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The Half Bad Trilogy #0.5
El lado falso
Situado en los meses previos a El lado Oscuro, este es el diario escrito por Michèle, la hermana menor de Gabriel.
Los dos hermanos y su padre comienzan una nueva vida en Florida, dejando atrás la violenta tensión entre las facciones de brujos blancos y negros de Europa. Ahí Michèle conoce a un chico perteneciente a una familia de Brujos Blancos y no tarda en descubrir que la brecha entre Blancos y Negros es cada vez más profunda.
Los dos hermanos y su padre comienzan una nueva vida en Florida, dejando atrás la violenta tensión entre las facciones de brujos blancos y negros de Europa. Ahí Michèle conoce a un chico perteneciente a una familia de Brujos Blancos y no tarda en descubrir que la brecha entre Blancos y Negros es cada vez más profunda.
60 pages, Paperback
First published November 13, 2014
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About the author
Sally Green
16 books3,951 followersHi - I'm Sally Green. I'm the author of the real-world/ fantasy Half Bad Trilogy, which is made up of Half Bad, Half Wild and Half Lost. Most people read them in that order but there's always a few who don't. Many people who read them are teenagers but there's a lot who aren't.
I'm currently working on a new series called The Smoke Thieves, which is due to be published in spring 2018 and is definitely fantasy (there will be a map).
I said I'd never write another trilogy after Half Bad but it seems I lied.
I live in a village in north-west England.
There's some stuff about the Half Bad trilogy at www.halfbadworld.com.
Follow me on twitter@sa11eGreen
I'm currently working on a new series called The Smoke Thieves, which is due to be published in spring 2018 and is definitely fantasy (there will be a map).
I said I'd never write another trilogy after Half Bad but it seems I lied.
I live in a village in north-west England.
There's some stuff about the Half Bad trilogy at www.halfbadworld.com.
Follow me on twitter@sa11eGreen
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August 19, 2015
I thought it was impossible for me to love Gabriel even more, well I was obviously wrong.
Through his sister's point of view, we can see how a loving brother he was, a funny and handsome teenager with a broken heart.
And this short story, told from Michèle's diary was so innocent and yet so heartbreaking.
I just want to put my arms around Gabriel and protect him from the world. My baby is so precious.
(and now we know for sure he's into guys and so I want some Nathan/Gabriel scenes in Half Wilf, I don't care, I just want some. ALRIGHT MRS GREEN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WRITER.)
Through his sister's point of view, we can see how a loving brother he was, a funny and handsome teenager with a broken heart.
And this short story, told from Michèle's diary was so innocent and yet so heartbreaking.
I just want to put my arms around Gabriel and protect him from the world. My baby is so precious.
(and now we know for sure he's into guys and so I want some Nathan/Gabriel scenes in Half Wilf, I don't care, I just want some. ALRIGHT MRS GREEN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WRITER.)
November 21, 2020
Romeo and Juliette the witch style!
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Sometimes I think the hardest thing about being a witch is not being able to talk about it. (c)
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It’s just all so wrong. Why shouldn’t we be together? We’re the sane ones. We’re not trying to beat each other up, cut off fingers, or scar faces! (c)
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Sometimes I think the hardest thing about being a witch is not being able to talk about it. (c)
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It’s just all so wrong. Why shouldn’t we be together? We’re the sane ones. We’re not trying to beat each other up, cut off fingers, or scar faces! (c)
March 6, 2015
"Bored. Bored. Bored."
Well if the characters are bored what hope do I have?!
This really was just boring. I didn’t really get what was going on, the world building was non-existent, and it was just dull! It was basically just a load of diary entries, and very little actually happened. Really not impressed.
Well if the characters are bored what hope do I have?!
This really was just boring. I didn’t really get what was going on, the world building was non-existent, and it was just dull! It was basically just a load of diary entries, and very little actually happened. Really not impressed.
September 8, 2015
No he leído El Lado Oscuro ni El Lado Salvaje, pero este pequeño relato a modo de diario me pareció geniaaaaal. Claramente aún no entiendo del todo cómo funciona este mundo de brujos Blancos y Negros, pero sí que entiendo un poco la relación de Michéle y Gabriel.
Para ser un libro tan corto (apenas tiene 60 páginas), llegamos a ver a unos cuantos personajes que creo serán importantes en la trilogía y de los que no sé muy bien qué pensar... Hmmm, realmente no confío realmente en nadie que no sea Gabriel en este punto.
El final me impactó muchísimo, es demasiado abrupto y no me creía lo que había pasado. Definitivamente El Lado Falso es un perfecto abrebocas para quedar muriendo de ganas por leer El Lado Oscuro x3
Para ser un libro tan corto (apenas tiene 60 páginas), llegamos a ver a unos cuantos personajes que creo serán importantes en la trilogía y de los que no sé muy bien qué pensar... Hmmm, realmente no confío realmente en nadie que no sea Gabriel en este punto.
El final me impactó muchísimo, es demasiado abrupto y no me creía lo que había pasado. Definitivamente El Lado Falso es un perfecto abrebocas para quedar muriendo de ganas por leer El Lado Oscuro x3
May 11, 2015
3.5.
La verdad es que me ha sorprendido bastante. Normalmente, este tipo de historias o relatos complementarios no son más que eso: complementarios. Sin embargo, con El lado falso tenemos una nueva visión del mundo de El lado oscuro, con nuevas situaciones y personajes perfectamente planteados. Sally Green consigue que en menos de 60 páginas la historia nos atrape y nos sintamos identificados con Michèle, la hermana de Gabriel, pues está narrado en forma de diario. Su relación, además, es entrañable y te saca más de una sonrisa.
He disfrutado mucho esta historia y sinceramente, repito, me ha sorprendido. No le doy más nota quizá porque al ser tan corta no llega a profundizar de verdad, pero para lo poco que tenemos, está realmente bien. ¡Recomendada!
La verdad es que me ha sorprendido bastante. Normalmente, este tipo de historias o relatos complementarios no son más que eso: complementarios. Sin embargo, con El lado falso tenemos una nueva visión del mundo de El lado oscuro, con nuevas situaciones y personajes perfectamente planteados. Sally Green consigue que en menos de 60 páginas la historia nos atrape y nos sintamos identificados con Michèle, la hermana de Gabriel, pues está narrado en forma de diario. Su relación, además, es entrañable y te saca más de una sonrisa.
He disfrutado mucho esta historia y sinceramente, repito, me ha sorprendido. No le doy más nota quizá porque al ser tan corta no llega a profundizar de verdad, pero para lo poco que tenemos, está realmente bien. ¡Recomendada!
June 16, 2017
Oh my god! I just finished reading a dead girl's diary! Her life was so tragic. I fell sorry for her. Her love story was a beauty cross star lover...which had cause unplesent conequences...I really feel bad for her.
This Black and White Witches are sooo stupid. There's no different actually. They still people...
I think what Sally Green wants to point out is our current world situations. It's happening right? Peoples killing each others...it's should stop...what am I talking about?
By the way, Michèle diary was written very beautiful!
P.S.
Why Michèle? Why? At lease you should put a photo of Gabrial as a Black Witch! I'm sure I would smile like a crazy gurl.
This Black and White Witches are sooo stupid. There's no different actually. They still people...
I think what Sally Green wants to point out is our current world situations. It's happening right? Peoples killing each others...it's should stop...what am I talking about?
By the way, Michèle diary was written very beautiful!
P.S.
Why Michèle? Why? At lease you should put a photo of Gabrial as a Black Witch! I'm sure I would smile like a crazy gurl.
August 16, 2016
Una bonita historia corta de la vida de Gabriel: uno de mis personajes favoritos de "El lado oscuro"
May 31, 2015
this :) mother :) fucking :) book :)
September 20, 2017
I am starting the series by reading the prequel novellas to the main story - I found it fabulous! What a great intro!
November 19, 2014
Half Bad was one of my favourite books read this year, way back in January and I have been very excited for the sequel, Half Wild, coming in March 2015 to a bookshop near you, so when I spotted this “prequel” short story featuring Gabriel and his sister I was very pleased. As a way to wet your appetite for the new book this worked really well.
Told in Diary form, Michele talks about losing her mother, running away to Florida and attempting to settle into a new community. Even here though, the White Witch/Black Witch divide is dangerously close and when Michele meets Sam there are problems ahead for both of them.
I actually found this to be quite an emotional tale considering its short length – Ms Green manages to pack a lot in there without making it over complicated and it flows along beautifully as we read a young girl’s thoughts as she falls in love, realises the chasm that exists between people and tries her best to make it work anyway. The mythology of the “Half Bad” world is solidified here, a different perspective from that of Nathan as we watch Michele grow up in a world where love and loyalty can often be at odds.
The ending floored me, a real emotional tug on the heartstrings and gosh I am now VERY impatient for Half Wild – I want more from this eclectic and well imagined universe as soon as possible. This was a perfect teaser and just confirms my original feeling that this is going to be one of my favourite YA series ever. Also my love for Gabriel is complete. More Gabriel please.
Happy Reading Folks!
Told in Diary form, Michele talks about losing her mother, running away to Florida and attempting to settle into a new community. Even here though, the White Witch/Black Witch divide is dangerously close and when Michele meets Sam there are problems ahead for both of them.
I actually found this to be quite an emotional tale considering its short length – Ms Green manages to pack a lot in there without making it over complicated and it flows along beautifully as we read a young girl’s thoughts as she falls in love, realises the chasm that exists between people and tries her best to make it work anyway. The mythology of the “Half Bad” world is solidified here, a different perspective from that of Nathan as we watch Michele grow up in a world where love and loyalty can often be at odds.
The ending floored me, a real emotional tug on the heartstrings and gosh I am now VERY impatient for Half Wild – I want more from this eclectic and well imagined universe as soon as possible. This was a perfect teaser and just confirms my original feeling that this is going to be one of my favourite YA series ever. Also my love for Gabriel is complete. More Gabriel please.
Happy Reading Folks!
June 29, 2015
Un 3,5 en realidad
El lado falso es el perfecto acompañamiento para la trilogía de Una vida oculta. Cortito pero intenso, lleno de información tanto del mundo en el que se desarrolla la serie como de algunos personajes secundarios y todo esto sin perder esa atmósfera cruenta con la que Sally Green nos encandiló en El lado oscuro.
http://lavidasecretadeloslibros.blogs...
El lado falso es el perfecto acompañamiento para la trilogía de Una vida oculta. Cortito pero intenso, lleno de información tanto del mundo en el que se desarrolla la serie como de algunos personajes secundarios y todo esto sin perder esa atmósfera cruenta con la que Sally Green nos encandiló en El lado oscuro.
http://lavidasecretadeloslibros.blogs...
March 13, 2016
MOTHER OF GOD!?!? I FEEEEEEEEELS mi annegano, purtroppo sto dal parrucchiere e quindi non ho potuto dare il peggio di me. Mi è piaciuto un sacco la protagonista e sopratutto le parti quando si approfondiva il personaggio di Gabriel e non vedo l'ora di leggere HALF TRUTH (che ho vinto in un giveaway, non so come io abbia fatto, è magia?!) e poi HALF LOST *-* non voglio che questa serie finisca mai! :'(
August 21, 2015
Questa novella è stata meravigliosa ma straziante!
May 31, 2015
El lado falso es un relato que disfrutarán aquellos que hayan leído los libros de la saga, porque siempre es fascinante reencontrarse con personajes a los que quieres, y porque también se agradece el poder rellenar huecos de esos secundarios a los que llegamos a querer tanto como los principales. Pero también es un buen aperitivo si lo que queréis es descubrir lo que Sally Green nos tiene preparados en esta trilogía. Así que, en cualquier caso, os animo a que lo descubráis. Gabriel y Michèle os van a enamorar. Sonreiréis, os emocionaréis y sí, también lloraréis.
Reseña completa en el blog: http://arsenicodivagando.blogspot.com...
Reseña completa en el blog: http://arsenicodivagando.blogspot.com...
January 21, 2023
Primera Lectura
2016-02-04
Reto 26- 2016 Book Challenge: Un libro y su precuela.
Que triste ;(
Segunda Lectura. 2023-01-13
Reto 26- 2016 Book Challenge: Un libro y su precuela.
Que triste ;(
Segunda Lectura. 2023-01-13
January 26, 2022
Kitapları tersten okuduğum için bir ara epey beynim karıştı... 0.5 ile 0.6 yı bir bütün olarak düşünebiliriz...
March 28, 2015
The great thing about this short prequel is that we learn more about Gabriel's history. We don't get much of his back story in Half Bad so it was really interesting to learn more about him.
Half Lies is told through diary entries by Gabriel's sister Michele. It details the death of their mother, their flee to Florida, Gabriel discovering his Gift and how he accidentally gets stuck as a fain and Michele's love affair with a White Witch which leads to her murder.
I loved the relationship between Gabriel and Michele. You can tell that they were really close siblings who looked out for each other. Gabriel losing his mother and his sister in such a short time also explains Gabriel's protectiveness over Nathan in Half Bad; he doesn't want to lose someone else he cares about.
I recommend you read this after having read Half Bad in order to appreciate the details more.
Half Lies is told through diary entries by Gabriel's sister Michele. It details the death of their mother, their flee to Florida, Gabriel discovering his Gift and how he accidentally gets stuck as a fain and Michele's love affair with a White Witch which leads to her murder.
I loved the relationship between Gabriel and Michele. You can tell that they were really close siblings who looked out for each other. Gabriel losing his mother and his sister in such a short time also explains Gabriel's protectiveness over Nathan in Half Bad; he doesn't want to lose someone else he cares about.
I recommend you read this after having read Half Bad in order to appreciate the details more.
July 1, 2015
http://yourhappinesslife.blogspot.com...
Sin duda el libro es muy rápido de leer, entretenido y ligero, tiene partes muy duras como el pasado de su madre y lo que siento la niña en muchas ocasiones, pero también encontramos una tierna historia de amor, el final ha sido muy duro y rápido, pero acertado.
La verdad es que me ha gustado mucho y estoy deseando hacerme con el segundo para saber que más pasará con Nathan y Gabriel.
Un libro donde una niña nos cuenta su historia, sus pensamientos y su imposible historia de amor.
Sin duda el libro es muy rápido de leer, entretenido y ligero, tiene partes muy duras como el pasado de su madre y lo que siento la niña en muchas ocasiones, pero también encontramos una tierna historia de amor, el final ha sido muy duro y rápido, pero acertado.
La verdad es que me ha gustado mucho y estoy deseando hacerme con el segundo para saber que más pasará con Nathan y Gabriel.
Un libro donde una niña nos cuenta su historia, sus pensamientos y su imposible historia de amor.
August 20, 2015
OMG PERO SI TIENE 60 PÁGINAS Y ME HA EMOCIONADO. QUÉ GANAS (Y MIEDO) DE LEER "EL LADO SALVAJE".
October 31, 2016
3.5 stars
April 12, 2022
4.5 ⭐
"𝑳𝒂 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒗𝒊́𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝒂𝒎𝒂, 𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒍𝒐 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒂 𝒂 𝒆́𝒍. 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊́𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐. ¿𝑪𝒐́𝒎𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒅𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒍?".
Spin-off 0.5 de la trilogía "Una vida oculta".
Se sitúa meses antes a "El lado oscuro". Aquí nos cuentan a modo de diario sobre Michele, quien se muda a Florida junto a su hermano Gabriel y su padre para empezar una nueva vida.
Michele conoce a un chico que resulta ser de una familia de Brujos Blancos y ella siendo familia de Brujos Negros, empieza a darse cuenta de la gran brecha que existe entre ambos lados y que cada vez es más profunda.
Acabo de leer unas cuantas reseñas de este libro y recomiendan leerlo luego del primero de la trilogía, ahora imagínense como quedé 🤡 porque lo he leído antes que ese jajajajajsjak.
No sabría decirles si estuvo bien o no leerlo antes, pero en lo que a mí concierne, ha sido un buen inicio que me ha dejado con ganas de adentrarme en la historia y ver que sucede, además que es súper corto y lo he leído en unas horas 👀
El final no lo esperaba, no tengo idea de si dan una referencia a esto en el primer libro de la trilogía puesto que he leído primero este, pero creo que de ser así, igual y me agrada haberlo leído antes porque no lo vi venir del todo, sigo sin creérmelo, es que intento comprenderlo, una sensación rara, no sé cómo explicarla:/
Solo sé que seguiré con el siguiente spin-off porque esto sí me ha dejado intrigada y ya quiero conocer más sobre este mundo👌🏼
Eso es todou ;)✨
"𝑳𝒂 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒗𝒊́𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝒂𝒎𝒂, 𝒚 𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒍𝒐 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒂 𝒂 𝒆́𝒍. 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒊́𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐. ¿𝑪𝒐́𝒎𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒅𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒍?".
Spin-off 0.5 de la trilogía "Una vida oculta".
Se sitúa meses antes a "El lado oscuro". Aquí nos cuentan a modo de diario sobre Michele, quien se muda a Florida junto a su hermano Gabriel y su padre para empezar una nueva vida.
Michele conoce a un chico que resulta ser de una familia de Brujos Blancos y ella siendo familia de Brujos Negros, empieza a darse cuenta de la gran brecha que existe entre ambos lados y que cada vez es más profunda.
Acabo de leer unas cuantas reseñas de este libro y recomiendan leerlo luego del primero de la trilogía, ahora imagínense como quedé 🤡 porque lo he leído antes que ese jajajajajsjak.
No sabría decirles si estuvo bien o no leerlo antes, pero en lo que a mí concierne, ha sido un buen inicio que me ha dejado con ganas de adentrarme en la historia y ver que sucede, además que es súper corto y lo he leído en unas horas 👀
El final no lo esperaba, no tengo idea de si dan una referencia a esto en el primer libro de la trilogía puesto que he leído primero este, pero creo que de ser así, igual y me agrada haberlo leído antes porque no lo vi venir del todo, sigo sin creérmelo, es que intento comprenderlo, una sensación rara, no sé cómo explicarla:/
Solo sé que seguiré con el siguiente spin-off porque esto sí me ha dejado intrigada y ya quiero conocer más sobre este mundo👌🏼
Eso es todou ;)✨
March 19, 2018
This reads like a 16-year-old's diary - in the best way. The straight-forward and simple writing adds to the experience of only getting a glimpse at the life happening off-screen.
Michèle is a wonderful and heartwarming character.
((Spoiler for Half Lost))
Michèle is a wonderful and heartwarming character.
((Spoiler for Half Lost))
August 2, 2016
I didn't know I could love Gabriele even more than I already do.
Truth be told, this was quite boring but I'm still really glad to know more about my favourite character's backstory. It's told as a diary written by Gabriele's dead sister Michele, about how she ended up getting killed and what was going on with their family before that. So it was sad and I liked it a lot.
Truth be told, this was quite boring but I'm still really glad to know more about my favourite character's backstory. It's told as a diary written by Gabriele's dead sister Michele, about how she ended up getting killed and what was going on with their family before that. So it was sad and I liked it a lot.
April 5, 2016
Oh, my heart. I knew it was coming, of course, but I still didn't want it to happen.
Anyway, Green has a wonderful talent for voice, and for making me care about characters I shouldn't feel for at all. Damn it.
Anyway, Green has a wonderful talent for voice, and for making me care about characters I shouldn't feel for at all. Damn it.
February 8, 2016
OH GABRIEL...........................
October 14, 2016
4.5 / 5
Un gran aporte a la historia central. Cruel y necesario.
Reseña: http://www.eternamenteentiniebla.com/...
Un gran aporte a la historia central. Cruel y necesario.
Reseña: http://www.eternamenteentiniebla.com/...
June 9, 2017
i need to re-read Half Bad & Half Wild
August 30, 2022
mi ero persa questa perla in passato - ovviamente l'ho recuperata perché non posso perdere nulla che parli di Gabriel
April 21, 2019
AME A GABRIEL!! Y esta historia me partió el corazón
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