The Initiation and The Captive (Part 1) (Secret Circle Series #1-2)

awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was so exciting and emotional. the book is romantic but in a very wierd way. i love how the author introduces the characters in such a mysterious way.

11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Cassie Beale for TeensReadToo.com

L. J. Smith exceeds herself with the reissue of THE SECRET CIRCLE.

Though some of her older books, especially THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, are a delight to read, THE SECRET CIRCLE is leagues ahead in not only writing skill but in plot and characterization, as well.

The main character, Cassie (who coincidentally shares a first name with this reviewer), is likeable and easy to relate to as a plain, shy, sixteen-year-old girl.

After moving to New Salem to live with her mother and estranged grandmother, Cassie finds herself included in her new school's intimidating secret club. Once she is initiated as a witch, Cassie soon finds out that the beautiful boy she fell in love with over the summer is part of the coven, too.

Cassie must sacrifice true love in order to protect her adopted "sister," Diana, but what else will she have to sacrifice? And what does the club's rebel member, Faye, have to do with the cursed crystal skull and the mysterious deaths in New Salem?

Ending with a breathtaking cliffhanger, L. J. Smith's THE SECRET CIRCLE will leave you begging for more.

6 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Love it

The secret circle books are amazing! The main character, Cassie, is likeable and easy to relate to as a plain, shy, sixteen-year-old girl.. I loved reading this book. it has a story line that will keep you entertained for hours.

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

AWESOME! Could not put it down!

Lucky for me I had the second book ready to go because I read the first book in 1 day. It was so good I kept reaching for it whenever I had a spare moment.
Really this is a great read.
I wish I had read it in the 90's when they were out and I was younger- LOL.
Personally, I feel L.J. Smith's books are better than the Twiglight Series. And they were written before Twilight. Hmmmm...Maybe S.Meyer read L.J Smith when she was younger...

**Make sure you have the second book ready because it is originally a trilogy. So each of the 2 Secret Circle books has 1 1/2 of the original books from the trilogy in them:o)

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

A quick and easy read that captures your full attention.

I enjoyed this book because it did not take too much thought and it was fast paced. I bought the book for my tween daughter and decided to read it first and I am glad I did. The book captured my attention from the very beginning. It was a nice easy read and I will probably buy another one....

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Thriller

Love it

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

OMG I LOVE THIS BOOK AND THE TV SERIES

This book is epic and it shows what they decided to do with the tv series.....

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

The book is different from the show, but more enjoyable!

The story starts off with meeting young Cassie Blake. She is just fifteen years old and on vacation in Cape Cod for the summer with her mother. She is described of having brunette hair, wavy, and petite too. Over time the read comes to find out that plans change and Cassie is forced to move with her mother to the town of New Salem, Massachusetts for both of them to live with her grandmother, who she has never met till they show up at her front door. The story continues with her meeting students, having a rocky start her first week of school, and learning something peculiar about a group of students; which either half the students are afraid of or worship the group they walk on. But for reasons Cassie has no clue about.

So no more spoiling the book, because it's awesome! For most people, they only know of this because of the show and watched the show instead. But I think for the most part, the show lacks a certain quality that the book has: magic! I'm not talking spells or doing cool things with incantations, but I'm talking that quality that book has that makes you enjoy every second you read the book.

There is something about the way that Cassie meets everyone and how she learns of the "secret". My favorite part was that is was set in Massachusetts. The show doesn't have that. My big complaint about the show. Reason for this is the witch trials happened in Salem Mass. and that reference/story is brought up in the book too. It's one of the huge elements that is played on the last half of the book as well.

I simply enjoyed how there was a part in the beginning when Cassie sees Diana for the first time. She is described as this tall girl, with hair so long and beautifully blonde, "that is woven with the sun and the moon". She is also described as being this unbelievably nice girl and how everyone LOVES her in school. All the girls can't get enough of her and every single guy she passes in the hall asks her out on a date.

Then you have the complete opposite to her: Faye. Faye is a this tall girl too. Dark black hair that is long and raven black. Red fire painted nails and the body of something 'exotic'. She is always wearing clothing that is too sexy for her and doesn't give a care in the world that she goes after the boys that are never single or just flat out a challenge.

Those two characters added such a dynamic, that it was intriguing to know what they were capable of doing to anyone or to each other in their "circle".

This book is a great read for those wanting something deeper than the show can offer, while also knowing maybe how it came about as a book. The one thing I can give away is that in the books that didn't happen on the show: Cassie's mother never died and her father wasn't a witch either. Something I didn't enjoy they doing for the show. Took away too much about the original story at hand.

Anyway, this is something to really check out if you have the time, especially if you haven't seen the show.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

amazing!

I loved these books! I loved they way she wrote the characters, I felt like I knew them. I couldn't put it down. I loved the secrecy of cassie and adam, and the trust between cassie and diana. It was an amazing book, I just wish she would write more about them. The series was way to short.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

BEYOND WORDS CAN DESCRIBE -- ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!

Cassie is like any other girl who starts a new school. Feeling out of place; being made fun of & picked on; & at times getting into trouble (not by her fault either). It's not until she meets the most beautiful & popular girl in the school, Diana, & is welcomed by most of the members of her so-called club. Well this club isn't like any other, all the members are descendants of witches, even the boys, hence the Secret Circle.

Even though Cassie is now fitting in she's still a little unhappy, because she cannot stop thinking about the boy (Adam) she met over the summer. The one who she has this inexplicable connection to & she develops this yearning desire for him. She doesn't know when or how she'll ever see him again. Then one night the coven has a meeting, she gets a surprise by a certain member who has been away for awhile.

When Adam doesn't immediately go to Cassie, instead to Diana, she comes to the realization that Adam is taken. Diana & Adam are together. What is a girl to do? Does Cassie sacrifice possiblity the love of her life or the relationship with the one person who saved her from being an ultimate outcast? Well I'll let you discover what happens next, but I promise you this, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

In every single story L.J. Smith writes, you are sucked into the world she's describing. You fall madly in love with the characters & the story line. To the point that you're unable to stop reading, thinking, & even dreaming about them. She has all the right components of every book i love to read. From romance, action-adventure, drama, & a life lession you take with you.

If you're a huge Stephenie Meyer's Fan or Twilight Fan, you will fall in love with L.J. Smith & her several books. The stories are completely different, but it has the same passion, action, & descriptive writing. You will have the same intense infactuation to them, as I have. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book along with all the other books L.J. Smith has written.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

GREAT BOOK. A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!!!!

Where do I begin, I loved this series. The author grabs you from the first chapter and just keeps on going until the end. The characters are easy to relate to and the books have twists and turns in them that at first you think you have figured out only to find out that you are wrong and they end even better than you expect. This is a definate read that will keep you on your toes until the end.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Positive :-)

It was an amazing books it was thrilling but also had romance and it really kept me wanting more when i was done. I even went to make sure there wasn't a third one. I would suggest any one to read it, some many not like but i give it two thumbs up.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

witchery is always fun

i luved this book. if you like love triangle mess things you'll love this. if you love blackmailing and treachery its also good. her books just seem to catch you then you cant stop reading till it's done.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Reprint

This series is awesome, but it's also a reprint. I read this series when I was in high school, and trust me that was quite a while ago. I suggest that you try going to the library to see if they have the whole series. All of Ms. Smith's books were a great read.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

TO many like this.

Theres to many books about vampires,werwolfs and witches. Id like to read some true creativity for once. latley the fantasy genre in books has been very disappointing and overpredictible. This is a perfect example of what im talking about.

1 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

Masterpiece

Greatest book ever!!! Love the series!!!!!!

My fave teens book. Smith is an awesome writer with great creati

My fave teens book. Smith is an awesome writer with great creativity and emotion. I have the old set of books and the pages are yellow and the cover is torn from being read time and time again... i come to this series every time i need to "get away" you can trully fall in love with the characters. Great books.

Good book

Good book

THE BEST BOOK EVERR!

Totally Bewitching! :-D

I LOVE THIS BOOK! :-DD

It's Magical, Epic, Adventurous, Romantic, & Beautiful! :-)


I LOVE THE SECRET CIRCLE SERIES! :-DD