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Initiation (Circle of Three, No.15)

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I hate when I get hooked on these series, especially young adult. I still read young adult books, even though I am one of the few people that I know who still does! But I got hooked on this series when I was working at my Crown Books before it closed, and I unfortunately only was able to read the first three before I had to look elsewhere to find these books.

The last one of the series... I think... not my favorite, but a good ending. Who knows, maybe there will be more. The series is about three girls who begin to learn about witchcraft. Some of the ideas are silly, and some of the ideas are profound. Isobel Bird has taken a subject that is a taboo to many and made the reader learn about the Wiccan religion while the characters themselves learn. Does it work? Most of the time. There are some fantasy events tied in with what is real life. A spell from a library book works, a ghost contacts a living girl, a group of fairies torment a girl. These perhaps do take away from the novels, because you want to believe in what Isobel Bird speaks about the Wiccan religion, but these supernatural events are tied in with the truth.

But, otherwise, the series is awesome. My favorite one dealt with wearing a pentacle to school. The girls go through the same obsticles that I faced in high school. The real life situations are believable. The dialogue is hilarious. The endings are pretty predictable, but who cares?

These 15 books have been a great read. I have learned much, and I hope there will be more.

I must say, this entire series has been surprisingly informative and interesting (there are even a couple of ideas that I'm interested in adapting for public rituals). I'm a 29 years old practitioner or Wicca (I've been studying for 12 years), and although these books are aimed at teenagers, I've read them all, and so have many of my friends (ages 22 to 35).

As the series evolves, we see the personal growth and studies of three teenage friends as they struggle with adolescence and with their increasing interest in the pagan religion which is Wicca. This series presents their experiences as members of a study group organised by an eclectic coven (a year and a day of studies, possibly leading to initiation) and as members of their own "circle of 3", how their friendships and personal goals develop with time, how they become stronger, more mature individuals, how their families and friends react to their interest in this path, etc. The books are informative in the ways of eclectic Wicca, if I had children I'd feel completely comfortable in letting them read them, there is no gratuitous sex or violence or any such thing. Very well done, highly recommended!

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AT LEAST BOOK 14, The Challenge Box.
I bought both of those books on the same night, and I'm soooo glad i did. The way book 14 ends sends you for a total loop and you really have to start reading this one right away (at least you feel like it) This book is awesome ... the ending is soooo cool. I couldnt put it down until the very end!!

In Initiation, the 15th and final book in the Circle of Three series, the time that the three girls thought they'd be excited about is here. But now things are different. As we found out in the last book Cooper isn't going to be aloud to be initiated and she doesn't understand why. Her life gets even more complicated when she finds out her father is dating again, and it's the woman she hates the most in the world. Everything that's she's looked foreword to all year is falling apart. Life is no picnic for Kate and Annie either. They are faced with the difficult decision of choosing a coven and chances are they will be separated. Kate doesn't know how to react and she's caught off guard when her ex-boyfriend Tyler starts to spend time with her again. And Annie's helping her aunt prepare for her wedding, what happens when everything falls apart in the end. Will the girls even be initiated? Read this book to find out.

Just like many fans I was very sad to see this series end, but in a way I'm also happy. Isobel Bird has managed to deliver 15 strong books into a supernatural teen series without having them die out before she ended the series. This book is just as great as any of the books in the series, amazing things will happen that will change the three girls lives forever. It's amazing to see how much all of the major (and some minor) characters have grown in the series. I'm really glad I've read this series it's helped me understand a lot more about wicca as a different but beautiful religion. If you're a fan of the series reading this book is a must. Good luck reading and as one of the witches in the series would say, Blessed Be.

1st of all i would just like to say i am NOT 1, i am 14, there was just a problem with the regular review form. Lol. But anyway, this last book was a great finale for The Circle Of Three series. I can't believe it's over. It may not be, but there's usually a title for the upcoming book and even a passage, but it was not there. Basically, Kate, Annie, and Cooper have to deal with their Initiation...Kate will have to decide between her life in wicca, or being in Wicca for an old flame...Annie must choose the right coven also, but the upcoming wedding and her new sisters will show her what's the real path, one which will let her find her way....Cooper was not offered initiation in The Challenge Box, but finds renewed faith, but it may be broken once more... Each witch-to-be will together face a shocking revelation, including facing rejection...but the question is for all of you who haven't read the book yet, will they find the light to their destined paths? This may be confusing, but once you read Initiation, you'll understand. This was a great read, which i recommend to all who have read the others in the series. Buy it soon!

I loved this series since the first book was put out on shelves of the book store, I really hope to read more about what happens after they finished their year and a day of learning to become witches..... If you liked the first 14 books then if you'll love this one.... ...

This is a great book! I would, and am recomending this to anyone and everyone. If you like mysteries, there's a great one about a girls murder in one of the books about a girl named Elizabeth. Romance? Kate and 2 guys..Cooper and a guy...Annie and a guy..and a half! If you want to know who they all are! Read them! If you like fantasy/fiction? Witchcraft..So, as you can see...Theres something in here for everyone. By the way..If you like horror, just think of Sherries face and there ya go. Enjoy!

So sorry the series is over. Wish there were more. About this particular bool I am glad the author addresses at last the issue of solitary practitioners. Granted the series was written during a much earlier time but the references throughout the series when characters keep saying they are not Officially a witch get a bit tiresome although Ithink a lot of it is that the author felt she had a responsibility o the teens to encourage them to train with those who knew what they were doing rather than atching The Craft then deciding they were witches. But young people are also entitled to know that self study and self definition are also quite valid. I will miss this series and the circle of three. I only wish the author had written some more maybe about the first year in the new coven.

This series focusses on three Wiccan girls trying to make it through normal life while all the while using and running into magic. This series was particularly special to me as I am a young Wiccan myself and to see a book like this that shows Wicca in such a lighthearted and acceptable manner is simply wonderful.

'"And so it ends."'

Now, I'm not usually one to waste my time soaking up the end of a series, but "Initiation" by Isobel Bird was one exception. I have to admit, this was one dramatic and overall astounding conclusion to "Circle of Three," and I would reccomend it to anyone. Whilst Cooper and Jane are busy with their 'Bitter Pills' plans, Kate and Annie are undergoing thier final initiation as witches. Cooper, who didn't make the initiation class, seems to be wasting away her sorrow in her hard-rock guitar; but Kate and Annie are more interested in which coven they will join and what the right choice is. Little does the circle of three know, their choices will soon merge into one as the conclusion of the fifteen-book series comes to an end. And as it draws near, Annie fears that the circle of three she, Kate and Cooper had formed is really going to break up after all. But the end is full of surprises, like Cooper's decision to become initiated and the forming of a brand new coven. Like I say, this is truly the beginning of the end. I hope to see more books by Ms. Bird, but if not, I'm glad I read the Circle of Three. This is truly excellent for all young Wiccans who need a good read, a good laugh, and time to enjoy themselves.