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Jul 15, 2011

Candido rated it:

It’s been a while since I’ve read a book from the Sweep series. So I decided to read Origins yesterday.

Origins is really good, it was so different from previous books in the series. The way the characters interacted, and spoke was way different, the time period was different(took place 1682 in Scotland.) it just felt different.

I really enjoyed this prequel, I think it was necessary because through out the whole series there has be reference to Rose MacEwan of how she was the More...

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Oct 28, 2010

Chibineko rated it:

I have to admit, I debated about the star rating of the book. I eventually realized that while I greatly enjoyed the books previous to this one & I did enjoy the ending, I just didn't really get all that into the story.

This entry into the series goes back to the origins of the dark wave. Hunter has returned from his trip to see his father & he's returned with the diary of Rose McEwan- the witch who created the dark wave. From her humble beginnings as a witch attempting to hide from t More...

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Jan 09, 2012

Charlotte rated it:

It was interesting to learn about the very beginning of Morgans past, about how it all started and how it all began for her. I loved the power of the book and the story line because although it did seem a little dull andboring in some places, it was also engaging and invoking in many ways. I found myself slipping back into the times, considering the possible dangers of witchcraft back then. What I loved was that there was clearly a lot of history put into the thought when writing this, but I als More...

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Feb 21, 2011

Liza rated it:

This is a lame attempt to extend the series, painfully, by another book, into the past, so we get some more olden-times and Gaelic. boring.
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The first 2-3 books in this series are addictive, a fresh "modern-teen" POV in the tired genre of witches/kids with supernatural powers finding themselves (and the wonder of Wicca) among families/communities who "don't get it".

After #3, it goes downhill. There is no psychological development of the main chara More...

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Apr 05, 2011

Neep rated it:

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Jul 04, 2011

Sloan rated it:

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Jan 31, 2012

Mnemosyne rated it:

I'm both impressed and unimpressed by this installment in the series. Like its predecesor, Seeker, it too takes a major departure from the established format and narrative of the other books. Although the mythos Tiernan created/used for this series is based on many Neo-Pagan myths about the so-called Burning Times and proposed Wiccan historical traditions—all of which are wrong—the suspension of disbelief is pushed to the breaking-point in this story. The character Rose is not wholly believable More...

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Feb 11, 2010

Rebecca rated it:

A Potent storyline; and despite it's diversion from Morgan's & Hunter's tale, this books still proves worthy of the Sweep collection. I hadn't expected it to be so good, as I prefer the first person being Morgan, however, I gained quite a surprise as I read it. This book unveils both innocence and guilt alike, from Rose's perspective. It is one of the most beautifully and potently crafted books of this series I've read yet. An intense, heart-wrenching tale of Morgan's ancestor living through the More...

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May 20, 2011

Lissa rated it:

Origins
This entry into the series goes back to the origins of the dark wave. Hunter has returned from his trip to see his father & he's returned with the diary of Rose the witch who created the dark wave. From her humble beginnings as a witch attempting to hide from the mass hysteria of the Salem witch trials to her inevitable fall into darkness, the book chronicles her decent into evil. I was quite surprised as I read. The book unveils both innocence and guilt alike, from Rose's perspecti More...

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Aug 15, 2011

Ariadne rated it:

At Hunter's arrival, Morgan is thrilled yet curious on what happened while he was away. But, she is surprised of the book that he brought with him. It was Rose McEwan's Book of Shadows. Her descendant. From her father's side.
Set in 1682, we follow through Rose's journey, and how she came to be the creator of the dark wave.

While I was reading it, I completely immersed myself in the book, so I was feeling what Rose felt, and not my own. Just when they it went back to Morgan's point More...

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Aug 02, 2010

Mariela rated it:

***spoilers**
This is the scariest one so far. I don't know what I would have done had I been in Rose's place. Seeing the result of the dark wave really was extreme and horrible. However, I can not judge Rose harshly for what happen to her has never happen to me. She was denied by the one she loved and basically reprimended in the most self humiliating way ever. I understand her fury and con not find a way to blame her for calling upon the dark wave. No one really knows what they whould do More...

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Nov 12, 2008

Hanna rated it:

In this exciting book, Morgan finds a book diary from her ancestor: and sits down with her new boyfriend, and Council Meember, Hunter, to read it. She discovers a whole new part of herself when reading about this girl. She was a witch, whom with her friend and mother, lived in a non-witch village. She lives in secrecy of her religion, pretening to be a Christian so that she wont be burned at the stake. When she's out picking herbs one day, she comes across a boy: to whom she immediately likes. A More...

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Mar 10, 2011

Aubrey rated it:

This was the one Sweep book I pretty much skipped over. I don't personally think it should have been part of the series, but then again, the books don't exactly leave you hanging. I think this can be said for the entire series - they don't flow 100%. But this one? Gah. I read the first few pages, skipped to the end...sure, it's nice to know where the dark wave came from. But I could have lived without it and would have preferred to have more of the story between Hunter and Morgan.

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Oct 10, 2011

Jan rated it:

This book is basically the story of one of Morgan's ancestors, Rose, who just happens to be the person who created the Dark Wave. It is set in the 1600's during the time of the witch hunts. Rose falls in love with a young witch who is not of her clan. I don't want to give anything away, but of course things go awry and Rose is accused of witchcraft.

This was a very interesting book. I enjoyed the new characters and the historical setting. It also advances the story because now Morgan More...

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Jun 23, 2011

Barbara rated it:

I was not so thrilled with this one. It is the story of Rose MacEwan, an ancestor of Morgan's father. It was basically a coming of age story told in the first person point of view. Rose felt that her high-priestess mother was envious of her powers and was holding her back. When she fell in love with a boy from another clan and was betrayed, she turned to dark magick. This book tells of the origins of the dark wave that has decimated various clans through the years. I found it rather childish More...

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Oct 12, 2009

Erin rated it:

With all the great books for teens out there now about the paranormal and witchcraft, this is a forgettable one. In this book, the eleventh one in the Sweep series, Hunter and Morgan find the diary of a witch ancestor that tells the story of forbidden love and dark witchcraft in 1682. The characters are not particularly interesting and the story is familiar and poorly written, so unless readers in your library are reading the other books in the series and need the next one, this is not a neces More...

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Nov 19, 2007

Phung rated it:

This book is one of the sweep series that I have been reading for the past year and cannot stop reading. Unfortunately there are only 15 books so I have 4 left to go! This book unlocks the secrets to a dark force known as the "dark wave" which destroys anything that the summoner visualizes. Morgan still learning her undiscovered magick, is to find the dark waves secret and put it to a stop before it comes after her coven. This book is about a book that was written by Rose McEwan, she w More...

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Oct 15, 2009

Nina!!! ...me luv them vamps rated it:

This book "origins" in the sweep series by Cate Ternam was my favorite. It was in the view of a person way back in time before anything in the previous books. It was my favorite and the story that was told was most interesting. I found it very surprising and suspenseful. It was full of love and betrayal. I LOVED IT.

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May 10, 2011

Sonia rated it:

Devo ammettere che la Tiernan mi sta stupendo, volume dopo volume.
L'idea di raccontare la storia di un'antenata di Morgan e relegare quindi i protagonisti della saga ai soli prologo ed epilogo si è rivelata una mossa vincente.
Perchè ha saputo raccontare una storia altrettanto affascinante, e non mi ha fatto sentire la mancanza di Morgan e Hunter neanche un po' (oddio sarà grave? forse mi sono annoiata di loro?? ...può essere!)
Uniche annotazioni: con la nuova veste editoriale, è cambiata anche More...

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Jul 09, 2009

Khaybe rated it:

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Jan 19, 2009

Emily rated it:

It was okay - I had to read it (and have not read any of the others in the series) for my book review group - I will probably put it on paperbackswap.com. It explains the origins of the dark wave of spells in Tiernan's Sweep series. It was a story within a story so it can stand alone.

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Jan 05, 2012

Katrina rated it:

I loved learning about Morgan's ancestor. You can almost understand why she does what she does. It's a different way to tell the story and get across information that you need to know. I loved it!

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Feb 19, 2011

Michelle rated it:

This book departs from the normal storyline of the sweep series. None of the usual characters were this one and at first I didnt think i was going to like that. I was very interested to see what was going to happen between morgan and hunter, especially after what happened in book 10. But after a few chapters of the story, I was drawn into the story of the young witch that created the dark wave. It was an interesting side story but I am more than ready to pick up the next book and hopefully get b More...

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Apr 13, 2009

Janet rated it:

Really enjoyed this one. Wrote through the eyes of Rose MacEwan. Very well written, I really like Rose. She was so wronged, she had so much that was good in her. Good story explained alot.

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Jun 30, 2009

Liberty rated it:

It was great to see where it all began..the dark wave, the reasons behind it. It left you just sitting there saying wow! What would I have done? Another job well done!

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Apr 19, 2011

Elisa rated it:

I had a harder time getting into this one since you don't follow Morgan and Hunter, but once you get into it...it is fun to find out how the dark waves started!

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Dec 02, 2008

Alicia rated it:

Hunter and Morgan find a chronicle of Morgan's ancestors past. It's clues may help her defeat the evil Woodbanes. Great to see Morgan's ancestors past and how it affects her presently.

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Mar 17, 2011

Queen rated it:

Deals with an old relative in Morgan's line. The origin of the Dark Wave. How easily one's "good intentions" can be devastating and dark.

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Jul 09, 2011

Gina rated it:

It was nice to get to read the background of one of Morgan's ancestors and get to understand how the black wave came into creation. Thus the name of the book 'Origins'. We got to read about the struggles of seventeen year old Rose MacEwan. She thinks that she finds her first love with a neighboring boy and learns that he is from the Leapvaughn coven. Her being a Wodebayne there union is a frowned apon thing. Their relationship develops in secret.

This was a well written story to add More...

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Feb 08, 2010

Jillian rated it:

I actually didn't read this whole book...I didn't really find Rose interesting so I skipped it and went on to #12!

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