Half Wild

Half Wild
Front cover of the paperback edition
Author Sally Green
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series The Half Bad trilogy
Genre Young adult (Fantasy)
Publisher Puffin Books (UK) Viking Press (US)
Publication date
 March 24, 2015 (UK)
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 400pp (hardback, first edition)
ISBN 978-0-14-135088-2
Preceded by Half Bad
Followed by Half Lost

Half Wild is a 2015 young adult fantasy novel, and the second book in the Half Life series by Sally Green. It was published on 24 March 2015, and is the sequel to Half Bad, which was released the previous year. The book is set in modern-day England, and continues the story of Nathan, a Half-code witch, who has now received his gift, and is struggling to control it.[1] Half Wild is the second book in the proposed trilogy. Nathan must decide whether to join the AFW(Alliance of Free Witches) and stop Wallend and Soul who has taken over the white witch counsel and is letting Wallace roam free and experimenting on black witches. Nathan will get to know Marcus and will also have to learn to control his gift.

Sequel

The third and final book in the series, Half Lost, was released in March 2016.[2]

Reception

Half Wild has generally received favourable reviews. Kirkus Reviews said "Green delivers vibrant characters, and Nathan’s relationships arc in thrilling highs and lows." and "The start of his journey feels slow and too safe, but the climax ushers in a bloody, unforgettable cliffhanger." concluding "A character-driven page-turner offering both emotional depth and gory thrills."[3] Publishers Weekly called it "riveting" and went on to say "Although this tale has some of the weaknesses inherent in bridge novels ..., it features the same powerful language, well-developed characters, fascinating magic, and harrowing action sequences as its predecessor and will leave its readers anxiously awaiting the final volume."[4] The Financial Times likened it to "a supercar endlessly revving at the kerb." and "Her witch-world seems to consist of board meetings interspersed with bouts of torture, spells and assassination." but then described it as "Harry Potter with a hard-on, in other words, and great fun."[5]

Characters

Nathan Byrn. The 17-year-old protagonist. He has straight black hair, olive skin and black eyes. Raised in a family of White Witches he is half White and half Black. He can self-heal extraordinarily fast and transform into animals, much like his father, Marcus. Love interest with Annalise O'brien, and later with Gabriel, his best friend.

Gabriel Boutin. A Black Witch stuck in the body of a fain. In the second book, he returned to his original Witch body. Gabriel is tall and slim, brown eyes and long, brown hair to his shoulders. He also fell in love with Nathan in Half Bad and dosen't change his feelings about him even though Nathan is with Annalise. Gabriel kiss Nathan one time in a way of comforting him when he was upset about his Gift. Later they kiss again but Nathan stopped it because he was supposed to be with Annalise. It's also two short stories -"Half lies" and "half truth"- from Gabriels and his sister Michele point of view about his sister and about how Gabriel ended up with Nathan.

Marcus. Nathan's father, the most feared Black Witch of all time. He killed Nathan's siblings' father, among others. His Gift is transforming into animals but he has also stolen Gifts from many other witches by killing them and eating their hearts. Nathan gains his father's abilities by eating his heart in the end of the book.

Victoria Van Dal. A Black Witch, her gift is making powerful potions. She becomes one of Nathan's most important allies in the rebellion against Soul O'Brien.

Nesbitt. Half Black, Half Fain, Van's assistant. He is witty, charming, drinks and talks to much.

Mercury. A powerful Black Witch, who can control the weather and who also captured Annalise in exchange of Nathan killing his father, Marcus. She was killed in a battle with Nathan.

Celia. A White Witch, Nathan's former mentor who he was sent to live with. She abused and locked him in a cage in the first book and Nathan despises her ever since.

Soul O'Brien. The leader of the White Witch's council, Annalise's uncle.

Mr. Wallend. An evil White Witch who works for Soul, does experiments on Black Witches.

Annalise O'Brien. A White Witch, some months older than Nathan. She's Nathan's love interest. She also ran from her cruel family upon learning of their tolerance with the White Witches' cruelty.

Jessica Byrn. Nathan's eldest half-sister who hates him. In the second book, she became the leader of the Hunters.

References

  1. ↑ "Half Wild (Half Life Trilogy #2)". Goodreads. Penguin Books. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. ↑ Green, Sally. "Half Lost (Half Bad Trilogy #3)". Goodreads. Penguin Books. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Half Wild". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Half Wild". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Feay, Suzi (17 April 2015). "A Half Code makes his way in a women-dominated world of warring White and Black Witches". The Financial Times. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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