Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1)

by James Patterson

James Patterson was one of my childhood autobuy authors, mainly because of the Maximum Ride series. So, when I saw Witch & Wizard at a bookstore about 11 years ago, I bought, read and loved it enough to buy the rest of the series. After rereading, I can't take this book seriously. 

The characters are flat and unmemorable and have little to no character development. The only interesting character aspect is Wisty's dark sense of justice. Whit doesn't have a personality and Byron's change in character came out of nowhere. The dialogue is cringy and unrealistic.

The villains are one-dimensional and absurd, especially the main villain, The One Who Is The One. Every time I read his title, I felt like laughing because it's so bad. 

The chapters are short and while this makes for a fast-paced read, the format doesn't work because the story keeps on cutting off. The plot is predictable and more action-driven, but it's poorly constructed. 

I love stories about witches, wizards and magic and while there isn't a lot of magic or depth to the world, the magical aspects are intriguing. However, there's no explanation for the fantasy or dystopian aspects and I'm hoping that the world and the magic will be explained more in the rest of the series. 

Witch & Wizard is poorly-written. It's so silly, but it's also slightly entertaining when it's viewed as a satirical take on the wizard genre. I couldn't take this book seriously and I didn't even try to.