As I got more in the book, the writing style changed to normal to tell the story of how we got there. However, it was slow and at some point it was really dragging. Most characters were just useless and weak. I saw some tentative plot of "Nobody is totally good or totally evil" but it was a big fail. Specially the dark witches who were bad just to have people in the dark side for the plot's sake.

I'm currently working on a new series called The Smoke Thieves, which is due to be published in spring 2018 and is definitely fantasy (there will be a map).Half Wild was released on 24 March 2015. [17] The third and final book in the series, Half Lost, was released in March 2016. [18] The storyline is amazing, I was feeling like crying every time I forced myself to close the book to sleep because I had this thing called work which is useless and couldn't wait to cuddle with it in bed, it just kept on making me more curious and intrigued!

O'Connell, Alex (12 May 2018). "Review: The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green". The Times . Retrieved 14 January 2023. The love interest was mehhhhh. I was expecting a lot more from her but in the end I was so disappointed. TBH I think something shady is going on with her. (also I ship Nathan and Gabriel so she is just intruding here) Moore, Sam (2022-10-22). "The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself review: Netflix series elevates YA fantasy tropes". Radio Times . Retrieved 2022-11-08. Sixteen-year-old Nathan Bryne tries his best to fit in at school and at home, but his father's deadly legacy casts a long shadow.

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The reason I'm giving this four stars is because while reading I actually felt like the author was very inspired by Harry Potter that her book was infected by the main idea behind it, but it was also completely different and very well executed! Riveting. . . . Features thesame powerful language, well-developed characters, fascinating magic, and harrowing action sequences as its predecessor and will leave its readers anxiously awaiting the final volume.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review HowToKillAVampire Fandoms: The Flash (TV 2014), The Half Bad Trilogy - Sally Green, The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself (TV) Williams, Sophie (2022-11-02). "The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself fans are all saying the same thing about the show". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 2022-11-08. But, as I'm sure you know by now, I wouldn't be at peace with myself if I didn't at least try to explain why.