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AL_DONNA
Aug 19, 2016
A great book to introduce the possibility that you don't have to be a girl to be a witch. A boy, Nathan, has mixed parents and he is trying to find out weather he is a witch or wizard. This novel may be about magic, but it opens the door for discussion about gender identity and prejudice. The first book is great!
This novel follows a boy named Nathan that lives in a world where White and Black Witches exist among humans. Nathan is unique in the fact that his mother is a White Witch and his father is the most notorious Black Witch alive. Due to his father, Nathan faces constant prejudice from all sides and tries to survive until his 17th birthday to receive his three gifts to become a full fledged witch.
Nathan is son of a black with and a white which. He is considered as half-bad, but never half-good. He longs that his past be forgotten and he become a white witch, but part of him also wants to find his father and become a black witch. But the council is keeping a close eye on him. Nathan is convinced he needs to find his father so he may get three gifts and become a witch.
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Add a CommentBrutality and violence seem to be the main focus in shaping this story. The desires of the main character are repeated over and over, forming a sort of desperate war chant as he endures more and more degradation and pain. A thankless job being this character, and a rather thankless job reading along with his plight. Just not my cup of tea.
Amazing book!
and very well written. I can hardly wait to get the second book in the trilogy. Stories about witches are pretty common, but this premise is totally original & held me spellbound.
Excellent read - well rounded characters - excellent story line
Nathan's experience as a "half code" - half white witch, half black witch - is horrific in a world of extreme prejudice where he is subjected to various forms of torture. He makes a compelling and very sympathetic narrator. A dark alternative for fans of Harry Potter books.
a very good book. i requested that the library get the last 2 books so hopefully it wont be long. it ends at a cliffhanger i cant wait till i can get book 2
The Half bad series if by far my most favorite book.
Going on to the second novel, it was simple breathtaking how the love story element takes a sharp turn into the LGTB comunity.
Simply a work of art. Keep on reading the series, for sure, it just keeps on getting better!
A thought that keeps coming back, is that this would be the "what if Hogwarts didn't exist" the wizards and witches would definitely be a reality like this book.
'Half Bad' is one of my top reads this summer. Highly recommended, I'm looking forward to the second book!
I unfortunately didn't, and couldn't see what people have seen in this book. The story was alright for the most part, but I guess that Half Bad just wasn't for me.
A powerful, captivating story, Green really manages to keep readers eager and excited throughout the whole book with it's twists and turns, and all the romantic feelings added in.
Fantastic book and so very different than most other teen fantasy/fiction novels out there, both in content but even more so in writing style. Definitely check this one out!
This book made me shiver so many times, and in a good way. The author is so creative, and I love the way she used the 'black and white' as a symbol for the things that still happen all around us. I can't wait to read the second book!