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maeve0809's review against another edition
3.0
2.5/5
Ok so I haven't even started this book yet but the blurb is killing me. This series is really getting on my nerves. James Patterson should've ended this series on the third book! It would've made sense! At least if you're going to make it a run on series make the problems linked! Foreshadow! Attempt at SOMETHING!
Although I thought the fourth book was the best book so far, I think that it would've been better had the Wizard King been introduced earlier in the series. The plot in the fourth one was more intricate than the first three all though totally unrelated.
UPDATED REVIEW AFTER I HAVE FINISHED BOOK
Okay I am upset and here are a couple of reasons why:
1. Wisty was SOO arrogant and very unbearable and cringworthy. I experienced a lot of secondhand embarrassment. Byron AND Pearce both said they didn't know what they used to see in her. MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE SHE ACTED SO IMMATURE??
2. There are TWO times James Patterson totally rips off the Harry Potter:
- When the Lost Ones make Wisty remember only sad memories and she ends up defeating it with happy memories and LOVE, ummm... dementors much???
-"Everybody's soul is both light and dark. We can choose between the two, Darrius, and it's that choice that determines everything." If this isn't a total rip-off of the ever-famous HP quote, then I don't know what is. BTW the quote I'm talking about is when Sirius Black says to Harry: "We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."
3. The One???? Came back????? A bit of a stretch, don't ya think?
4. OK and this just confused me: why were Pearce's chapters always in third person while Whit's and Wisty's were always in first?\
Anyways, the book WAS action-packed so I didn't totally hate it, but I wouldn't recommend this series to anyone tbh. James Patterson disappointed me, I had high hopes for this series because it was highly recommended to me. :/
Ok so I haven't even started this book yet but the blurb is killing me. This series is really getting on my nerves. James Patterson should've ended this series on the third book! It would've made sense! At least if you're going to make it a run on series make the problems linked! Foreshadow! Attempt at SOMETHING!
Although I thought the fourth book was the best book so far, I think that it would've been better had the Wizard King been introduced earlier in the series. The plot in the fourth one was more intricate than the first three all though totally unrelated.
UPDATED REVIEW AFTER I HAVE FINISHED BOOK
Okay I am upset and here are a couple of reasons why:
1. Wisty was SOO arrogant and very unbearable and cringworthy. I experienced a lot of secondhand embarrassment. Byron AND Pearce both said they didn't know what they used to see in her. MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE SHE ACTED SO IMMATURE??
2. There are TWO times James Patterson totally rips off the Harry Potter:
- When the Lost Ones make Wisty remember only sad memories and she ends up defeating it with happy memories and LOVE, ummm... dementors much???
-"Everybody's soul is both light and dark. We can choose between the two, Darrius, and it's that choice that determines everything." If this isn't a total rip-off of the ever-famous HP quote, then I don't know what is. BTW the quote I'm talking about is when Sirius Black says to Harry: "We've all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are."
3. The One???? Came back????? A bit of a stretch, don't ya think?
4. OK and this just confused me: why were Pearce's chapters always in third person while Whit's and Wisty's were always in first?\
Anyways, the book WAS action-packed so I didn't totally hate it, but I wouldn't recommend this series to anyone tbh. James Patterson disappointed me, I had high hopes for this series because it was highly recommended to me. :/
roary47's review against another edition
2.0
I was not super impressed with this book. It was another bad guy, an overconfident girl, and a love sick boy. There wasn’t really anything new from the other books. I felt the last book ended nicely. However, when you finally got to the end it had a nice twist I wasn’t expecting. To get there was difficult since the rest of the book did not interest me.
cslats33's review against another edition
4.0
I had so many problems with this series. Books 2-4 were honestly pretty boring. Before finishing this 1-3 seemed to be together, then 4 was separate and 5 was separate. I don’t want to have to wait until the last book for all the connections because I almost didn’t keep going.
With all of that I did like this book. The last two parts on audio were amazing and I never saw both twists coming which was awesome.
With all of that I did like this book. The last two parts on audio were amazing and I never saw both twists coming which was awesome.
lesvibes's review
Really?
Ugh.
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP AT 3. LIKE MAX RIDE ALL OVER AGAIN.
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juliethebibliophile's review
3.0
Ok. I'll say this now. I didnt like this book. So if you really did, please dont read on. Also Spoilers to follow
I have to say I really wish these books had stopped at 3 when there was the first logical conclusion to this series. Even The Kiss ended up being good, the new conflict seemed realistic(in fantast terms anyway) and made sense. The book was great.
When Whit and Wisty's story was dragged out to a fifth book, the story felt outlandish and exaggerated. Most of the plotline seemed cheesy, ridiculous, and had me crying "really?"
It started with everything that had been true in the series previously being written off: Pearl is dead, The World hates magic, Wisty and Byron werent together, Whit gave up his powers and eventually brought back Janine. Even Celia was coming to see Whit when Im oretty sure it was established in The Fire that she was moving on to an extent of absolutelt not being able to come see him anymore.
More than that, this book was a mess. The Family was the concern in the first 100
pages and suddenly that wasnt a thing anymore. The Plot just kept changing. The only time the book got to be its best was at the end, and that was only due to intensity, which was only built by directly threatening characters lives. A 50 page pattern of "Whit and Wisty are gonna die/are dead(mostly Wisty), Theyre alive" got annoying and repetitive.
I cant say I hated this book. At times I did enjoy it, and the story and writing was good. If the writing off of old elementa hadnt pissed me off earlier, or if this had been an earlier book, I may have really enjoyed it.
All in all though, I couldn't. Plotlines like Love destroying the Lost Ones felt clichè and cheesy, which usually doesnt bother me, but here it just didnt feel right. The return of old villains like Pearce, and particularly The One Who is the One, felt predictable and just whyyyy
I did enjoy the ending, and wanted to cry when Byron died, which I really wish hadnt happened. However, I wouldve like the ending, and the book, a lot more, if earlier problems hadnt been so much of an issue. By the ime the story got good, I had alreadt developed and immense anger towards the book.
If there is a fifth book, which hopefully there wont be, I dont know if I will read it. Sure curiosity might draw me in.Stories can be continued for many, many books, and still remain amazing and wonderful. There have been plenty of stories that have. However, it has to be done right, and consequently, that of Whit and Wisty is not one of those stories.
After one story ends, starting it up again once was great and worked perfectly. A second time gets tired and leaves us with this. Ankther villain popping up after this may destroy thos story for me for good. Happily, I didnt dislike the Lost enough to hate it, or for it to ruin the rest of the series for me, which is why I gave it three stars and not two. So I think I'll
stop here.
I have to say I really wish these books had stopped at 3 when there was the first logical conclusion to this series. Even The Kiss ended up being good, the new conflict seemed realistic(in fantast terms anyway) and made sense. The book was great.
When Whit and Wisty's story was dragged out to a fifth book, the story felt outlandish and exaggerated. Most of the plotline seemed cheesy, ridiculous, and had me crying "really?"
It started with everything that had been true in the series previously being written off: Pearl is dead, The World hates magic, Wisty and Byron werent together, Whit gave up his powers and eventually brought back Janine. Even Celia was coming to see Whit when Im oretty sure it was established in The Fire that she was moving on to an extent of absolutelt not being able to come see him anymore.
More than that, this book was a mess. The Family was the concern in the first 100
pages and suddenly that wasnt a thing anymore. The Plot just kept changing. The only time the book got to be its best was at the end, and that was only due to intensity, which was only built by directly threatening characters lives. A 50 page pattern of "Whit and Wisty are gonna die/are dead(mostly Wisty), Theyre alive" got annoying and repetitive.
I cant say I hated this book. At times I did enjoy it, and the story and writing was good. If the writing off of old elementa hadnt pissed me off earlier, or if this had been an earlier book, I may have really enjoyed it.
All in all though, I couldn't. Plotlines like Love destroying the Lost Ones felt clichè and cheesy, which usually doesnt bother me, but here it just didnt feel right. The return of old villains like Pearce, and particularly The One Who is the One, felt predictable and just whyyyy
I did enjoy the ending, and wanted to cry when Byron died, which I really wish hadnt happened. However, I wouldve like the ending, and the book, a lot more, if earlier problems hadnt been so much of an issue. By the ime the story got good, I had alreadt developed and immense anger towards the book.
If there is a fifth book, which hopefully there wont be, I dont know if I will read it. Sure curiosity might draw me in.Stories can be continued for many, many books, and still remain amazing and wonderful. There have been plenty of stories that have. However, it has to be done right, and consequently, that of Whit and Wisty is not one of those stories.
After one story ends, starting it up again once was great and worked perfectly. A second time gets tired and leaves us with this. Ankther villain popping up after this may destroy thos story for me for good. Happily, I didnt dislike the Lost enough to hate it, or for it to ruin the rest of the series for me, which is why I gave it three stars and not two. So I think I'll
stop here.
mloucks's review
5.0
James Patterson + dystopian fantasy i mean how could you go wrong lol I absolutely loved Wisty sassiness through out the series. It was definitely different from other James Patterson books but it was a good series.
ashlightgrayson's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I had trouble getting into the last book of the Witch & Wizard series. I was kind of ready to be done with this series when I started reading this book. The main characters had kind of lost their luster for me, especially Wisty because she was immature at times and not self aware. I think she grew as a character by the end of the novel, but it took too long for my taste. It was interesting to see Whit and Wisty's relationship and the struggles they went through as a family caused by the circumstances they were in. I think it really showed that things like war and conflict can separate family because of differences in point of view, but that love is still what precedes any separation caused by conflict. I was happy with this book by the end, but I would give the Witch & Wizard series as a whole 3 stars out of 5 because I think it could have ended two or three books earlier. In a way, it may have overstayed its welcome as a series.
Read my full review at: http://nerdreads2013.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-lost-by-james-patterson-witch.html
Read my full review at: http://nerdreads2013.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-lost-by-james-patterson-witch.html