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The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever: Book 4 - winner of the British Book Awards 2022 Audiobook of the Year

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By Cressida Cowell
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61 reviews
The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never… or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series.
Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the lake of the lost. But first they must mix the potion in the Cup of Second Chances …
Can they defeat the hungry Tatzelwerm monster and escape with the cup? And will the spell be strong enough to lift the CURSE OF THE WILDWOODS… or will Witches reign FOREVER?
‘A rollercoaster of suspense and surprise’ GUARDIAN
‘Cowell is moving towards national treasure’ BIG ISSUE
‘Another coup from Cowell’ SUNDAY TIMES
Reviews
It was a good book
This was an amazing book to be the final one in the series. The ending... I was speechless and stunned after reading it. (Devastated that Wish turned out to be the evil Morgana.) I genuinely cried when I found out about Caliburn at the end. He was one of my favourite characters and I loved him. Still, I was happy for him in a way. Also at the start of the book, the whole Squeezjoos being evil and under the Kingwitch's power was interesting, as we saw him kind of try to battle the Kingwitch's powers and treat Xar nicely. Xar feeling as if he had no choice but to save Squeezjoos was really lovely, he learned to be less selfish in the end. And once again, Perdita snobbing Encanzo and Sychorax and this time Xar's brother was very funny.
Very very cool book
I was really exited to know what happened next it's almost like I wanted to be able to read it in 1 second but still be able to take everything in.
I thought this book was amazing. The adventure continues Xar, Wish and Bodkin need to save Squeezjoos from the King witch. Will they save him in time?
A very good book. Exciting. A great ending to the series.
Really exciting. I loved Xar, Wish and Bodkin. I was sad to end the series and wish there were more books!
This was a great book and I couldn't put it down. It was full of magic and adventure, I could wait to read what was going to happen next.
I loved this book!
My favourite character was Wish, a girl with a magical iron eye.
I just want to read it again and again!
The characters are really nice my favourite is Xar.
It’s really nice and I would recommend for others to read!
My favourite character was Xar because he was always right and even if he didn't know what to do, he just did what he could.
The most impactful yet.
tgis series has been through the most traumatic experiences of a lifetime mixed in a heart-binding story full of depth and lore.
this is one of the most heart-warming books I have ever read, highly recomended.
Loved it and didn’t want it to end!
this book has a lot of plot twists and unexpected. I love the story!
Good Series
It was a great final book and it topped the collection. i loved every moment of it and all readers should read this book.
As it finishes an epic tale.
Exciting as the wizards of once battle the witches
My favorite character was zar, and yes I would recommend it
An exiting story about Xar and Wish saving the world from the witches.
An exiting story of the Zar and Wish
I thought it was an odd tale but enjoyable all the same!
My favourite character was Aeriel because of his beauty.
I would recommend this book.
A magical story of fun.
I loved the ending
I liked Wish the best and I would recommend it
It could be better though sometimes it got a bit confusing .
I love Cressida Cowell's books! They're so imaginative!
1.I really liked it because it had fantasy in it, like xar having a witchstain.
2.wish because she has the magic-that-works-on iron.
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4.I would recommend it 6+.
nice
I loved this book because it is exciting. Never and Forever is the fourth and final book in the Wizards of Once series in which the heroes, Wish, Xar and Bodkin, must battle the Kingwitch and destroy the witches. Xar is the son of King Encanzo of the wizards and has a witchstain on his hand which tries to control him and his hairy fairy is almost completely possessed.
Wish is a warrior princess who has powerful magic-that-works-on-iron. she has enchanted a fork, a spoon, a key and a lot of pins.
Bodkin is Wish's assistant bodyguard and joins them on their adventures.