Disappointed. That's all that comes to my mind after reading Half Bad. I'm disappointed in the writing, in Nathan's (the main character) voice throughout this novel, but mostly, I'm disappointed with the ending.

I feel like absolutely nothing got resolved, and no matter how intriguing a concept for a novel is, if the story isn't written well enough for the concept, it's not going to keep me coming back for more.


I really thought I was going to love Half Bad. As I've said in other reviews, I don't actually need much to want to read a novel. So when I found out that this was about a witch, a male witch, dealing with the persecution of his society being both a black and white witch, I was instantly intrigued and excited to read it. And while Nathan does have to deal with a lot of crap throughout this novel, and I wanted to feel for him, I just couldn't muster up those feelings for the majority of the book.

I blame Sally Green for that. It shouldn't have taken over 200 pages to get me to feel something for the main character, and it shouldn't take a second book to resolve issues from the first one. I feel like I've read 1/2 a book. It ended awkwardly to me, and there was so little resolution in this novel.


I'm not going to continue this series, and I don't think I can really recommend it either. I guess if you like male adolescent main characters, cliff hangers, and all build-up but nothing to show for it, then this may be the novel for you.