Half Bad centers on Nathan, a witch who is a half code; his mother was a White Witch (good guy) and his father was THE Black Witch (bad guy). Nathan lives with his half siblings and grandmother, because his father killed his mother and then fled, continuing to commit atrocities as he went along. Now the governing body is hunting Black Witches, and Nathan slowly loses his rights and finds himself being harshly discriminated against in the Witch community. Because of his father, Nathan becomes a target of the witch government, and after that, it's a struggle for Nathan to survive.
Half Bad was okay. Something about it just fell flat. The idea that the witch government could exercise such strong control in some cases and then completely drop the ball in others seemed far fetched, especially when it comes to Nathan and his father. This is the first book in a series, and maybe the next will give me what I need to really enjoy, and connect with the story. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Half Bad will be published on March 4th, 2014 by Penguin Young Readers Group.
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