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After the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells, Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls, and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches. Has Reed unknowingly recreated the witches’ powerful magic? And what will the consequences be once the other Billings Girls discover their heritage? Will Reed be able to get out of Easton Academy alive? With just one book remaining in the bestselling Private series, Ominous sets the stage for a deadly conclusion….
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Kate Brian is the author of the NY Times and USA Today best-selling Private series and it's spin-off series, Privilege. She has also written many other books for teens including Sweet 16 and Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened, Kate Brian?, July 7 2011
By E. Rudshteyn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ominous (Paperback)
Private is a series that, once upon a time, was a chilling, fun read. Whenever I went to my library/bookstore, there would always be a new book in the Mystery or Drama section. For those unfamiliar with the books, I would recommend reading them (especially the first six or so) because they're "hip", they're interesting, and the writing isn't bad.Ominous, however, is the thirteenth book in the series, and the penultimate one. For a "fun read" series, this has gotten way too long. I started feeling tired of the series when Reed was on the island, where there were too many not-so-dramatic twists that came out of nowhere. However, I kept reading because I was a loyal fan.
In this book, Kate Brian has thought of another way to extend the series for a little bit longer: witchcraft. I have nothing against fantasy books, but when I'm sitting down to read a series that for the first TWELVE books has been mystery/drama, I'm more than a little surprised to know that everyone is now a witch. That would be like if the people on Gossip Girl suddenly became vampires, or everyone in Hunger Games becoming unicorns. It didn't fit, and it was a badly disguised way to prolong the series.
Is this book good? No, in my opinion. The end scene, where there's a major confrontation, is too short (about one chapter long). The only motives given are expressed in cliche and overdramatic ways ("You are the reason for this curse!"). I only gave this book 2 stars out of respect for Kate Brian and the series prior to the island. This series took a plummet from which it never recovered, and this is at the very bottom.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scary and Addictive, Jun 27 2011
By anonymous - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ominous (Paperback)
Could not put this down even though I was scared out of my mind reading it. I had thought I would hate how this series has become about witchcraft, but Kate Brian managed to make it as good as ever.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Private Series Takes a Supernatural Spin, Aug 19 2011
By P. L. Phillips "The Phantom Paragrapher" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ominous (Paperback)
For those who have not yet read "The Book of Spells" , I'd highly advise that you read it before attempting Ominous as you may not understand the gist of the book as in a way it is like a follow on to the prequel. Whereas the prequel was set at the beginning of the creation of Billings Hall , Ominous is set in present time and follows the lives of all our familiar characters like Reed and Noelle . It is in Ominous that it becomes out in the open that Noelle and Reed are in fact half-sisters and their grandmother hands them a Spell book that was created by the first set of Billings Girls. It seems though that Reed is connected to one in particular Eliza Williams and she starts to experience visions. When a number of the Billings House girls go missing and they end up being the ones in Reed's visions, the girls start to believe that maybe the witchcraft is actually true. It was said that when all the originals ancestors gather in one place that the spells would be alive once again and bad things would occur. As the novel goes on we discover that Noelle , Reed , Arianna and Cheyenne were all descendants of the Original Billings sisters . Reed however holds the power as she is not just related to one Eliza Williams but due to her newfound discovery of her father - she was also related to the original founder of Billings Hall - Theresa Billings.Can Reed with the help of Noelle save the rest of their house from becoming victims or is this just the beginning of a curse that was placed on the Billings/Williams ancestors all those moons ago?
Find out in Book #13 Ominous and being #13 I guess it is appropiate enough
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