The Witch's Boy

by Kelly Barnhill

When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.

When a Bandit King tries to take magic from Ned's mother, a witch, the stuttering, weak boy people think should have drowned instead of his twin, protects his family and community, while the bandit's daughter explores a mystery that ties her to Ned.

• ISBN10: 161620351X
• ISBN13: 9781616203511
• Publish Date: 16 September 2014 (first published 1 September 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Algonquin Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[limabean74]

My Review:

I really tried, I did but this just wasn’t working for me. I don’t review DNF but since this is a part of my TBR list I thought I would add a few sentences as to what didn’t work for me.

• I was completely disconnected with the characters, I didn’t care much for Ned, Aine or Sister Witch. I just wasn’t feeling the connection between the characters either.


• It was so slow, at 44% I still have no idea what was happening and the build was taking to long.


• I wasn’t getting the story, I wanted to but I just wasn’t catching my interest. I was hoping something epic or even slightly exciting would happen but it didn’t.


• I stayed longer than I should have and I wish it was different but the world this was set in didn’t flow with me.


• I did however like the back story of how the magic disappeared. That was pretty much the only part that I thought was interesting.

Would I recommend this book, this will be the first time I say No but you know what, if you want to give it a shot I say go for it. This might be another case of it was me and not you.

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