Witch World (Witch World #1)
Heading off for a weekend in Las Vegas with her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry—how to make it through the road trip in the same car with her Ex, Jimmy Kelter. The guy who broke her heart five months ago when he dumped her for no reason. The guy who’s finally ready to tell her why he did it, because he wants her back.
But what Jessie doesn’t realize is that Jimmy is the least of her problems.
In Las Vegas she meets Russ, a mesmerizing stranger who shows her how to gamble, and who never seems to lose. Curious, Jessie wants to know his secret, and in response, alone in his hotel room, he teaches her a game that opens a door to another reality.
To Witch World.
Suddenly Jessie discovers that she’s stumbled into a world where some people can do the impossible, and others may not even be human. For a time she fears she’s lost her mind. Are there really witches? Is she one of them?
#1 Bestselling author Christopher Pike offers up another classic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that keeps you guessing right until the last page.
I won this in a First Reads Giveaway. I didn't like this book at all. Somehow despite it's drawbacks and flaws, I was hooked in from like page 10 to around 250. Then it quickly waned and it was a struggle to finish. I don't even know why I was hooked. It was mostly before the complete WTF started setting in but I had problems believing the story throughout. There's potential but ultimately I felt it failed. I'm definitely not pleased with it and am not going to continue the series. I might check
I have been a fan of Christopher Pike for over 20 years, but this is the first book I've read from him since The Last Vampire. We broke up then because I felt that a majority of the time he got too out there for me, and there was no telling how intense, crazy or metaphysical the books would get once he had found his place in being an author and in the YA world. I was more interested in some of his more typical titles (Final Friends, Remember Me, Last Act etc) and I just kind of grew away from
Won in a First Reads giveaway!Basic Plot: Jessie Ralle takes a senior trip to Las Vegas that introduces her to a new game, a new world, and a new life.I remember reading a few Christopher Pike novels back in his earlier career days. He was really popular in the early 90's for his YA horror. Judging by the excitement surrounding this book, he hasn't done anything like that for a while. Frankly, I think Pike needs to move on to adult books at this point. This book is labeled YA (In my opinion)
Review originally posted on My Bookshelf is Ready.3.75 StarsI liked a lot of what this book had to offer, so I'll start with that.*For the most part, the teens talk like real people. I notice a lot of YA books have really stilted dialogue where the teens don't cuss - that isn't realistic. In this book, they did. Not only that, but the conversations felt organic (for the most part).*The explanation of witch powers being linked to specific genes reminded me of A Discovery of Witches.*Even though
I didn't hate it but I seriously question a ghost writer in the background. I read a rough copy which was somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 pages, deliberating over witchy fight moves and all of Jessica's and Jessie's flighty thoughts. Character development was sparse. I never really liked any of the characters. The protagonist waxed on about the love between her and Jimmy but I found little evidence of love and/or commitment. In fact, the lack of character and relationship detail led me to
I really wanted to like this book, but close to the end of the book I started to not enjoy the characters and the way it was heading. The idea of two realms simultaneously existing was interesting to me. Some of the explanations by Jessie's father were long, but necessary to understand the connections between Witch World and The Real World. However, when Jessie killed Kari I started to loose interest in the book. I felt Jessie's character completely changed suddenly and I didn't like it. The
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Original Title: | Witch World |
ISBN: | 1442430281 (ISBN13: 9781442430280) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://books.simonandschuster.com/Witch-World/Christopher-Pike/9781442430280 |
Series: | Witch World #1 |
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Witches are real—and each of us may be one—in this all-new paranormal suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike.Heading off for a weekend in Las Vegas with her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry—how to make it through the road trip in the same car with her Ex, Jimmy Kelter. The guy who broke her heart five months ago when he dumped her for no reason. The guy who’s finally ready to tell her why he did it, because he wants her back.
But what Jessie doesn’t realize is that Jimmy is the least of her problems.
In Las Vegas she meets Russ, a mesmerizing stranger who shows her how to gamble, and who never seems to lose. Curious, Jessie wants to know his secret, and in response, alone in his hotel room, he teaches her a game that opens a door to another reality.
To Witch World.
Suddenly Jessie discovers that she’s stumbled into a world where some people can do the impossible, and others may not even be human. For a time she fears she’s lost her mind. Are there really witches? Is she one of them?
#1 Bestselling author Christopher Pike offers up another classic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that keeps you guessing right until the last page.
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Title | : | Witch World (Witch World #1) |
Author | : | Christopher Pike |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
Published | : | November 13th 2012 by Simon Pulse |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Witches |
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I won this in a First Reads Giveaway. I didn't like this book at all. Somehow despite it's drawbacks and flaws, I was hooked in from like page 10 to around 250. Then it quickly waned and it was a struggle to finish. I don't even know why I was hooked. It was mostly before the complete WTF started setting in but I had problems believing the story throughout. There's potential but ultimately I felt it failed. I'm definitely not pleased with it and am not going to continue the series. I might check
I have been a fan of Christopher Pike for over 20 years, but this is the first book I've read from him since The Last Vampire. We broke up then because I felt that a majority of the time he got too out there for me, and there was no telling how intense, crazy or metaphysical the books would get once he had found his place in being an author and in the YA world. I was more interested in some of his more typical titles (Final Friends, Remember Me, Last Act etc) and I just kind of grew away from
Won in a First Reads giveaway!Basic Plot: Jessie Ralle takes a senior trip to Las Vegas that introduces her to a new game, a new world, and a new life.I remember reading a few Christopher Pike novels back in his earlier career days. He was really popular in the early 90's for his YA horror. Judging by the excitement surrounding this book, he hasn't done anything like that for a while. Frankly, I think Pike needs to move on to adult books at this point. This book is labeled YA (In my opinion)
Review originally posted on My Bookshelf is Ready.3.75 StarsI liked a lot of what this book had to offer, so I'll start with that.*For the most part, the teens talk like real people. I notice a lot of YA books have really stilted dialogue where the teens don't cuss - that isn't realistic. In this book, they did. Not only that, but the conversations felt organic (for the most part).*The explanation of witch powers being linked to specific genes reminded me of A Discovery of Witches.*Even though
I didn't hate it but I seriously question a ghost writer in the background. I read a rough copy which was somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 pages, deliberating over witchy fight moves and all of Jessica's and Jessie's flighty thoughts. Character development was sparse. I never really liked any of the characters. The protagonist waxed on about the love between her and Jimmy but I found little evidence of love and/or commitment. In fact, the lack of character and relationship detail led me to
I really wanted to like this book, but close to the end of the book I started to not enjoy the characters and the way it was heading. The idea of two realms simultaneously existing was interesting to me. Some of the explanations by Jessie's father were long, but necessary to understand the connections between Witch World and The Real World. However, when Jessie killed Kari I started to loose interest in the book. I felt Jessie's character completely changed suddenly and I didn't like it. The
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