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    Wicked: Witch & Curse

    By Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié

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    The first two novels in a captivating, speculative series about an orphaned girl who is sent to live with witch relatives. Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Shea Earnshaw.

    Holly Cathers' world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole.

    But as she struggles to settle into her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon gives way to bewilderment at the strange incidents going on around her. Such as how any wish she whispers to her cat seems to come true. Or the way a friend is injured after a freak attack from a vicious falcon. And then there's the undeniable, magnetic attraction to a boy Holly barely knows . . .

    Holly and her cousins, Amanda and Nicole, are about to be drawn into family feud spanning generations. And as they uncover a dark legacy of witches, secrets, and alliances, where ancient magic yields dangerous results, the girls learn of a shared destiny that is beyond their wildest imaginations . . .

    Praise for Witch & Curse:
    'I thoroughly hope we see more collaborations from Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié in the future.' - The Book Bag

    Also by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié:
    Wicked: Legacy & Spellbound
    Wicked: Resurrection
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateFeb 18, 2010
    ISBN9780857070135
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    • 4/5
      Witch by Nancy Holder - I enjoyed this, however going back in forth in time confused me at times in the story. But overall it was a descent read. Curse by Nancy Holder - Well in Curse I think I was a little more used to her writting style because I enjoyed it. Not as much as some others that I have read but am willing to start Wicked 2. Overall it was a descent story. Following, Amanda, Nicole & Holly all the way through should prove interesting in the Cahors/Deveraux fued.
    • 1/5
      I wasn't a fan of this book. I found it hard to keep my interest and I have the next couple books to read in the series but I don't know if I want to try and read them as well.
    • 4/5
      I have to say Ive read a lot of witch books but none that are so dark and that have so much dark magic in it. I really enjoyed it though.
      In Witch while I found the book confusing at first, because it seemed to switch from one POV to another with no warning, I still loved the story. Holly is a likeable character and even though Jer Deveraux is one of the bad guys I still really liked him.
      In Curse its everything Witch was but more!! This time I wasn't confused at all and the story flowed really well. After the events of Witch Holly is a changed girl and everything gets much darker for her. All of her coven are changing, Nicole for the better and I found myself finding it hard to put it down. Id recommend this for people who likes Witches but want there books a bit darker.
    • 4/5
      Witch by Nancy Holder - I enjoyed this, however going back in forth in time confused me at times in the story. But overall it was a descent read. Curse by Nancy Holder - Well in Curse I think I was a little more used to her writting style because I enjoyed it. Not as much as some others that I have read but am willing to start Wicked 2. Overall it was a descent story. Following, Amanda, Nicole & Holly all the way through should prove interesting in the Cahors/Deveraux fued.
    • 5/5
      Twists and turns in the first chapter.. Sometimes hard to follow back and forth... Great book. I don't enjoy rereading books but this one I have read a few times... It's just that good if your into witchcrafts and the sorts..
    • 3/5
      In Holder's and Viguie's novel, Holly Cather's world shatters when her parents are killed in an accident. Taken from her San Francisco home, she is sent to Seattle to live with her Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole. Soon, sorrow and grief gave way to bewilderment at the strange things happening around her. Such things like every wish whispered to her cat comes true; a friend is injured by a falcon; and her odd attraction to a boy Holly hardly knows. The three young girls are about to be launched into a dark legacy of witches, secrets, and alliances, where ancient magics yield negative results. The girls will take their place in an intergenerational feud and attempt to fulfill their shared destiny. A captivating series.
    • 2/5
      I couldn't stand this book or the series. I liked it when there were flashbacks to the past, but that's it. Otherwise, I thought the characters had no depth to them and the plot was all over the place. Run in to trouble, run away from it, it was ridiculous. I lost track and the romantic lead was brooding and pouty, like a child, not like a bad boy. They were the first to go when I weeded out my books.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! this is one of my favorite books in the whole wide world. To a teenager this would be an awesome book to read!
    • 4/5
      Witch - I have always been fascinated as magic. As a child, I found magicians and the idea of magic just so awesome; I was in awe of Paul Daniels, he was practically a god. As I got older, my fascination didn't fade, but grew as I discovered there were real people out there who thought themselves witches. Whether or not people believe they have any power is down to each person's individual opinion, but I'm fascinated by the witches' personal beliefs. So, understandably, I was ecstatic to discover that the fictional story of the Wicked series is based on the beliefs of those who are Wiccan - serious research has gone into this series and I think it's awesome!So I read the first story in the first book, Witch. I really liked it! The whole idea of witches and warlocks who can perform magic and spells, as I said, is fascinating to me, so the story of this girl who not only finds out that she is a witch, but has the burden of dealing with the present day conflict based on the events of centuries past is just awesome! There are so many characters, so many POVs, six that I can remember, and so much going on, you'll be completely gripped throughout.There are qite a few characters that play quite a big part. First there's Holly, the main character. She struggles with the loss of her parents and her best friend, and having to fit in with these family members she never knew she had. Her greif is such a big part of this story that the only other thing you know about her is that she likes horses. Amanda and Nicole, Holly's twin cousins, are completely different; nice, mousey, friendly Amanda, and vain, popular, and selfish Nicole. There's Aunt Marie-Claire, who I disliked immensely, I felt she was just so shallow. The best characters in my opinion are Jer, Holly's love interest, and his evil father Michael. Their relationship is brilliant, and finding out about their beliefs, desires and goals - they are the story for me.To be honest, I found the story of Jer and his evil family more interesting than Holly finding out. It just felt to me that there was more research put into what Jer and his family believed and did, as they grew up knowing of their power, it was more solid. Where as Holly puts two and two together after strange things happen. That was a little odd, though. Although it took Holly a while to come to that conclusion, when she did start adding things together, she came to the conclusion of magic straight away, and automatically guessed she must be a witch. I think it would be a little more believable if she tried to believe it was something else first, or questioned her sanity. Then she tells her cousin, and her cousin believes her straight away, no problem. It just felt a little off.What also felt a little off was the "relationship" between Holly and Jer. I have no problem with unexplained magnetism, I can deal with that, I find it quite intriguing. But with Jer and Holly, there was hardly any build up, any interaction between them before, BAM, the big deal that's happening between them is, well, happening.The action is fantastic though! Seriously. I can't even begin to really go through it without spoiling it, but it is based on some awesome spells and chants and other things linked with Wicca. Seriously awesome story, and I'm hoping Curse will be just as good!
    • 5/5
      This is an amazing series about witches and warlocks and all types of magic and romance. It's set in Seattle, which is a very rainy, very magic city. I loved these books, and i couldn't believe it when they ended so abruptly, and they stopped writing them a while ago so i don't think they're going to continue.
    • 3/5
      Wicked is a supernatural story about witches and warlocks in our ordinary society. Starring in the story is orphan Holly Cathers, who loses her parents and best friend in a tragic boat accident and comes to live with her aunt and uncle and her fraternal twin cousins in Seattle. Also living in Seattle is the Deveraux family, who are wizards and well aware of their magic and their history. This family has been in constant war with the Cathers family since the middle ages, and has been picking off members of the Cathers family for years since then. Holly and her cousins don’t know any of this, but if they’re to live, they’re going to learn about it and fast. It’s a story of mystery, lots of murder attempts, action, and a blend of the past and the present histories of the two families and how they’re intertwined.Wicked is all about conflicted heroes and their battles against dark forces. The main character Holly is probably the most pronounced hero, followed by Jer Deveraux the supporting character. Holly starts off as a young, naïve character who only wants to be good, but in growing stronger and with so much pressure on her, she’s beginning to make sacrifices that are toeing the line between good and bad. She constantly has to fight for those she cares about, and is always having to decide just how far she’s going to go to protect those things. Jer, however, started off as a conflicted hero from the dark side, and he knows what he’s going to do to be good again. He’s luckier, since he knows his limits and what to avoid where Holly doesn’t, but he also has less protection than Holly does from being used by darkness. Almost all the characters in this novel are in some way struggling to be heroes and to do the right thing, and their journeys are what defines them from supporting heroes to leading ones.I liked the novel, because it was an interesting enough story, though probably more meant for teenagers from the ages of 11-15. It wasn’t terribly challenging, so don’t read this if you like a story where you have to think hard to solve the main plotline. However, things did move at a pretty quick rate, and there are plot twists to keep older readers a bit more entertained. I think this novel is great for the right age group. For the rising teenagers, this book should be read by them. For the older teenagers 16-18, they can read this book but probably won’t get as much enjoyment out of it. For anyone older, I definitely don’t see them enjoying this book. For my senior class, I’d say we shouldn’t read it, since this book isn’t really meant to entertain us.