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Pied Piper (Charmed)

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I loved this book! I couldn't put it down! One of my favorite classic stories is the Pied Piper, Allen O'Dale. So this really appealed to me. I love the way the author has the sister's personalities pegged perfectly, right down to the way Paige wrinkles her nose. Perfect descriptions! I liked it so much and it was such a chilling, engrossing ending that I've insisted my husband has to read it too! Wonderful book! I wish I could give it 10 Stars!!!! :) :)

This is most certainly not a Charmed book. This is a self-help counselling novel about the pros and cons of having children, with aspects of magic, potions and visions thrown in. Debbie Viguie is more of a counsellor in this book than a fictional writer. She plays out the problems of Piper and Leo extremely well, and from the way she describes Paige listening to a music performance, there is no doubt at all that Viguie can write. But what she forgets is that this is Charmed. She should have focused much more on the magic, the final vanquish, the plot and the enemy. The enemy was a no-brainer, the plot as thin as a report on trigonometrical ratios, the magic nearly nonexistent and the final vanquish being a simple potion. Her ideas are good, of course, but what she lacks is the creativity to put those ideas onto paper. I would recommend this book if you're a woman wanting children, but not if you're a true Charmed fan looking for real action.

Since Piper is my favorite Halliwell sister, I was excited about the arrival of Pied Piper. Charmed fans, however, will not find much to please them here. None of the characters is given anything interesting to do. Piper spends the book whining about staying home and caring for the children that follow her. Darryl exists only to return the kids to their homes. Paige does nothing but go to the symphony and talk about the flutist as if he were a junior high school crush. Phoebe's only function is to be present at the scene of two murders. The plot is entirely predictable, and the one detail that could be called a twist is not a surprise if you notice that the author has reused a name.
If just reading about the Charmed ones is enough to make you happy, buy this book- but don't expect it to do justice to the characters.

I am surprised that the average rating for this book is so slow. This is one of the best - if not the best - Charmed book out there. Let's face it: Charmed books are not going to win any awards but this one is awesome fun! Phoebe and Paige acted a little out of character (ie. Paige rolling her eyes at people) but it was still a great read. The ending was a little too neatly wrapped up but otherwise this was a fun read. I read it in one sitting. Read and enjoy!

PIPER AND LEO START TALKING ABOUT HAVING KIDS. SOON AFTER ALL THESE KIDS START TURNING UP GETTING LITERALLY ATTACHED TO PIPER. SHE FINDS WHERE THEY LIVE AND RETURN THEM BUT THEY KEEP COMING BACK AND MORE KEEP COMING

PAIGE ON THE OTHER HAND FALLS IN LOVE WITH A FLUTISH FROM THE SYPHONY AND JUST CAN'T STOP GOING BACK TO THE SYMPHONY EVERY DAY.
DOES THESE 2 HAVE ANY CONNECTION? LIKE THE PREVIOUS REVIEWER SAID THE TITLE GIVES A LOT AWAY BUT THE BOOK IS OK. NOTHING YOU WOULD DIE TO READ AGAIN.

Piper is my favorite character on the show Charmed. I enjoyed reading about her as a character in a book

Piper and Leo start talking about children when suddenly Piper becomes the target of children from all over the city. They just follow her home or show up on her doorstep. Meanwhile Paige starts to fall for a flutist and the symphony. To round things out Phoebe is present at several deaths.

One of the tricks to good fantasy is to make sure that the mundane elements are correct (don't give horses five legs or have bees pollinate corn). This book really gets it all wrong. One almost gets the idea that the author has never left her house.

Dozens of kids start disappearing and yet the police are not concerned. In fact Darryl has to stop finding the children so things won't become too suspicious.

In this story, the symphony has no conductor, a flutist gets to ad-lib in the performance, the perform the same program over and over for weeks, the lights get turned down (and not up) at the start of the performance as I guess these musicians can read in the dark.

Phoebe is present for two murders and there is no investigation. Not even a cover-up by Darryl.

Finally, typical of many of these books, even though there are very strange things going on, the Charmed Ones don't think of checking into what is going on until almost page 120 (in a 170-page book).

This is really quite possible the worst of the Charmed novels and should probably be skipped. Don't say I didn't warn you.