A Wizard Abroad: The Fourth Book in the Young Wizards Series

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Summary: Not bad, but could be better
Review: I discovered this book earlier this year, and I thought that in comparison to the other books in Duane's Young Wizards series (So You Want to be a Wizard; Deep Wizardry; High Wizardry) this was not as spectacular. If you are into mythology (especially Celtic myth) this is perfect. I had to read this book twice to understand some of the myth, and the magic in this book is very different than the solo/partner efforts of Kit and Nita in the previous books. I wouldn't read this unless you've read the other three books, since there are plenty of references to the other books, and it would give you a better idea of the relationship between Kit and Nita, as well as Dairine and the "Lone Power."

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Summary: This was my favorite of an outstanding series of books.
Review: I have read this series several times, and I liked this one best of all. I thought the new characters, the new situation, everything, was great. I thought that this book blended all the new things were blended with the old perfectly. I think this was a great book!

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Summary: What a seventh grader thinks.
Review: I like to read, and wizards and stuff, this was one of the coolest books, It was neat. Its a great book if you have to sit on a plane.Or are stuck some where for a long time. Awesome book, really!

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Summary: Not the best in the series, but okay.
Review: I love this series. And this is a wonderful book, but I like Deep Wizardry much better. Poor Nita is shipped off to Ireland, and gets into some pretty dangerous wizardry. That's okay with me. But she also meets this boy.... And then falls in love with him... And I think it was pretty mean to desert Kit after all that time. I do really like it though. But I hope with all my heart that the boy Nita met doesn't have any part in the next book.

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Summary: Highly entertaining
Review: I loved this book. In my opinion it is the best in the series. I thought that it was very funny and appropriate. I would definately recomend this book to anyone. I would like to see Diane Duane write more books in this series if possible.

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Summary: It's Duane... but Lacking.
Review: I read the first three in this set seven years ago and I cried. I loved her wizards and hoped desperately for more. When "Book of Night with Moon" came out I eagerly ate it up and looked for more -- finally stumbling across book five. But I'm sorry, folks... I found this one lacking. It's like comparing "Dragonquest" to "The Masterharper of Pern". They're both GREAT, but one's certainly better. Even so, I can't wait for the next in the set.

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Summary: go abroad in your american home!
Review: i received this book for christmas having never heard of it i was a bit "if'ie" to start reading. turns out that i was totally wrong! this is one of the best books i have ever read. When Nita gets shiped of against her will to her aunt in ireland, which she has nothing to do with (she thinks) all on acount of her wizarding partner Kit. soon she finds herself in a deep mission that takes all of the wizards from ireland and more! on the way she finds herself in love with Ronan a fellow wizard who thinks of her as a "blow in" and is very disturbed when he finds his part in the mission the up most very important. shall they beat the lone power once more for a bit of peace? or will they get blown down in an eternal death of darkness never to come out of it again? the truth is shocking, yet so are the lies.

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Summary: MUST HAVE AND MUST READ BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I started to read the wizardry series when i was 13, just because i was bored and when i went to the library and there seemed to be no interesting books to read i was browsing in the kid section and saw So you want to be a wizard and passed it up as a childish kid book that didn't deserve my time but by the time i had looked at all the books and nothing appealed to me the book was looking kind of good. so i checked it out expecting to have to force myself through it like i have to do with boring books, but boy was i wrong. Only a few pages into the book i was hooked. i finished it in about an hour(the fastest i have ever read a book-totally) and i begged and pleaded with my mom to take me back to the library so i could check out the other books in the series. Sadly for me my library didn't have A wizard abroad so i had to put it on hold from another library and had to wait a few days. it was torture!!!!!!!!!!! but the wait was well worth it and this has got to be my favorite book ever and i have read lots and lots of books. so you should read this book and hopefully you'll fall in love with it like i did and go crazy(not literally i hope) waiting for the next book to come out.

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Summary: so-so
Review: I was disappointed at this book, because the previous ones had been great. At first I thought that the plot could really turn into something big, but then it just fizzled out. The battles just didn't have the same impact as they did in the other books. In the other books, you really felt the importance of all of the battles, because you felt like the whole universe depended on the outcome of one battle. With this, it was sort of like, okay, so what that there's a battle. I finished the book, but mostlly because I felt that if I didn't read it, I would be majorly confused in the next books. It was sort of like she just stopped writing the book, and had someone else write it for her because she didn't want to write it. I would not recommend buying this book alone, because its biggest value is having information that you would need in the next books.

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Summary: The Best of the Series
Review: I would say this is probably my favorite book. And by far the best in the series. I love how Diane Duane mixes wizardry, teen life, and Irish Mythology into one fantastic book. I love the fact that Nita has finally met a boy she likes, Ronan. This relationship proves that teens grow up, and have crushes. It's full of suspense, and surprise. You find out a new thing every chapter. I love Fantasy books and if you do too, then I would recommend this. But first read the first three books in the series, then the last two after this one. Overall, it's a great novel that one can read over and over again.