresh, bu...more I had high hopes when I read the synopsis of 2:32 A.M. I have never read a book about genies, except for Arabian Nights, so I was expecting something fresh and new, but I was sadly disappointed. This story is fresh and new, but that is about the only positive thing about it. The writing style is terrible, it is written as though a high school student wrote it and didn’t proof read it before turning it in, I am a teacher and have experience with this. The plot concept is interesting and fresh, but the book was very difficult for me to get through as I want to pull out my red pen and make corrections every couple pages, which could be problematic since it is an ebook.

The story jumps around a lot, time passes very quickly, it is a bit disconcerting. There is almost no development of the characters, except for Cat, but even then what we learn is mostly superficial. All of the other characters are static, even her brother, Hayden, and her boyfriend, Todd. Her female friends are even worse. They are all terrible examples of females, though quite stereotypical when it comes to high school cheerleaders, though they are not cheerleaders, more like football groupies.

Sex is a big part of this book, do I have sex with this guy that I have a superficial relationship with or not? Will he stay with me after, even when he goes away to college on a full scholarship as the most sought after quarterback? Lord, help me; I want to slap Cat in the face most of the time. She is so super annoying; I can’t seem to figure out what makes her so special.

Then Cat goes to summer camp and completely forgets about Todd once she meets the blond guy from her dreams, Rolf. I am so confused by this change in her personality, it isn’t like she is torn, she just seems like she has multiple personalities. Then all of a sudden she is all about Rolf- but wants to keep Todd in the background, in case things don’t work with Rolf.

I could go on and on about this book, but I will actually get annoyed if I do and I don’t want to ruin my day complaining about a book that had so much potential, but fell so short of the mark that it is unbelievable.

If you want to give this book a try, please do, but it isn’t a great book for teenagers since Cat makes having sex seem like something someone just does and doesn’t even get mad at Todd when he tries to coerce her into having sex with him before he goes away to school. As an adult, this book was so annoying, I stated a few reasons above, and I will not be reading any more books in this trilogy.

I received this book as an ARC. I do not get paid to review books; I do so in order to assist you in recognizing books that you might enjoy and also to assist parents and teachers in recommending appropriate books for your kids to read.

Please read more of my reviews on my blog: sarahereads(dot)wordpress(dot)com
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Mar 13, 2013 Season Meyers rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I received this book from Goodreads First Reads and I was really looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately, I didn't "love" the book. The story line was very promising however it was really choppy. My first issue with the book was punctuation. It clearly was not proofread before it was printed. Normally I overlook minor punctuation/grammar issues, however, this was ongoing through the entire book. My second issue was several different characters kept telling Cat she had to follow their instru...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Kat Caperton rated it 4 of 5 stars

I would actually rate this book with a 4.5 stars. Emily Ford does a good job dveloping the characters, then describing their choices & obstacles approaching major life choices. The story line is addicting, and really pulled me in as the main character struggled with her personal growth & life choices
Must admit that after completing the book I immediately jumped my Kindle online to search for the next installment, which is obviously coming. Really keft hanging at the end, so I can hardly...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Elle rated it 1 of 5 stars

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It saddens me to read a book that has a somewhat interesting premise, only to find out the story spirals out into a complete mess. Scenes switch from one to the other with no transition, which not only disorients the reader, but makes you wonder if you’ve missed something. The title is only referenced about three times (it’s the time on the clock when protagonist Cat awakens from a bad dream) and the significance is never explained. Actually, nothing is really explained. It seems Ford took the e...more It saddens me to read a book that has a somewhat interesting premise, only to find out the story spirals out into a complete mess. Scenes switch from one to the other with no transition, which not only disorients the reader, but makes you wonder if you’ve missed something. The title is only referenced about three times (it’s the time on the clock when protagonist Cat awakens from a bad dream) and the significance is never explained. Actually, nothing is really explained. It seems Ford took the easy way out of making sense of anything by having characters with any knowledge of what was happening to Cat tell her they would talk about it “later.” Brushing things under the rug is a constant theme in this book, and is a big turn off. What’s the point of having a your protagonist discover this amazing thing happening to her if she’s never told where it originates, why she was chosen or what she’s fully capable of?

2:32 AM follows the typical YA novel formula. There’s an extremely beautiful teenage girl on the verge of a life-changing event that she keeps secret until the end of the book; an extremely hot guy who is into her, and another extremely hot guy who is also into her and stalks her. Of course, the stalking is in her dreams, so it’s perfectly ok. Not! Insta-love is in effect, big time. Or should I call it Insta-lust? It would have been nice to not have the love triangle in this book. It was an excruciating thing to put Cat through when it’s obvious she doesn’t have the brain capacity to make an intelligent decision.

The editing of this book seems to be nonexistent. In fact, I can’t imagine an editor even looked at this. If so, I’d want my money back. The amount of commas used in this story (and the grammar mistakes) leaves me dumbfounded. For the most part, they’re used at the oddest points in a sentence, creating pauses that pull the reader from the story and cause unnecessary confusion. The tense of some words is incorrect, and there are sentences where words are either missing or are in the incorrect place. Not only that, the author uses strangely spelled words to put across the cadence of a character’s Southern accent. “Cat, da-on’t mind them they’re sao lame!” Oddly enough, after the introduction of Charlotte into the story, she no longer had the strange accent thing going for her. She spoke like everyone else.

The formatting of the piece is cramped and makes it difficult to read. The plot is paper thin and the characters have no substance. I don’t know how anyone could find any reason to like or relate to them. Cat is easily one of the most ridiculous protagonists I’ve come across. She has strange dreams yet chooses to ignore them. She has feelings that alert her to danger yet thinks it’s just some weird coincidence. She sees men in her dreams, then in real life and tells no one. The idea of Cat being watched by multiple persons (if I sad who they were I would spoil a major part of the story) since her birth is disturbing. I don’t understand why Cat doesn’t think about it for longer than two seconds, nor do I understand why the knowledge doesn’t frighten her. How readers are supposed to sympathize with Cat when she brushes these weird occurrences off as no big thing? I think I was more worried about her being ~~stalked~~ watched over than she was.

The most offensive thing in this book occurs within the first three pages. The mysterious man we come to know as Finnegan is initially described as “the black man” while all other characters are identified as being male or female, or are described by hair color. (The synopsis calls him “a mysterious unknown man” so why the change in the actual pages of the book?) Finnegan is the only character who is described by his ethnicity. I wondereded if Ford was pointing this out because all the other characters in the book are Caucasian, or because his skin color actually played some part in the plot. It doesn’t. He’s just “the black man” with an Irish name who appears in Cat’s dreams and eventually in person. I feel the description of Finnegan is meant to gives him an ominous connotation when he’s actually Cat’s guardian of sorts. One character should not be singled out by his skin color just because it’s easier than saying “the strange man from my dreams.” Oh but wait, that wasn’t so difficult after all. See my above statement about the book’s synopsis.

I got so confused while reading this story because it contradicts itself repeatedly. It isn’t a good read and is more frustrating than entertaining. I felt like I was being fed a lot of nonsense and being told it’s fiction. I understand creating a new world or circumstances, but things need to make sense. Nothing about this story makes sense. I started skimming at the 30% mark and then only read the dialogue (which was juvenile and unnatural to say the least). When the characters start sounding like soap opera actors, I know a book isn’t going to be worth my time. I’m sorry to say 2:32 AM is not a book I would read again nor would I recommend it to anyone.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher for my honest opinion.
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Jun 10, 2012 Karen Brooks rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was very impressed by Ms. Fords first novel. The characters are easy to relate to, and the storyline has enough to keep you interested. This is the perfect "by the pool" book fast and fun.....

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Sep 05, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed reading this book. I am wondering if she will be coming out with any more books from this series? It was such a fresh new idea for a book. Very interesting!

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Mar 04, 2013 Beckey rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Fun and interesting read even with some of the errors that I read (and my one teenage daughter saw some also...).

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Nov 10, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was excellent!! It had a very interesting story line in which I haven't read before. I'll be waiting on the sequel!!

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Apr 13, 2012 Emily Ford rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

Highly recommended for ages 14 and up! Quick read, perfect for beach, pool or summer read.

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Mar 04, 2013 john albarado rated it 4 of 5 stars

very good book

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Dec 21, 2012 Sandra marked it as flounced

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DNF. Might return to this at some later time. The main character didn't make me care for her, and the writing isn't endearing this book to me. In my ARC, there are also numerous punctuation issues, though the publisher's rep says she thinks they were fixed in the published version.

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Mar 26, 2013 Kathy Dickinson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a very fun feeled enjoyable read.Never a dull moment, & I didn't want to put it down until I knew what was going to happen. Great read.

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I received this book from goodreads first reads on Dec 1, 2012.

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Debut novelist Emily Ford has always been a storyteller. As a kid at summer camp
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Her Djinn Master’s Legacy trilogy also began as a simple bedtime story, intended
for Ford’s then adolescent children to have in writing and use to tell their own kids
one day. By the time she finished writing, she had three very full books.

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