Half Bad

What if your mother was a White Witch and your father was a Black Witch? What if he was the most evil and wanted Black Witch in all of England? What if you weren't sure if you were going to be good or bad? And what if all you wanted to do was meet your father to see for yourself what all the hype was about? Well, then you would be Nathan. The black sheep of the family. The punching bag for all the pure bloods at school. The son who gets captured and kept in a cage for two years. Then, after all that, you would be the boy who uses his wiles to escape and find what he is looking for. On the way, he must find someone to give him three gifts and the family blood when he turns 17 or he will die. But who will do that for him? His mother and grandmother is dead. His half sister Jessica wants to kill him. And he brother Arran and sister Deborah must be kept away from him or they could be killed. Nathan sets out to find a witch who can help him, but everyone wants something from him. Most of all, they want him to kill his father Marcus. He refuses to do this deed. But sometimes other people's lives are put in danger and unless Nathan can find a way to get them to safety, he may not have a choice. This is a fast read, filled with action and adventure. It has all the typical themes, good vs. evil, father as an absent figure, the love story with a girl from the opposite side of the tracks and the typical, who can you trust when you can trust no one. Nathan is a great character, fighting within himself to see if he will become bad, even though he is fighting against it. Because quite honestly, the 'good' witches are the ones perpetrating the most trouble. If you like Harry Potter, or Luke Skywalker for that matter, give this new series a try. You won't be sorry. Happy reading my friends... 8 school days left... and yes, I'm counting!