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Nathan grew up with White Witches, although he is Half Black witch and that's a problem because the White and Black Witches in England are at war. At the offset, teen-age Nathan is being kept prisoner in a cage and being physically trained and harshly disciplined by his keeper whenever he tries to escape, which is often. Once he does escape, life is not much better for our hero yet he is smart and eventually finds friends along the way who want to help him. It is clear that he is Someone Importa
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Really enjoyed this - although I can see where some of the other, less excited reviews are coming from. There's a Potter-esque vibe, with White and Black Witches living amongst us (Whites try to blend, Blacks don't). The Council and its Requirements felt very familiar, too. Having spoken with the author, I know that she based Nathan on Aiden Turner from the UK's Being Human and, well, sometimes a little more of that show than just the look of the lead leaks in. Marcus and Mercury weren't as beli
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I think, possibly, my expectations were too high. I liked it well enough, and found myself nicely entertained, but I never really got interested in Nathan's plight, and though Sally Green used too much of the book to define the universe and set the stage for the next book, and too little on the actual plot.
So though very little was actually resolved in this book, I'm in no rush to run out and pick up the next one. But I do understand the high ratings it has received - it was good... just not for ...more
So though very little was actually resolved in this book, I'm in no rush to run out and pick up the next one. But I do understand the high ratings it has received - it was good... just not for ...more
3.5
Basically the first 75% was a 5-star all the way, then it just draaaagged. Disappointing.
Basically the first 75% was a 5-star all the way, then it just draaaagged. Disappointing.
Jan 25, 2014
Meg
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