Rating: Summary: Can't Stop the Copying Review: This book was not at all great. In fact this book was a take off of the 1945 book called "Walking Slowly Fast" It was about 4 witches from the 19 hundereds taken into Merlins past. One of the witches falls in love with Merlins son and she wants to take him home to her time but she can't because if she does it will change te history of the past, if that happens she might not even be born. So all in all I thought the book was good but the other was better. The TV show is also better then the books.
Rating: Summary: Spell books and Mystery Review: This Charmed book rocked. Prue has to go to England to buy antique books for Bucklands so Pheobe and Piper follow along. On the first day Pheobe believes she has really truly follon in love with a dark handsome man in a old bookstore. Piper and Prue beleive he is evil but they let Pheobe still go out with him. It sort of funny when Piper finds this old spell book and uses it to cast a obediant lover spell on Leo but it works on someone she absolutly positivley did not it to work on. When the girls go into the past (and I'm not telling you why) they see camolot as they least expected it and Merlin has a lot greater powers that the charmed ones. This book is so good I recomend any girl even if they don't watch charmed to get it. I gope I've convinced you!
Rating: Summary: Great!! Review: this is one of the best charmed i have read. it has history, adventure and down right fun. Its fun for everyone and will keep your intrest till the very end.
Rating: Summary: Charming! Review: This is the best Charmed book I have ever read. I have read most, but not all, but I still say so far this one is the best. Prue was hired to find antiques for someone back in the states. So Prue, Piper, and Phoebe traveled to England for a time of their lives. If you love Charmed, and Druid Enchantment, this book is for you!
Rating: Summary: Only enjoyable by younger readers Review: This novel is based upon the immensely popular television programme - Charmed, which successfully jumped on the witchcraft/pagan/wiccan bandwagon, and (at the time of this review) has just started it's forth season. I can't see anyone who doesn't watch the show reading one of the novelisations, but in case you *do* fall into this catagory, here's the lowdown: Prue, Piper and Phoebe are the Charmed Ones, three of the most powerful witches in the world, each blessed with special powers: Prue is telekinetic and has recently acquired the power of astral projection, Piper can 'freeze time' - anything caught in her power freezes immediatly, like when you press the 'pause' button on T.V., and Phoebe has psychic visions, usually of people in trouble or of impending danger. Their task is to protect the innocent against warlocks, demons and other nasties.'The Legacy of Merlin' seems to take place mid-way through the second season - Prue still works at Bucklands and has the power of astral projection, and Piper is re-assessing her relationship with Leo (Dan does not seem to be on the scene yet). It begins with Prue travelling to England to track down some old and rare books for collectors back in San Francisco, and Piper and Phoebe trag along for the holiday. Phoebe, who is eagar to explore the land of Camelot and King Arthur begins searching the old bookstores where she mets a handsome stranger - Niell Oldman, and is immediatly struck by a vision: Niell holding a baby on a windy moor, mixed with a feeling of love and sadness. Niell is a strange character - he is rather startled by technology in all forms, and speaks of magic and legends as if he truely believed in them. Phoebe falls for him pretty fast, but Prue, who sees him with a striking woman named Diana in the village, is more suspicious. Things start to get more mysterious as Piper comes across a gathering of Druids, with Diana and Niell in the centre of their ritual. Niell explains - he is Merlin's son, who Diana summoned from ancient Camelot in order to have a child with her, who she assumes will be very powerful. To send Niell home, Piper and Prue time-travel to ancient Camelot to find Merlin and a spell that will send Niell back, while Phoebe and Niell try to combat Diana and save Mrs Jeffries, an elderly woman that Diana plans to sacrifice. Some things don't make sense - for instance, Niell tells the sisters that Diana doesn't have much power, which is why she wants a baby with him, but I assume summoning someone from four hundred years ago isn't an easy feat. And why did Niell go along with her? He didn't know the meaning of the word fight? Furthermore, assuming that her baby with Niell would be all-powerful, and the way she filled up Niell's mind with a history of the world are rather implausible. As well as this, the book is obviously intented for young people, not adults, and the font and writing style makes it ideal for people 10-14. Adults who enjoy the show will get no pleasure from these juvenile books, which is unfortunate because (at least where I live) 'Charmed' is rated adults only on television. The intended audience however will enjoy, and no doubt be able to skim over the cliches, tacky love story, plot holes and Piper's subplot of creating a love potion that backfires, which I think is supposed to be humerous.
Rating: Summary: great book Review: when prue is sent on an all expense paid trip to england to try and find some rare books for a client, piper and phoebe tag along. while browsing in an antique book store pheobe suddenly has a premonition about a man holdihng a baby. she then meets the man in the bookstore and they chat and decide to have dinner that evening. phoebe finds him charming if a bit old fashion. after several more dates it is revealed that a group of druids in the area has brought him through time because he is the son of merlin. it is discovered that he does not have his parents magical abilities but the druids believe that if their leader has a baby by him that this child will possess great magical potential. when pheobe finds out that he had no great impact on history she tries her best to keep him in the 21st century until she has a horrible premonition of what life would be in this century if he does not go back. of course the charmed ones defeats the enemy and sends the poor guy back with phoebe with a broken heart. will our poor charmed sisters ever find romance and happiness? like i said i loved this book and i highly reccommend it.
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