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Complete text of Witch and Curse in a single volume.
Holly Cathers's world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole.
In her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon give way to bewilderment at the strange inc ...more
Holly Cathers's world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole.
In her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon give way to bewilderment at the strange inc ...more
Paperback, 672 pages
Published
September 9th 2008
by Simon Pulse
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OK. My friend Mandy and I picked this up on a whim. "Cool cover" we said to each other. Little did we know it is a series that has been out since 2003 and seems to have been published by a small publishing company. The two books in the store are really the first 4 books. The final book comes out in September. Apparently there was some publishing house issues. I am telling you all of this because. I feel so sorry for the people who read this book in 2003 and had to wait until 2009 for the conclus
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I had high hopes for this book when I bought it. Being that I'm a huge fan of anything having to do with witches, I was excited by the premise and the write-up seemed promising. After about 100 pages though, I had to give up and stop reading. I very rarely give up on a book, but this one is sadly, a DNF. The plot was difficult to get into, the explanations on the world and it's characters were sorely lacking. I didn't care for the protagonist, and the stereotypical dark magic was disturbing and
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Sort of a Romeo and Juliet with witches. No real character development, I never grew attached to any of the characters and I couldn't understand why the "Romeo and Juliet" were in love at all since they spent a cumulative maybe 2 hours in each others presence over the course of almost 2 years.
The villains, the Devereauxs, have little to no sense when trying to kill the Cahor, or Cather, women. They weave these long complex spells that make all manner of monsters and goblins appear when I honestl ...more
The villains, the Devereauxs, have little to no sense when trying to kill the Cahor, or Cather, women. They weave these long complex spells that make all manner of monsters and goblins appear when I honestl ...more

This book started out ok. With many characters and motivations it had a lot of potential. The first book was a good introduction... lots of action, star-crossed lovers, evil bad guys to destroy. But, in the second book (this book is two in one), the story begins to unravel. The main character, Holly, loses momentum in the second book. Her story line just seems to plod along. One of the secondary characters, Nicole, is actually far more interesting in this book.
The second book lost me when Holly ...more
The second book lost me when Holly ...more

Witch - I have always been fascinated as magic. As a child, I found magicians and the idea of magic just so awesome; I was in awe of Paul Daniels, he was practically a god. As I got older, my fascination didn't fade, but grew as I discovered there were real people out there who thought themselves witches. Whether or not people believe they have any power is down to each person's individual opinion, but I'm fascinated by the witches' personal beliefs. So, understandably, I was ecstatic to discove
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Aug 26, 2009
Ancient
rated it
did not like it
Recommends it for:
no one
Recommended to Ancient by:
Mona
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I wanted to give this book a chance. I wanted to rate this book five stars. As I continued reading it, I was willing to overlook the simplistic writing and call it a guilty pleasure. But I can’t overlook an entire book just because the synopsis is the best part.
I’ll start with the literary tactics, which begins with the fact that this series has two authors. It’s obvious that this book is the result of a compromise between the two, as the writing styles do not match the supposed tone of the book ...more
I’ll start with the literary tactics, which begins with the fact that this series has two authors. It’s obvious that this book is the result of a compromise between the two, as the writing styles do not match the supposed tone of the book ...more

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This book was recommended to me by my cousin, Gianna. I was skeptical at first because it's a YA romance and it does contain insta-love and a Capulet/Montague-like family rivalry between the main characters, but I did like the fact that this was a witch book that focused just as much on the male characters having powers as the female ones. Usually with witches you find that stories are more woman-focused and that if any men are witches/wizards, they tend to be underdeveloped side characters or l
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Es mi primer libro que leo en ingles integramente y me ha costado
un poco leerlo, pero porque no estoy habituada, poco a poco
harè mejor las reseñas de libros en inglès.
E de comentaros, que es el primer libro que leo de Nancy
y me dejo¡¡¡asombrada¡¡se nota que tiene tablas y que
ha escrito muchos libros, su estilo, su forma de narrar las cosas
y lo que pasa me encantaron.
La historia es sencilla pero te atrapa desde el primer momento
la hermana del padre de Holly ,Marie Claire no se hablaba con este pe ...more
un poco leerlo, pero porque no estoy habituada, poco a poco
harè mejor las reseñas de libros en inglès.
E de comentaros, que es el primer libro que leo de Nancy
y me dejo¡¡¡asombrada¡¡se nota que tiene tablas y que
ha escrito muchos libros, su estilo, su forma de narrar las cosas
y lo que pasa me encantaron.
La historia es sencilla pero te atrapa desde el primer momento
la hermana del padre de Holly ,Marie Claire no se hablaba con este pe ...more

As a lover of all things magic and fantasy fiction, I absolutely loved these books. The Wicked Series takes its readers into the world of witches and warlocks, ancient battles with modern rivalries, and soulmates. It was a thriller, tragedy, romance, history, and even at times a comedy. It integrated magic into the everyday real world of a normal girl. I really enjoyed reading these. I finished all four books in just two days (obviously I have no life).
As I am a bit more conservative, I don't th ...more
As I am a bit more conservative, I don't th ...more

No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't really enjoy this book. I think that the overall story was an awesome concept but the delivery was crap. There are way too many characters so it makes it in credibly difficult to keep track of whose who and when. Well I guess the main characters stay the same but they jump back and forth through time and some people remain the same while other change and it just gets utterly confusing. I also didn't like the writing style, I dobnt really know how to des
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Oct 16, 2017
Yoru || ~Cyanide Latte~
rated it
did not like it
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Recommends it for:
nobody ever.
This book is absolute garbage and here's a long rant about why.
(view spoiler) That was why I originally DNF'd this book.
Fast-forward to present-day. I wanted to give this book a second chance bec ...more
(view spoiler) That was why I originally DNF'd this book.
Fast-forward to present-day. I wanted to give this book a second chance bec ...more

I mean, the first book is essentially like
My parents are always fighting, that sucks. Now let's swing wildly over to these people that we won't find are related until later in the book Dealing with my parents fighting is tough, but at least I have my best fr-MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UNKNOWN CHARACTERS IS BEING FLUNG AT YOU-iend, which is nice, and Oh No! Water turbulence! Now everyone but me is going to HEY GUESS WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE BUT YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM THAN THE MAIN CHARACTE ...more
My parents are always fighting, that sucks. Now let's swing wildly over to these people that we won't find are related until later in the book Dealing with my parents fighting is tough, but at least I have my best fr-MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UNKNOWN CHARACTERS IS BEING FLUNG AT YOU-iend, which is nice, and Oh No! Water turbulence! Now everyone but me is going to HEY GUESS WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE BUT YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM THAN THE MAIN CHARACTE ...more

Picking up these books, I expected something good, based on the synopsis. Instead, I got something truly awful. I'm sorry, but this is a terrible excuse for a book. Warning: long review because I've really got reasons for disliking this. If you so wish to just see my reasons and not the reasoning, look at the following paragraph.
It had a plotline that went all over the place, the characters were flat, there were no consequences for horrible actions, a romance that was completely unrealistic, go ...more
It had a plotline that went all over the place, the characters were flat, there were no consequences for horrible actions, a romance that was completely unrealistic, go ...more

udah hampir setahun dibeli, akhirnya dibaca juga, soalnya ntar keburu terbit terjemahannya hahaha
Ini dua buku yang dijadiin satu...jadi tebel gitu deeh.
Tentang permusuhan antara dua keluarga: witches (Cahor) dan warlock (Deveraux).
Buku Pertama Wicked
Menceritakan asal mula dendam membara di antara kedua keluarga.
Jean Deveraux dan Isabeau Cahors dijodohkan dengan harapan mendamaikan masing-masing keluarga, apalagi jika telah memiliki anak.
Tapi ternyata both families punya agenda masing.
Dan berakh ...more
Ini dua buku yang dijadiin satu...jadi tebel gitu deeh.
Tentang permusuhan antara dua keluarga: witches (Cahor) dan warlock (Deveraux).
Buku Pertama Wicked
Menceritakan asal mula dendam membara di antara kedua keluarga.
Jean Deveraux dan Isabeau Cahors dijodohkan dengan harapan mendamaikan masing-masing keluarga, apalagi jika telah memiliki anak.
Tapi ternyata both families punya agenda masing.
Dan berakh ...more
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Holly Cathers is devastated when her parents and best friend die in an accident. Expecting to move in with her dead best friend's mother, her aunt comes forward, and her friend's mother falls ill suddenly. With no where else to go, she moves to Seattle to live with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins.
When it seems that life can't get any more bleak, she discovers that she is a witch from a powerful magical bloodline....and th ...more
Holly Cathers is devastated when her parents and best friend die in an accident. Expecting to move in with her dead best friend's mother, her aunt comes forward, and her friend's mother falls ill suddenly. With no where else to go, she moves to Seattle to live with her aunt, uncle, and two cousins.
When it seems that life can't get any more bleak, she discovers that she is a witch from a powerful magical bloodline....and th ...more

El plot era interesante pero las autoras no supieron aprovecharlo.
Los padres de la protagonista mueren y ella piensa que se queda huérfana, cosa que no es cierto ya que tiene una tía que nunca había visto, por diversas razones se tiene que ir a vivir con ella y su familia. En su nueva casa empiezan a suceder cosas extrañas, Holly (la protagonista) tiene alucinaciones, siente que la persiguen y hay un chico por el cual siente una gran atracción.
Resulta que la familia de nuestra protagonista es d ...more
Los padres de la protagonista mueren y ella piensa que se queda huérfana, cosa que no es cierto ya que tiene una tía que nunca había visto, por diversas razones se tiene que ir a vivir con ella y su familia. En su nueva casa empiezan a suceder cosas extrañas, Holly (la protagonista) tiene alucinaciones, siente que la persiguen y hay un chico por el cual siente una gran atracción.
Resulta que la familia de nuestra protagonista es d ...more

Jun 12, 2008
Scribblegirl
rated it
did not like it
Recommends it for:
readers of fantasy and fans of magic & witchcraft.
The first half, Witch, is fairly good. The second half, Curse, is tedious, boring, sophomorically written and riddled with cliches, and reads like nothing so much as a Charmed ripoff written in the BTVS vernacular, albeit one in which the heroine is evil. It's not really a YA novel. It deals with more adult themes, and editors, writers, and publishers all need to learn that just because a book has a teenaged protagonist doesn't make it a young adult novel. Definitely NOT for the preteen (or prob
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I really do love this book. The cover itself caught my attention. Witch is a great gateway to learn a little about Wicca, but also enjoy a nice nonfiction story. The story plot caught my attention and it was quite the adventure the entire time I was reading. I will admit it was a bit boring at first. None the less, it was a beautifully crafted book. It caught my attention and made me cry, scream in frustration, and laugh. Good job Nancy Holder. I cried like a small child who dropped their ice cr
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Refreshing. The only wold that can come to mind to this book. I did quite enjoy this book for several reasons, the main being it revolved around witches. The societal values between the Deveraux and the Cahors seemed too--Romeo and Juliet. The quarrels and the blasphemy between these families is based purely on GREED and POWER, not whats good and bad. Neither family showed a sense of justice.
Preceding to present day, there are many scenes that leave question marks riddled inside my head. I don' ...more
Preceding to present day, there are many scenes that leave question marks riddled inside my head. I don' ...more

Honestly this book was so bad, I quit after book 1 of 2. I just can't picture myself sitting trough 300+ pages more of this. Tbh it was almost laughably bad. The worst part is I loved the premise and it had a satisfying amount of gore and disturbing imagery but the writing fell flat and the overall execution failed horribly. The dialogue is what killed me the most, I hated it beyond hated it. Tommy's in particular made me cringe every single time. To name some examples;
- "Hey hi Mani-chan." Like ...more
- "Hey hi Mani-chan." Like ...more

This book was given to me by a friend after she couldn't read past the sacrifice of the falcon. The first book in this double set is Witch -- and EW. I am saddened by the teens who may come away from reading this book and thinking that Wicca is about sacrificing animals and people, that we are an evil lot -- This first book focused on so much EVIL that I did have some trouble getting through it. Beyond that, it seems to jump near the end...teen angst, teen angst, OMG we are all witches -- althou
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I have to say Ive read a lot of witch books but none that are so dark and that have so much dark magic in it. I really enjoyed it though.
In Witch while I found the book confusing at first, because it seemed to switch from one POV to another with no warning, I still loved the story. Holly is a likeable character and even though Jer Deveraux is one of the bad guys I still really liked him.
In Curse its everything Witch was but more!! This time I wasn't confused at all and the story flowed really ...more
In Witch while I found the book confusing at first, because it seemed to switch from one POV to another with no warning, I still loved the story. Holly is a likeable character and even though Jer Deveraux is one of the bad guys I still really liked him.
In Curse its everything Witch was but more!! This time I wasn't confused at all and the story flowed really ...more

This 2 book volume is the first 2 books in a 5 book series. Engaging, fast paced, interesting. The storyline centers around Holly Cathers, a girl who has everything planned out. She is getting ready to start her senior year of high school, has plans with her best friend, etc. On a summer trip with her parents, her world turns upside down when a whitewater rafting trip turns deadly. Holly is the only survivor, & even she herself is nearly killed. She goes to live with her aunt & uncle in
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I just finished this series and it was really good. If you're one of those Twilight fans anticipated about the release of BD, this will sure keep you occupied. This book's main theme is witchcraft and wicca. It's protagonist is a girl who's parents and best friend has died in a boat accident. She goes to live with an aunt who she never knew existed. Throughout the story the protagonist comes to realize that she is a witch and someone is out to kill her and take her powers. I highly recommend thi
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Honestly appalled I made it as far as finishing the book. I'm by no means a heavy critic, but man this one was just acidic to the mind. Barely any character development (whatever is there is measured by huge unexplainable jumps in ability), blindly driven by a loose plot with hardly any structure besides flashbacks to events relating to the characters ancestors. The transition of perspectives was so frequent and unorganized it added to the difficulty of enjoying the book. I stuck through until t
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I really wanted to like this book, it was very nicely set up a lot of intrigue, but was an incredible let down in the long run. The editing was terrible, I constantly found mistakes and not 'your' vs 'you're' grammatical errors but missing apostrophes, ending quotes, and the story gets mixed up the farther into the series you get. I would suggest the first book if you are really interested but I caution going further.
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Nancy Holder, New York Times Bestselling author of the WICKED Series, has just published CRUSADE - the first book in a new vampire series cowritten with Debbie Viguie. The last book her her Possession series is set to release in March 2011.
Nancy was born in Los Altos, California, and her family settled for a time in Walnut Creek. Her father, who taught at Stanford, joined the navy and the family t ...more
Nancy was born in Los Altos, California, and her family settled for a time in Walnut Creek. Her father, who taught at Stanford, joined the navy and the family t ...more
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