Survival of the Fittest (Charmed) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeff Mariotte (Author)

Book Description

Series: Charmed | Publication Date: August 31, 2004

A series of a UFO abductions sweeps San Francisco, leaving its victims unchanged except for a new appreciation of fitness guru Meg Winship's workout regimen, a situation that becomes complicated when Piper begins working out to the WInship Way. Original. (A WB Television series, starring Holly Marie

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689868529
• ISBN-13: 978-0689868528
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,215,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Improvement!, June 15, 2005

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Karl G "Jerry" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival of the Fittest (Charmed) (Mass Market Paperback)

Actually this book would only have gotten 3 stars if not for the fact Jeff wrote another book 'Mirror Image', and this one exceeded the previous by a very wide margin. The demon is frightening enough and the plot is thick enough. Jeff learnt to plant little deaths throughout the story and hence increased the intrigue. A problem is that Piper's powers were not used much here, and hence it lacks the punch that it could have if all powers were utilised here. The exercise-based storyline is also a bit, weird. I feel that it was tacky. An amendment could be that Meg Winship was a talk show host (like Opran Winfrey) and her show was a conduit of some sort. The viewers get hooked and they finally chant the spell to open the portal, rather than DANCE it open. Still, big improvement.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Exercise, Exorcisms, and Extraterrestrials, November 1, 2004

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Survival of the Fittest (Charmed) (Mass Market Paperback)

San Francisco has become host to a rash of UFO sightings. The Charmed ones might be needed to help an abductee but two of them can't take the problem seriously. Abductees seem to come back unharmed and with a new attitude towards exercising (they just can't stop).

Maybe something is up after all. But before the trio can marshal their powers, Piper becomes an exercise nut as well. Will the power of three be broken? What is really behind the health craze? What horrors might be released into our world? All these questions and more will be answered before the book is done.

This one was not too bad but the author has a little trouble with scale and setting. Why rent out the Presidio for a "secret" seminar when the city is full of meeting rooms more than big enough? Can you really be a national sensation with only about a thousand followers? Other details also seem to defy reality and logic. But it is still a fairly entertaining story and one of the better Charmed book plots.

5.0 out of 5 stars Take the phone off the hook, check your logic at the door!, December 22, 2009

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J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Survival of the Fittest (Charmed) (Mass Market Paperback)

Charmed is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Of course, I've watched it for years -- over and over again! I love everything about it. The clothes, the hair the relationships -- they all make Charmed one of the great girl mind-candy shows of all time!

I've put off really getting into the books, because I didn't want the Charmed experience ruined for me. Not to fear! Survival of the Fittest is a truly fun read, and Jeff Mariotte was able to take me back into that world of magical sisters in a way that almost rivaled the show's impact. The theme of the exercise program taking over people's minds was really fun.

This is a very quick read that Charmed fans will enjoy.