Pages: 307
Intended Audience: Teens and Tweens
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Dystopian
Notes for Parents: None.
The Inside Cover
This is the astonishing testimonial of Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and wizard.
They are not alone in their terrifying predicament. Thousands of young people have been kidnapped. Some have been accused; many others remain missing. Their fate is unknown, and the worst is feared—for the ruling regime will stop at nothing to suppress life and liberty, music and books, art and magic…and the pursuit of being a normal teenager.
Most copies of this story have already been seized, shredded, or burned. Read this rare, surviving edition and pass it along with care—before it’s too late.
What the cover doesn’t tell you:
This is the first book in a series.
What’s good?
The short, sometimes very short, chapters made this supernatural post-apocalyptic fantasy an extremely easy read. I enjoyed the speckles of humor, the pop culture references and the great potential that this story had.
Best Part: Excerpts of New Order Propaganda as Disseminated by the Council of N.O. “Arts”
What isn’t good?
Ugh. The cookie cutter characters were uninteresting, the dialogue was incredibly cheesy, the plot was all over the place, and the villain – The One Who is The One – is underwhelming. I’ll leave it at that.
Worst part: “Tough noogies!” (pg. 79)
Recommendation รพoooo
I really wanted to like this story. I enjoy Patterson’s writing style, but his execution here is ridiculously off the mark. This is a big idea with great potential that, for me, does not even get off the ground. While this is not the worst book I’ve ever read, I cannot in good conscience recommend this book to anyone.
Patterson, James and Gabrielle Charbonnet. Witch & Wizard. New York
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