Not your average YA teen witch story!

I haven't actually finished this yet, but am enjoying it so much that I felt the need to review it. This is partly due to the excellent narration by Carl Prekopp. It's an article of faith with me that I'd rather listen to a bad book with a great narrator than a good book with a poor one.

It starts right inside Nathan's mind in a shockingly brutal scene and takes up the story in flashback. The picture of the magical world is naturalistic and convincing. Things are only revealed gradually via the protagonist's experience so there's no long exposition about witch society.

It's traditional in these reviews of compare books to other books, isn't it? So let's go with Harry Potter crossed with Kes.

If you enjoy supernatural young adult fiction set in Britain and also like Carl Prekopp's narration, I highly recommend you check out the Mercian trilogy: Blood, Alchemy and Death.

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slightly dull

struggled to finish this 1 narrator quite dull didn't enjoy and wouldn't recommend sorry writer not very original

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My favourite Audiobook so far

I bought this book series a few years ago in whsmiths and couldn't put them down. When I found them on audable I had to buy the series.
Carl prekopp hands down is my favourite voice actor, he brought this book to life with the voices and the way he reads every word. I found my self just walking and walking or pulled up in the car out side my house till I got to a part I could pick it up later on.
After this I've bought all carl prekopps audio work.
This book and series is a must for the YA audience

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An intriguing start to a trilogy

What made the experience of listening to Half Bad the most enjoyable?

The performance and voice acting was excellent, and really transported the story to its various settings.

What other book might you compare Half Bad to, and why?

This is ultimately a coming of age story, so would compare to other books with that in mind. The addition of magic and witches makes the story all the more interesting.

Which character – as performed by Carl Prekopp – was your favourite?

Mary, the elderly witch, was an excellent performance.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely - and in fact I did listen to the whole thing in one go.

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Awesome

really good read, can't wait to find out what happens next. hope it won't be too long

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Incredible narration

The story is good and it is very well written, but my highest praises are for the narrator. Wow! I'm now looking for more books which he has narrated.

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Gripping

Well written and gripping characters are great and I can’t wait to listen to them all. Read well also.

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Inaccuracy

Read these Books few years ago and are good but have downloaded audiobook and changed the script from “black witches” to “blood witches” which is my only complaint what’s the need?

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Entertaining story

Great book, was slightly apprehensive being a book obviously inspired from Harry Potter but was gripped and enjoyed it totally. Will be waiting patiently for the next. A must read for anyone who enjoyed Potter!

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Different but definitely worth reading

Well this is my first time coming across this author . I must say I’m impressed. The story is told in a first person way that was different from what I’m used to but I found it worked perfectly for the story . It’s fast paced and the story is told in an entertaining and captivating way . The characters are well thought out and it’s easy to find yourself liking or disliking them as the author has wanted you to . The narration is top notch and works perfectly with the story . I’ll certainly finish the series and will be keeping an eye out for any other work by this author .

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