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A review by nicholeb84
Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
3.0
The Last Apprentice (or the Spook's Apprentice as it was originally called) tells the story of young Tom Ward, who becomes the apprentice to a Spook. Spooks have the job of protecting people from things like witches and ghosts.
The first book in this series is called Revenge of the Witch and deals with, well. . .witches. What I find rather interesting about this book (and the series as a whole) is that it is written and marketed as a story for middle grade children. The vocabulary and sentence structure is very simple. However, there are some scary moments and the overall story line probably fits better with young adult/high school students. At the end of the day, the series is probably a cousin to Harry Potter.
But, what really matters is: is the book worth your time. The answer is yes. Revenge of the Witch does read like an outline or a 343 page prologue. It feels like a television pilot and reads like one too. And that's okay. It's all set up for a larger and darker story that I cannot wait to get into.
The first book in this series is called Revenge of the Witch and deals with, well. . .witches. What I find rather interesting about this book (and the series as a whole) is that it is written and marketed as a story for middle grade children. The vocabulary and sentence structure is very simple. However, there are some scary moments and the overall story line probably fits better with young adult/high school students. At the end of the day, the series is probably a cousin to Harry Potter.
But, what really matters is: is the book worth your time. The answer is yes. Revenge of the Witch does read like an outline or a 343 page prologue. It feels like a television pilot and reads like one too. And that's okay. It's all set up for a larger and darker story that I cannot wait to get into.