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The Gift (Witch & Wizard #2)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Ned Rust

3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 · rating details · 12,414 ratings · 1,014 reviews

When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kids kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the N...more

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Published December 13th 2010 by Little, Brown and Company (first published December 1st 2010)

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May 29, 2011 Savita rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-series

Hah! This is good! No more attempted romance-y crap! Back to the real action and grit. This is what I've been waiting for.

**EDIT** Now that I've finished it...

COULD IT GET ANY MORE AMAZING?! THIS is the James Patterson I know and love, with all his plot twists and awesome charactesr.

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Jul 13, 2010 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The original book got 4 stars from me, but this sequel only gets 2. First of all, why am I getting an ARC to a James Patterson sequel? Perhaps it's not selling as well as his other series? This book is really Witch & Wizard all over again: there's not that much changed in the way of plot, characterization or, well, anything (unlike, say, the Hunger Games trilogy, which does have some set pieces but you do see character growth and a story arc). It's definitely out of the Patterson factory and...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Anan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The Witch & Wizard was good. I'll give it that. It wasn't the best book it had ever read, but it was fresh, funny, fast and fun. It was written in the same tone that the Maximum Ride series was written in, with a twist of magic. If there hadn't been the sequel, I would have been happy. But there was, and I'm not. I've read the more recent Maximum Ride reviews, so I'm sure there are people who agree with me when I say the plot has steadily gotten worse, with people changing sides all the time...more The Witch & Wizard was good. I'll give it that. It wasn't the best book it had ever read, but it was fresh, funny, fast and fun. It was written in the same tone that the Maximum Ride series was written in, with a twist of magic. If there hadn't been the sequel, I would have been happy. But there was, and I'm not. I've read the more recent Maximum Ride reviews, so I'm sure there are people who agree with me when I say the plot has steadily gotten worse, with people changing sides all the time (Angel) and others simply reappearing when needed. The same thing happened with the Gift.
SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU READ BELOW THIS POINT I WILL BE MENTIONING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE BOOK. I WILL NOT PROMISE TO NOT TELL THE ENDING!
First, the weasel Bryon Swain keeps changing sides. He first appeared to take Whit and Wisty's parents, and played in with the N.O. Then it turns out he was spying on them for the good side. Then he appears back there. Then it turns out he was helping Whit and Wisty escape. Then he is "forced" to kill them. Gosh, just make up your mind! Is he good or bad? If there is no other way, just kill him! He was going to die. Keeping that out was a mistake, and a bad one. Bryon Swain and Angel have a lot in common. Their just in different books.
Second, Whit and Wisty's parents reappeared. They were tortured by the N.O. to the point of insanity, not recognizing their own children. Then they came back fine. OK, what was the point of that? To add some misery to Whit and Wisty's lives so it would be more interesting? I'm sure there are better ways to do that.
I could go on with tons more examples, but I think those two are the best examples. I know there is no way the New Order could win. There isn't a single children's book I've read where the bad guys win. Still, shouldn't The One Who Is One be a bit more powerful? And not be outwitted so often by two kids? Oh well, I can't say I expected much else after reading the more recent Maximum Ride novels. My suggestion: Don't continue any of James Patterson's books (at least not the ones under children or teens) after the first (or few) books. They're just not worth it.(less)

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Jul 21, 2012 Melody rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I remember the first in the series wasn't that great, but it was an easy read. I don't remember it being quite this bad. First off, I feel like this series is trying to capitalize on both the supernatural and dystopian YA trends. Which would be fine, if it did a good job at either one. We're told to believe this new world has been established relatively recently, with people being openly zealous 1984 style, but I honestly don't remember any justification given for people to turn around that quic...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Moriah Writes-a-lot rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I was originally going to whine about the grievous misuse of the English language, particularly in the simile and metaphor department, as my claim was there were on average 3 horrid, stretched out similes or metaphors per a page. But my friends have proved me wrong and not wanting to use use a hyperbole (which was also over used), I stand corrected. There is on average only one rancid, overused, or stretched out simile/metaphor per a page. Patterson saves up all his big boy words for these nails...more I was originally going to whine about the grievous misuse of the English language, particularly in the simile and metaphor department, as my claim was there were on average 3 horrid, stretched out similes or metaphors per a page. But my friends have proved me wrong and not wanting to use use a hyperbole (which was also over used), I stand corrected. There is on average only one rancid, overused, or stretched out simile/metaphor per a page. Patterson saves up all his big boy words for these nails-on-chalkboard similes and in dialogue to make his protagonists sound smart while he spends the rest of the novel proving they are dumb. The rest of everything else is recycled words. Blah blah blah.

So that concludes my literary complaints. On to inconsistencies! Such as the confiscated journal/diary/psychic book which apparently has teleportation powers and Byron's own love of illogical side changes. Don't get me wrong, Patterson thinks he has a perfectly rational explanation, but "I think I will help you escape from certain death." then "Oh, it has been explained to be that you will die in front of my eyes so to avoid that I shall help kill you." just doesn't make sense to anyone but Patterson and his fictional character.

And while we are on the subject of details Patterson has seemed to slip into his Max Ride habit of forgetting details except instead of doing this over the coarse of the whole series has has done this in the hand-span of one book. Boo much? And no, I don't care if it's being saved for final (hopefully) book because it will be so terribly done no one will care.

And lastly, my disappointment that this wasn't the last book. When you look at it has a whole they went through some traumatic events and now are back were they began at the beginning minus a few friends and a building. You could probably read book one, a summery of book two, and then the final (hopefully, hopefully) book and miss nothing except more horrid similes (yes I am still on that overridden horse). And lastly I am sad because knowing how horrible the book will be I will still read because of my inability to leave stuff alone. So yes, I must re-suffer this all over again. Boo.(less)

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Dec 29, 2010 Anita rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I am confused about this series. I have looked at websites and read other reviews, and so far the feedback seems to be rather positive. I guess there are just some books you don’t like. It’s just unusual, because I’m usually in sync with other people, but this time I can’t be further away. I really, really do not like these books – this book specifically. I think with Witch and Wizard, it was new and somewhat enjoyable. I was hoping the story would have moved on from the last book. Really, I fee...more I am confused about this series. I have looked at websites and read other reviews, and so far the feedback seems to be rather positive. I guess there are just some books you don’t like. It’s just unusual, because I’m usually in sync with other people, but this time I can’t be further away. I really, really do not like these books – this book specifically. I think with Witch and Wizard, it was new and somewhat enjoyable. I was hoping the story would have moved on from the last book. Really, I feel like this is the same book over again, only Whit and Wisty actually know about their powers instead of being oblivious.

The characters are all over the place. For example, Byron and Celia –Are they trying to help Whit and Wisty, or are they against them? It’s like this wavering plot point that seems like it’s suppose to be tricky, but is really annoying. Usually a character (Byron) only changes sides once, maybe has a change of heart and then will change twice, but he is completely riding the fence and has no idea who he’s working for or why. Then there are the cryptic messages from the parents and other “friends.” In any “war” situation, why would anyone give half advice? “You must give your gift away.” Like that is helpful. To whom? Why? How? Parents especially would never be that cryptic – especially when there is a master overlord in the picture. People who are for you wouldn’t try to relay information this way. It just doesn’t make any sense.

And as for the Master Overlord, The One Who is The One (hello cheesy name..but when he heads up an organization called the N.O, and has N.O.W troops running around, what do you expect?), this guy must be really dumb. I mean, how many times can you capture the same two kids only to let them escape? Seriously! And if you’re going to give a death sentence, don’t you think (considering how many times the two have escaped in the past) you would just do the deed right away instead of letting them “sit and think about it” for a few days. I won’t even touch on this menacing “test” at the end of the book. This guy would run screaming like a little girl if he were to meet Voldemort, and at least he knew how to play down the whole ego driven, power hungry thing, making a much more deadly villain.

As for the magic. It really is a little out of hand. Not only can Whit and Wisty change into animals, fish, birds, whatever; but they can cause things to appear out of thin air. They can change bomber planes (machines) into birds (alive). So what doesn’t seem to line-up is why is it so difficult to run and hide, or why worry about your energy running low? Surely you can create more food whenever you want it. Or, with this kind of power, why not go for invisibility and just take your time?

I am not sure what age group these books are suppose to be geared for, and maybe that is the problem here (with why I don’t like the books). Between the horrible text speak and teenagey talk that just sounds like the book is trying to “fit in” with all the other paranormal books out there, the characters come off sort of stiff and unbelievable. (If you want some good characters – check out some Cassandra Clare) Then there is an impromptu concert, that is supposed to be a benefit for The Resistance (or whatever they call themselves) and has what is suppose to be an encouraging, motivational speech given by Wisty….where is Katniss Everdeen when you need her anyway? I really can’t see this series working with a young adult crowd (which I would consider 16-20 somethings), but it probably would go over well with the 11-15ish age group. The book, for me, read like a Nickelodeon Sitcom.

I think I’ve made my point well enough. I don’t usually rip books apart like this. In fact, I don’t usually finish reading (or listening, in this case) to books I don’t like. I was just hoping for something to happen so that it would redeem itself. I feel like most of the hype is due to the author’s popularity and the media backing he’s able to get, rather than how well the books are written. With all the great books out there, I can’t even imagine picking up the next installment of this series. It just wouldn’t be worth my time.(less)

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Dec 28, 2010 Kitrisha Rasmussen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great read. In patterson's style, increadibly easy to get through. Now I'm gonna have to check out the other teen reads he's written!

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Aug 27, 2010 Jacer3000 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Readers of Witch and Wizard (just to continue the storyline)

Recommended to Jacer3000 by: Myself

Whew, finally done. I was really disapointed with this book. I loved the original, but James Patterson took the reins away from the girl who wrote the first one and handed them over to some n00b called Ned Rust. He totally screwed up the book. I mean, two characters died, and I didn't even care. Too many events rushing past, I just didn't care, which really surprised me when I realized it, because I really cared about the characters in Witch & Wizard.

Point is, he made it so dull that I actua...more

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May 28, 2013 04TylerL rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Gift 2009
James Peterson 421

Audience - magic lovers
Main Problem - Whit and Wisty don't know if they can trust their parents.
The setting is a bombed out city
Main Charecters - Whit and Wisty - Siblings, protagonists : The One - atangonist, tall

Summary
Wisty is ready to be hanged but Whit and an old friend named Mrs Highsmith come and save her. When they get back to the warehouse these band members ask for the underground concert. They meet up again after the concert in a coffe shop but the band...more

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May 20, 2013 Palomino4ever rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book Witch and Wizard by James Patterson, is a very exciting book. Its a thrill ride through a world with a type of government that has banished all things containing imagination such as, books, movies, music, and art. Wisty and Whit are teenagers with powers beyond imaginable such as setting yourself on fire, turning into animals, and traveling through portals that take you into another dimension. The governments leader, The One has kidnapped Wisty and Whits parents and are holding them cap...more

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May 20, 2013 Austyn Nichols rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book The Gift by James Patterson is a really good book because it is like a action mystery type book and there are lost of exciting moments. I have this book five stars because it tell a lot about what whit and Wisty are going threw being taken away from their parents have been very difficult for them but they have gotten threw a lot of it and have help each other more than anything and they realize how lucky they are to have each other in the moment of the new order taking over. With all th...more

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May 05, 2013 122paul rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After having everything from music to their parents taken from them, Whit and Witsy team up with thier friends from Garfunkels to deafeat the One and the New Order. In a sequel to a book that I enjoyed, Whit and Witsy learn greif when their good friend Margo is murderred by the One in place of Witsy. In a failed plan to rescue kids from a prison the Allgood syblings pretend to be other wizards. Returning to Garfunkels there is much sadness because of all of the deaths and the frequent bombing on...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Connor rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Star Rating:
I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Plot Summary:
In this book Whit and Wisty go on a journey to the Acculturation facility, the Over world prison, the Brave New World Center, and lastly the City of Progress. In the acculturation facility and the over world prison they rescue imprisoned kids. At the BNW center they learn how to use their powers better. In the City of Progress they have the final showdown with The One.
Main Characters:
Wisty: 14/female/red hair/powers: can become a human t...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Anahita Oei rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After reading the first book of this series, I was stoked that there was a second. The story was truly mesmerizing, better than the first, and easy to understand. Its written well as the characters emotions are well described also :)

I decided to read this book to continue from the first. Getting it originally recommended, it was hard to stop reading and i felt that i had to get the second book asap as the first left me wanting more.

Category: My own choice

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Dec 28, 2012 Liana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The reason I actually bothered to read this book was because of the ending of Witch and Wizard that left all the readers hanging.

Actually, the only reason I read this series at all was because it was highly recommended by my friend.

Anyways, I have to say that I am guilty for underestimating James Patterson without even reading his books. Because I've been judging his writing from all the negative reviews his books get and, plus, my own sister, who shares almost the same opinions with me on book...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Robert rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Witch and Wizard: Book 2

The Gift (2010) by James Patterson

3 stars

Just like the first book the story takes place in 1st format , witch if you read my last review you would know that I am not a big an of that format . The book is still about Wisteria 'Wisty' Allgood - A rebellious fifteen-year-old girl and her brother Whitford 'Whit' Allgood A eighteen-year-old 'All-American' athlete ( they are still the ones telling the story so you know at least one must live till the end of the book ) . And...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Missing Feathers rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First off, I'm not going to bother summarizing this book for you. Read it up top, or scroll though some other comments. Or hey, even read the back the next time your in an actual bookstore.
And apperantly unlike quite a few of you, I actually did realize this was a series, and read number 1 (Witch & Wizard) first. In order. Hence the terms 'sequal' and 'series'. They're meant to be read in order.

So I read Gift, and while it wasn't great, it wasn't horrible either. Patterson's writing tends t...more

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Apr 13, 2012 Mary rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I got this book from my sister over winter break, unfortunately I didn't realize it was the part of a trilogy, or that I was reading it out of order.
This book start in the middle of a story were a group of outcast teenagers, some with powers some without, are fighting against the evil forces taking control. These 'evil forces' are controlling and constricting people to be the same, outlawing music, etc. (like every evil government tries to control their people). Although for some reason this sin...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Garrett W. added it · review of another edition

This is the second book in the Witch and Wizard series. It is by James Patterson. Whit and Wisty are brother and sister, with magical powers. The world is being taken over by a totalitarian regime called the New Order. The N.O. is led by The One Who Is The One which you never really find out his real name. He is also a wizard but he is extremely powerful and he basically brainwashes all of the city people and puts the rambunctious, rowdy, rude, and other wise the "bad" kids in society into labor...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Karen Yingling rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whit and Wisty Allgood are still on the run from the New Order, which has banned all art, music and writing from the world, and is attempting to reeducate all of the children in various awful ways. Whit sees Wisty killed, only to find out it was really fellow Resister Margo, and the two siblings take off to find their parents.Whit is also looking for Celia, his lost love, who appears to him from propaganda bill boards and gets him in trouble from time to time.The two seek temporary refuge in the...more Whit and Wisty Allgood are still on the run from the New Order, which has banned all art, music and writing from the world, and is attempting to reeducate all of the children in various awful ways. Whit sees Wisty killed, only to find out it was really fellow Resister Margo, and the two siblings take off to find their parents.Whit is also looking for Celia, his lost love, who appears to him from propaganda bill boards and gets him in trouble from time to time.The two seek temporary refuge in the Garfunkel's department store, the Resistance headquarters, Wisty performs at the illegal Stockwood music festival but is betrayed by a drummer on whom she has a crush, and makes it clear to the leader of the New Order that she really does have "the gift" that he wants, but of course she refuses to surrender it. Whit and Wisty end up in a children's detention center but manage to escape when a former nemesis helps them. They see their parents for a brief time before their parents are vaporized. There is certainly a sequel in the offing, and Whit and Wisty will no doubt have more frenetic adventures as they try to get their parents back.

Strengths: There are 100 chapters, but they are very short and fast paced. There is a ton of action and adventure, as well as some blood, gore, and gross out moments. The theme of children against The Powers That Be is always popular in a dystopian tome.
Weaknesses: Personally, this was painful to read. The prose was pedestrian, the character development weak, and the action hard to follow. I would feel bad about saying this if the Kirkus review hadn't said "There are no characters that even rise to the level of stereotypes and no genuine emotions in this embarrassing attempt at a "fantasy" series that insults both genre and audience at every turn. At worst, this reads like the ramblings of a just-waking-up toddler; at best, it reads like a Carol Burnett Sci-Fi sketch with all of the mugging and none of the laughs. A new low in children's publishing. "(less)

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Jan 10, 2012 Grace Stiles rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So this book... it's just... bad. Please don't get worked up over my opinion. I liked the first book. Really, I did. But in general, Mr. P's writing seems like it's gone down the tube. The Max Ride books after the third one, Daniel X, and now Witch and Wizard.

I'm not going to annoy you with a boring summary, you should know it by now.

Issue 1: dialogue and writing. The dialogue is stiff, like they are bad actors with bad scripts with a bad director in a bad movie. Because that is how JP writes -...more So this book... it's just... bad. Please don't get worked up over my opinion. I liked the first book. Really, I did. But in general, Mr. P's writing seems like it's gone down the tube. The Max Ride books after the third one, Daniel X, and now Witch and Wizard.

I'm not going to annoy you with a boring summary, you should know it by now.

Issue 1: dialogue and writing. The dialogue is stiff, like they are bad actors with bad scripts with a bad director in a bad movie. Because that is how JP writes - like it's a movie. One moment they could be using the word loquatious, the next OMGWTF?!
With the writing, it's the kind of overused metaphors I used to write in the sixth grade. The kind that is in every one of his teen books and gives you a literal image. It's a bit irritating. Thanks for thinking we're stupid, Mr. P.

Issue 2: inconsistensies, randomness, and him thinking that we are inside his mind. So they're running away from the One (that's in issue three). Celia shows up! Wow! Gives a cryptic message and then vanishes (again). And now they are at a building where they could a: be killed (as stated every other page) or b: they are welcomed like heroes, this is the rebellion, all these people are rather flat characters, there will be a concert, all that jazz. JP goes with option B, because somehow it's believable. No more comments.
Randomness - okay, a rock concert underground?? Really? When all the teenagers are supposedly brainwashed? And Wisty just 'happens' to have psycho powers that she's a rockstar? And now Byron and practicaly every other dude she meets is in love with her? What is the point of this nonsense? There really is none.
And then JP says all this stuff that is supposedly obvious to the plot. No. It's not. Crazy tangent that he created somehow.

And Issue 3: bad characters. The One Who is The One needs a bit of a brain. As do Wisty and Whit. Just a cheesy comic-book villian who always lets the heroes escape. Whoopdeedo.

I know I'm slamming Mr. P big time. I liked the first book. I just finished the third, and that was a bit better. I loved the first three Max Ride books. But man did I hate this one. It just seemed like recycled garbage that he didn't proof-read. Does he not have editors? Or is he just so famous that his books get published once they are 'done'?
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Dec 06, 2011 Chazz Sandoval rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought that this book was just as good if not better than the first book in the series. The book was easy to comprehend and continued to keep me interested all throughout the book.I do think that you should read the first book of the series before you read this one because it will make a lot more sense to you and catch you up on what is going on. My favorite character in this book is Whit because even though he is strong and buff he still can be emotional and help with problems. He wants to d...more

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Nov 29, 2011 Hyuk rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whit and Wisty, the leaders of the Resistance and a witch and a wizard, fights back the New Order which has taken away everything they loved. The New Order, the new government, took away their parents, and banned music, art, books, and all those fun entertainments you can think of. And they are considered wanted criminals, and the government wants to excute them for "collusion, conspiracy, and experimentation with the dark and foul arts." One day, Whit and Wisty go out to save the kids from the...more

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Aug 08, 2011 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wisteria and Whitford Allgood are back in the second book in a dystopian series where the world has been taken over by the New Order, and their magical skills would seem to be the only hope of the Resistance. While the first book seemed to be nothing more than a prologue to explain the world in which the series is set, The Gift does a good job of being presenting an interesting story that is a blend of science fiction and fantasy.

The One Who Is The One seems to have recognized the gift of great...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jul 06, 2011 Tim Knier rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

OMG! … WTH? … It’s Harry Potter and Hermione Granger moshing through Logan’s Run, with excursions into Brave New World, 1984, and Farenheit 451. Not really. It’s the Allgood kids.

Brother and sister, Whitford and Wisteria Allgood, are a teenage wizard and a witch learning to discover and to harness their special talents in order to free a world controlled by the megalomaniacal and sinister The One. As leaders of an underground youth gang of freedom fighters, the siblings alternately narrate their...more OMG! … WTH? … It’s Harry Potter and Hermione Granger moshing through Logan’s Run, with excursions into Brave New World, 1984, and Farenheit 451. Not really. It’s the Allgood kids.

Brother and sister, Whitford and Wisteria Allgood, are a teenage wizard and a witch learning to discover and to harness their special talents in order to free a world controlled by the megalomaniacal and sinister The One. As leaders of an underground youth gang of freedom fighters, the siblings alternately narrate their adventures rebelling against a sterile New World Order, hunting for their lost parents and loved ones, and all the while testing and trying their innate magical powers.

Whit, a clairvoyant, has a skill in past-future journaling with a penchant for provisioning food whenever necessary. He continues to search for his lost lover. Wisty is a firebrand as well as a hothead. She continually fights the advances of her nemesis informant. Together, the two are able to morph into fanciful creatures that aid in their escapes.

This work addresses as much about adolescent adjustments and teenage angst as it reveals a dystopian future. There are plenty of texting code messages, punk rock features, and teenage rebels to update this fiction with a kind of Mad Max appeal.

One flaw in the staging of this fiction appears when Whit is stripped of his journal (in Chapter 48) by The One. Many chapters later (Chapter 67), Whit is on the lam and is consulting his journal. There is no explanation—textual or magical—how he has managed to regain his secret writings. FCOL.

I have two disappointments here. First, I grabbed the book only seeing James Patterson’s name (I love Alex Cross and Women’s Murder Club). I knew the Patterson brand featured some youthful publications, but I hadn’t noticed this as part of the Witch and Wizard series. I wasn’t prepared for YA reading. BWTM.

Pages fly fast in reading this book. Nevertheless, I really want a satisfying resolution to the one book I finish; I want to be rewarded with an EOM. That doesn’t happen here. I only get … 2bctnd.(less)

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Apr 12, 2011 Aaron G rated it 4 of 5 stars

What would you do if you changed the view you have of yourself. In Witch and Wizard: The Gift by James Patterson, this is what brother and sister, Whit and Wisty do after discovering they have magical powers. It changes all of there views about themselves. They are determined to kill The One Who is The One and rescue there parents from his evil clutches.

The book starts of with Whit in the City of Progress looking for his sister. Up on a screen he sees a girl getting ready to be killed. He thinks...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Ivana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am a huge fan of James Patterson, I love most of his YA fiction. This book was fantastic!!!!

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN(supplied by Wiki, sorry for any mistakes)
• Wisteria 'Wisty' Allgood - A rebellious fifteen-year-old who is shocked to discover her magical ability. Her main power is the ability to burst into flames at random moments, but she is also known to float in her sleep, shape-shift, and even glow radioactive green.
• Whitford 'Whit' Allgood - An eighteen-year-old 'All-American' athlete. He se...more I am a huge fan of James Patterson, I love most of his YA fiction. This book was fantastic!!!!

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN(supplied by Wiki, sorry for any mistakes)
• Wisteria 'Wisty' Allgood - A rebellious fifteen-year-old who is shocked to discover her magical ability. Her main power is the ability to burst into flames at random moments, but she is also known to float in her sleep, shape-shift, and even glow radioactive green.
• Whitford 'Whit' Allgood - An eighteen-year-old 'All-American' athlete. He secretly struggles with depression after the unexplained disappearance of his girlfriend Celia. Whit is a wizard, with the power to conjure food, objects, and animals. He can also move objects with his mind, move at super speed, and is revealed to be clairvoyant during the novel.
• Celia -, who disappeared mysteriously months before the beginning of the book. She was killed by the New Order government but still exists as a Half-light.
• Byron Swain - A classmate of the Allgoods, who betrays them to the New Order government. Wisty turns him into a weasel (prompting her to call him the "Tattling Weasel" for the rest of the book), . He is also madly in love with Wisty and would do anything for her.
• Janine - A teenage girl who is usually the leader of the resistance group and is described as a 'cute girl' by Whit. She is best friends with Margo and devastated when she is killed. She and Whit have conversations and eventually realizes they have feelings for each other.
• Sasha - Sasha first appears when he rescues the Allgood siblings in the Shadowland. He later lies to them in order to enlist their help in a jail break. Sasha is lanky, with overgrown black hair.
• Mrs. Highsmith - A witch who is a friend to the Allgood's who lives in The City of Progress in an apartment filled with stuff banned by the N.O. She helps Wisty with how to make her powers stronger and is unknown whether she is dead or alive. She is also the witch in the first book at the Cafe who accused Whit and Wisty of being a witch and wizard.
• The One Who Is The One 'The One' - He is the New Order government. Despite being a figure of great power and authority, he conducts himself politely and with quiet dignity. It is strongly implied that he is an evil wizard, possibly on a mission to eradicate all his enemies (meaning the Allgoods). He is after Wisty's Gift, which is controlling fire. He can also control water, earth, and wind.
• Lost Ones - Warmth-consuming zombies that live in the Shadowland.
• Feffer - the loyal 'Hellhound' who accompanied Whit and Wisty through their first journey through Shadowland.

If you liked, Maximum Ride, you'll like this.

*THIS REVIEW IS USED IN ALL THREE THAT I DID*(less)

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Apr 15, 2012 Jimmy rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The first of the Witch and Wizard series was sooo terrible. I was amazed that I even managed to finish reading it at all, because it was THAT BAD.

However, even more amazing is the fact that despite how awful the first one was, I opted to pick up the second one just because I wanted some clarification as to what happens since book one doesn't really have an ending... at all.

I expected it to be bad, just like the first one, but WOW. I can't even bring myself to finish it. So rather than waste my...more

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Jan 20, 2012 David rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is an awesome book that kept me interested at all times.It was also full of surprises. It always made me think something would happen but its completely different. One time I got surprised was when after the underground concert the Bionics drummer became Wisty new boyfriend out of the blue and then when he helped the New Order capture Whit and Wisty and then New Order chopped off the drummer's hand to torture Wisty and force her to hold the dead hands till she gave The One Who Is The One he...more

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