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Frances Hardinge, Well Witched
Harper (2007) ISBN: 978-0-06-088038-5
Score: 1.5
A juvenile urban fantasy about three kids who steal some coins from a wishing well, which causes them to gain magic powers the task of making the wishes come true. But the powers are hard to control, the wishes are petty and mean-spirited, and the kid making planning everything isn't very nice. I liked the way the premise twisted the usual wish theme by giving the POV of the wish granters, but I had trouble liking any of the characters. This was originally published outside the US as Verdigris Deep and is unrelated to her previous book Fly By Night (which I liked a whole lot more).
Next Book: Jim Butcher and Ardian Syaf, Welcome to the Jungle
Harper (2007) ISBN: 978-0-06-088038-5
Score: 1.5
A juvenile urban fantasy about three kids who steal some coins from a wishing well, which causes them to gain magic powers the task of making the wishes come true. But the powers are hard to control, the wishes are petty and mean-spirited, and the kid making planning everything isn't very nice. I liked the way the premise twisted the usual wish theme by giving the POV of the wish granters, but I had trouble liking any of the characters. This was originally published outside the US as Verdigris Deep and is unrelated to her previous book Fly By Night (which I liked a whole lot more).
Next Book: Jim Butcher and Ardian Syaf, Welcome to the Jungle
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