Son of a Witch

This has got to be one of the most creative writing ideas and one of the most creatively written stories I've ever seen. I only read it because my sister bullied me into it. I thought what most people must think: Wizard of Oz yeah whatever I know that story not interested... but 10 pages in and I couldn't put it down. It's NOT the same story, AT ALL. It's amazing. It's a terrific book and I highly recommend it to anyone! The first book too :

I tried very hard to get into this story but had a difficult time getting over the author's terrible reading style. He enunciates every word, which is usually a good thing, but in this case comes across in a very elementary school style. I was only able to listen to 2 out of the 20 CDs before I sent the book back. If I am to finish this book, I will go ahead and read it myself.

I've read a lot of reviews for this book and most people seemed to hate it. You will notice, however, that I gave this book five stars. To those who hated it, I say this: I see what your problems are. The story is badly paced (most of the 'action' happens in the last third), the reader spends most of......more

This book was so satisfying. Liir, son of Elphaba, comes into his own and after 266 pages, he begins to do incredible things to help other people, lead, unite, take the helm of his mother’s legacy. And it’s so realistic because he does it while still in a state of confusion and self-doubt, obstacles......more

This was a book rich in detail and adventure, as well as personal growth for our hero. However, I'm so frustrated that Nor's outcome is still unclear and that Shell is still just a barely involved character. I really hope we found out where is Nor and how did Shell become who he is in a subsequent b......more

I made a mistake reading this book. I should have known from the ending of Wicked that it wouldn't get much better. But I held out hope. My hope was that "well, maybe the ending I didn't get in Wicked, I'll get here, and maybe that was the plan all along, to fully revise things in a sequel, as that......more

Okay well...after reading Wicked, I was left a bit curious about Liir's fate, we can now consider that curiosity sated. I don't feel like reading the rest of this series, or the spinoff one, but I will check out the graphic novel. What I liked, was that it wasn't like the first book, the writing was......more