Review: Witches versus the supernatural avenger
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 24, 2011
In this third installment from the Bullied Series, Seth continues his plight to seek revenge against the school bullies who have tormented him throughout his life.  This time around he makes sure that his two close friends know what is going on.  His friends are definitely doubtful, both of the existence of the power and the way that Seth is inflicting his revenge, but they eventually stand behind him.A new element to this book, obvious from the title, is the introduction of a Witch to the story - actually three witches.  Seth finds out quickly that the witch, Anna, and her sisters will stop at nothing to gain the amulet and the powers held within.  They intend to use the amulets for evil purposes, although we don't know exactly what yet.  This means that Seth must fully understand the power of the amulet in order to protect himself from their ruthless attacks.  He also has to worry about the safety of Jim and his friends.In order to defeat the witches, Seth has to gain an understanding of their magic and their capabilities so he can learn how to defend himself against it.  He makes a lot of mistakes along the way, but he eventually begins to comprehend what he is really up against.  These witches are bullies, just like his enemies at school.  He has no intention of letting them have the amulets.To be honest, I'm enjoying this series less and less with each book.  The first book, Bullied, was fantastic.  It was such an original idea and interesting storyline.  The second book, Revenge, took a negative turn for me.  I didn't like that Seth was using his mind control capabilities to force the bullies to do further damage to the world instead of forcing them to do good.  I think that was a misuse of such a phenomenal power.  Now, in the third book, the story is so far off from where it started that it doesn't really seem like the same story anymore.  Seth's battles are now with the paranormal world rather than the bullies.  Frankly, I don't see how any of this book sends a good anti-bullying message.Personally, I wish this series had taken the approach of having Seth save one bullied kid (or group of kids) at a time.  Let him use his powers for saving others in his situation rather than just punishing people.  I feel like he is completely missing the point of having such fantastic power.  He is being very small minded.Again, this is a quick read.  I read the first three books in the series all in one afternoon.  I highly recommend reading Bullied, but I don't have the same high praise for the sequels.