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May 10, 2010

Sara ♥ rated it:

I REALLY like this book. It's really a coming of age story for both the hero and the heroine, but especially for Jarrod, who has a LOT of growing to do. The magic is really interesting and the big bad guy is REALLY scary! My only complaint: There wasn't NEARLY enough kissing. ;) I wish there had been one more scene at the end......

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Apr 13, 2011

Karolina rated it:

Well..that was fun!:D I mean, really funny at some parts because it was very different from what i read in general - i do enjoy reading young adult books but this one actually surprised me!The summary wasnt very promising but the book really made my day and considering the bad things that happened lately it means something.It actually reminds me of the fairy tales - the fight between evil and good, the hope that the good will win ...But what made it what it is - the main character wasnt very con More...

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Apr 13, 2011

Saniya rated it:

Oh my gosh. This is one the best book I have ever read!!!

Or maybe I am getting super extra excited because I am reading these freaking awesome books after 1 month bcuz to exams!!!

This book was totally awesome and I just can't believe how can anybody give this book a very low rating and freaking weird books high. And this was the first time ever that I liked the witch craft stuffs in a book. I don't know but I just don't like witchy stuffs in other books. I rather prefer vampires and shape-sh More...

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Jul 08, 2008

Marissa rated it:

Awesome book too. Magic and young romance mixed together. What could be better? Kate is a witch and so is her grandmother. When Jared is new to town and her school she realizes he has magic and power beyond hers and that he doesnt even know it! She finds out he has an ancient curse that has been put on his family and every 7th born in his ancestry. They go back into time to kill the sorcerer who created it and... die trying? It's up to you to find out.

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Jan 24, 2012

Splash Of Our Worlds rated it:

This is one of the books that you remember for many reasons. For me, was the first book I've read about magic. One of the first I've read secretly, my parents had no clue since it was school season, while I was on the class-yes, during the lessons- and on the breaks. The first I've shared with my high-school BFF (which is Yiota, by the way).

The story tells about Kate and Jarrod. Kate lives on a small village with her grandma and knows that she has magical powers. Jarrod moves in the sa More...

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Oct 29, 2011

Adi (Reading in the Windowseat) rated it:

Loved it! Couldn't put it down.

This is a story I adored from beginning to end. For once the girl was the brave one, and the guy was the one who wouldn't take peer pressure or any risks for what he believes is good.

The mythology and time-orientation were great. This is a book about magic, but also about history. There were great references to the Middle Age culture and English history, all mixed up with witchcraft and present-day teen issues.

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Feb 02, 2012

Sarah rated it:

Kate is 15 and a trainee witch. Raised by her grandmother, Jillian, who is a true user of 'Old Magic', she can do small things like sensing peoples moods and moving objects, but not a lot else.

Jarrod is also 15 and is new at school, and Kate immediately knows that there is something different about him when she tries to look inside his head and he feels her there and blocks her out. Then, when his temper gets out of hand and storms start spontaneously from nothing, and glass begins t More...

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Dec 03, 2011

Jessica rated it:

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Jul 20, 2011

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May 27, 2011

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Apr 06, 2011

Honour rated it:

2.5 stars is what I really want to give it.
When I first read an excerpt of the first chapter at Amazon.com, I thought- fantastic! A high school story, yes, but one where this bumbling boy, unaware of how much power he has, comes into contact with a girl who realises just how dangerous he could be- and he refuses to believe her!
It seemed like a plot that could only get funnier and more complicated as the chapters turned. Right?
NO.
When I finally chased the book down- it was More...

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Feb 11, 2011

Lauren rated it:

Fun, easy read. A teen romance about a clumsy boy whose family is cursed. They eventually go back in time to the Middle Ages to take care of the curse. Fun concept that teen girls would eat up.

Positives: Liked the character's physical descriptions. Very clear visuals in my head. The villain was the best crafted character in the book though. This author knows how to do EVIL.

Criticism: While I liked the book being told in alternating points of view (between Kate and Jarrod), I More...

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Aug 23, 2010

Angela rated it:

More witchcraft . . .

Fortunatelly, there was less emphasis on the ceremonial aspects of witch craft in this particular novel and more character development. I'm all for character development, I love knowing all about my character's ups and downs. Ironically, the biggest weakness of this book was all the backstory Ms. Curley puts upfront.

She writes a lot about the character's backgrounds, something which is helpful in understanding why her characters behave as they do. More...

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May 04, 2010

Larissa rated it:

Kate has no family history and no past, only her grandmother, her home and her forest where she has always lived. She has always been the odd one out, never fitting in, but despite being unpopular and very different she has long accepted the fact that she is unique and is confident in herself and secure in who she is.

Jarrod is new in town, having moved around a lot with no one place to call home. In spite of this Jarrod has a close and loving family that can trace its history all the w More...

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Feb 26, 2010

Jennifer rated it:

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Feb 03, 2010

Anna rated it:

This book was absolutely incredible. I couldn't put it down! One of my favorite subjects is witchcraft and every book I read usually has to have romance in it. Old Magic is done in two different parts. Part One revolves around the main charecters Kate and Jarrod meeting and Kate trying to convince him that he is a very powerful sorcerer. Part Two was mesmirizing and very exciting! It's mainly about Kate and Jarrod traveling back in time to the medivel times and battling an evil sorcerer to chang More...

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Jul 07, 2011

Em-em rated it:

Jarrod is the new kid in a small town but there is something different with this boy and Kate catches this the moment Jarrod steps inside the classroom. Jarrod is like Kate but different from Kate because he is unaware of his gift and is in denial about it. However, this new boy has a terrible secret; a curse that tears his family apart. And the only way to break this curse is to accept his gift and the help from Kate.

This book is AMAZING. I never thought that I would love this book More...

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Dec 28, 2010

Janni (aka Gulde) rated it:

Beskrivelse: 17 årige Kate bor I en lille landsby ved regnskoven, sammen med sin bedstemor Jillian. Kate har overnaturlige evner som hun prøver at skjule for landsbybeboerne. Huer ikke så populær i skolen, tvært imod.
En dag kommer den klodsede elev Jarrod til at gå i hendes klasse. Hans familie rammes konstant af ulykker, som nær koster dem livet. Jarrod viser sig at have farlige evner, der er langt større end Kates, men han vil ikke erkende dem.
Sammen opdager de at Jarrod er ramt af More...

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Jul 19, 2009

Sara rated it:

Title: Old Magic
Author: Marianne Curley
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2002
Genre: Young Adult
Main Themes: Magic, Curses, Love, Time travel
Pages: 317
Plot (from back cover):
"Jarrod Thornton is mesmerizing, but Kate Warren doesn't know why.

The moment the new guy walks into the room, Kate senses something strange and intense about him. Something supernatural. Her instincts are proven correct a few minutes later when, bullied by h More...

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Oct 28, 2011

Ben rated it:

This book reminded me of a "twilight" type of book. It is about this girl that has slight magical abilities and has grown up with out a mom or dad. She lives with her Grandma. When Jarrod moves into her school she senses something odd about him. He too has magical powers but refuses admit to and harness his own powers. His family is cursed and has been tormented by this curse for hundreds of years. every family with up to three sons is clumsy and everything in this person is bad luck. More...

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Mar 09, 2011

nurmawati rated it:

Tokoh dari "present time" :
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Jarrod = clumsy but totaly hot... keluarganya dikutuk sejak ratusan tahun yang lalu...bakal banyak kematian dan kemalangan di keluarganya kalo dia gak memusnahkan kutukan itu..

Kate = an outsider di sekolahnya karena dianggap keturunan penyihir...
Gak tau siapa ayah kandungnya dan dari kecil ditinggal ibunya utk dirawat jillian...
Kate punya kekuatan bisa masuk ke pikiran More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Emma rated it:

This book is told from Jarrod and Kate's point-of-view. Kate is a witch, which only her friend knows. Other people at school think she is but they have no idea. Kate is able to get in people's heads and sense how they are feeling, as well as do minor spells. Jarrod is new in town. His family has moved many times and bad luck seems to have followed his family. On his first day in class, Kate is memorized when she sees Jarrod. When she tries to sense how he is feeling she is blocked, which has More...

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Jun 22, 2011

Cana Elene rated it:

This is your average boy meets girl, girl realizes boy is cursed, boy doesn't believe her until his family are paying the price, and boy and girl fixes the curse. Kate is a witch in training, who has some abandonment issues. Jarrod is a boy who has no belief in magic, and his family has had a string of bad luck, extreme bad luck.

So I orignally bought this book as a discount book at BAM. I was told that there was no one at the store who had read it, but I thought I'd still give it More...

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Mar 01, 2011

Kenaia rated it:

Okay, the first page of this book almost made me want to stop reading, because of the line, "I can't drag my eyes off him... It's this unearthly element that's got me hooked." Reading that, I was thinking, "Really? ANOTHER YA dark romance?" But I read on, and am now extraordinarily glad I did. This book is wonderful. I couldn't put it down! There is, yes, a romance, but it's very sweet and has the BEST ending. The plot is a good, quirky twist on the usual tale of a cursed fam More...

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Apr 04, 2010

Amanda rated it:

I loved it! I'm kind of surprised about that because until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know it existed. It originally was released back in 2000 and has recently been re-published. I'm so glad it was, as I'd probably still be ignorant of it's existence otherwise. For any Aussie fantasy lovers out there you should give it a go. The first half of the book is set in Australia (New South Wales I think) and if you're anything like me this gives me a thrill as I understand our slang and the schoolin More...

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Jan 31, 2010

kari rated it:

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Apr 07, 2011

P.Q. rated it:

My daughter has had this book in our family library since a book fair came to her school when she was in middle school. It's been waiting patiently for about ten years now. She pulled it off the shelf and read it first. Then she hounded me to read it so I finally gave in. Did I ever tell you that she has never steered me wrong? Well, this was no exception. It started out like every other teenage angst novel. The unusual girl and the boy she is drawn to. But, what got me was it turned out to be a More...

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Jul 15, 2010

Nian rated it:

When Kate first sees new guy Jarrod Thornton, she senses something about him that is different. When Jarrod conjures up a thunderstorm in the middle of their classroom after being enraged, Kate knows for sure that it's magic. Jarrod is skeptical, but when something bad happens to his family, he has no choice but to turn to Kate as they travel back in time to find the cause of the Thornton mystery.

Is it any wonder why I picked up this book? Magic, of course! I can never stray too far More...

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May 31, 2011

Lalaine ( Ficbookreviews ) rated it:

I think this book was cute. I liked Jarrod and Kate together, i think they are really cute. Anyway I did enjoy this book, very interesting. I like the twist, though its an easy read I really liked the plot. I liked the ending. it was cool and i think my heart stopped beating just for a second there lol. Jarrod is a cute clumsy guy whose family from generation to generations have been suffering from a curse, and also has a supernatural power that he is so oblivious to it, and there goes Kate, she More...

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Dec 04, 2010

Carmen rated it:

I really REALLY liked this book; some parts made me have the stupidest grin on my face.

A great combination of romance and magic and for once the evil character was really evil. The story line had a good pace and didn’t lingering on anything futile. I liked the switch in perspective between Jarrod and Kate, hearing the story from both sides, especially at the start of the novel where Jarrod doesn’t believe in magic. Both of these characters also undergo a great deal of growth in the More...

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