Friday, April 13, 2018

The Gift

The Gift by James Patterson       PlayAway Book:  7 hours    Paperback:  400 pages          

Here I am again, caught in another series of books.   Didn’t know I picked up the second book in the Witch & Wizard series, however, the story was good enough to stand on its own and figure out.    Wish books were better labeled when they are a part of a series and which number they are in said series, but, this is an interesting story.    I’m not sure if the first book lets you know what year it is supposed to be taking place or not, but, many of the things the characters refer to seem to be contemporary though I would have thought this series might have been set in a future dictatorial society overrun by an evil sorcerer (hello Valdemort).   Witches are hunted in this story just like back in the burning times in Salem although again the setting is contemporary so think of cults being pursued in a way though not a compound full of older male pedophile sort of thing.    Seems there are families of witches who when discovered practicing their magic and outing themselves marshall law comes in and puts them into cellblocks where their magic abilities are being sucked out of their bodies.   The up side is if the prisoners behave and go along with the program they can earn points toward getting all the chocolate they can stuff themselves with until they heave (at which time they are taken to the vomitorium – same idea as the Romans).   There are surprising ghostly visits and surprise vortexes, shapeshifters – beware who you crush on!    And oh yeah, beware of the holograms, too, because even though they seem like your loved ones – why would they tell you to go along with the program?   Lots of action, lots of magic,  I liked the story – just would have rather began at the beginning.     Good story, lots of good ideas from other best selling like stories stolen that you will find here.   Always steal the best in your writing and Patterson did.   He played with the concepts and while it isn’t Harry Potter it is still an enjoyable read.

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