A review by shirin_mandi
An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka

4.0

[b:An Inheritance of Magic|78292528|An Inheritance of Magic (Stephen Oakwood, #1)|Benedict Jacka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685351902l/78292528._SY75_.jpg|99995682] is a starter to a new urban fantasy series by [a:Benedict Jacka|849723|Benedict Jacka|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325965585p2/849723.jpg], the author of Alex Verus novels (I didn't read any of them), and good to see the author's note that this series is completely unrelated to his previous works and will continue for the next decade or so.

So what is this, you wonder if going to like it or not

Imagine this

What if Harry Potter didn't get to Hogwarts and somehow with his father's help alone, he found out about his power, Voldemort was more charming, Dumbledore in church, and you are not gonna believe it but there was a crazy Beatrix too...

Do you like it?!

Well, that wasn't bad, even fun for a start.

Stephen Oakwood inherited the natural talent of magic that causes enemies to follow him after his father disappears. Unwanted he finds out about the magical high society and gets in trouble with them.

AND now it's the time I give some spoilers that you should have to know, I would be glad if someone had told me,
Stephen has a cat, Hobbes instead of Hedwig, he got hurt and the description of his recovery was so terrifying. Happily, Hobbes will be okay, everything is fine, gosh I got a headache reading that part!

Overall, this was a fun and engaging read and I liked the storyline, Stephen and Hobbes. I am excited to see where the story will go.

I would like to thank Little, Brown Group UK via NetGalley for ARC. As always, my review is my honest opinion.