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Cassie Blake is a beautiful and insecure sixteen-year old girl who moves to the picturesque town of New Salem, New England to start a new life. As Cassie begins her junior year in high school, she comes into contact with a group of unlikely friends. The students (who all seem to be excessively popular and privileged) dabble in occult practices, and when they realize that Cassie has the powers of a blood witch, they talk her into joining their coven. After Cassie reluctantly agrees to accompany her friends in their group, they soon realize that with a twelfth witch in the coven they are able to cast spells more powerful they could before. She then falls in love with a handsome sixteen year old boy named adam she breks the sexual relationship between adam and diana her asumed best friend who becomes jealous of cassie anytime she sees her ex with her and also becomes jealous of her power the ends with Cassie discovering that she is a "blood witch"; a person who is naturally born with magical powers. Cassie also discovers that she is a descendant of a very long and powerful line of witches, including her mother Alexandra, and her grandmother Jane. |
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Revision as of 14:44, 27 May 2013
| The Initiation The Captive The Power The Divide The Hunt The Temptation | |
| Author | L. J. Smith (books 1-3) Aubrey Clark (books 4-6) |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Romance, Young-adult fiction |
| Publisher | Harper Paperbacks |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
The Secret Circle is a fictional novel series created by L. J. Smith. The series revolves around twelve teenage witches who form an infamous coven known as 'The Secret Circle'.
Characters
Adam Conant
Adam Conant is a handsome and warm-hearted sixteen-year old boy who resides in New Salem with his family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Adam instantly becomes attracted to her, despite his relationship with Diana. Throughout the series, Adam falls madly in love with Cassie, which causes him to end his lifelong relationship with Diana.
Cassie Blake
Cassie Blake is a beautiful and mild-mannered sixteen-year old girl who moves to New England with her strong-willed mother, Alexandra. During her residence in New Salem, Cassie befriends the kind and warm-hearted Diana, who welcomes Cassie into her “clique”. Throughout the series, Cassie discovers her family’s lineage of magic and the darkness that threatens both her and her coven.
Christopher and Douglas Henderson
Christopher and Douglas Henderson are two eccentric and free-spirited sixteen-year old twin brothers who reside in New Salem with their family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, both Christopher and Douglas agree to help Faye taunt Cassie, in exchange for Faye convincing her friends, Deborah and Suzan, to go out with them. Christopher and Douglas also had a sister, Kori, who was killed by Black John before her initiation and so Kori's initiation became Cassie's initiation.
Deborah Armstrong
Deborah Armstrong is a cruel and selfish sixteen-year old girl who resides in New Salem with her family.
After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Deborah is initially hateful toward Cassie, however she later becomes an unsuspecting ally of Cassie, after the discovery of Cassie’s exceedingly powerful magic. Throughout the series, Deborah is the best friend of the equally as mean, Faye Chamberlain.
Diana Meade
Diana Meade is a kind and warm-hearted sixteen-year old girl who resides in New Salem with her family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Diana quickly adopts Cassie as her new best friend. Throughout the series, Diana becomes jealous of Adam’s attraction toward Cassie, and also the extent of Cassie’s powers.
Faye Chamberlain
Faye Chamberlain is a cruel and mischievous sixteen-year old girl who resides in New Salem with her family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Faye is hateful toward Cassie, as she sadistically uses magic to cause Cassie harm. Throughout the series, Faye is the best friend of Deborah and Suzan and are considered the meanest girls in New England.
Laurel Quincey
Laurel Quincey is a kind and warm-hearted sixteen-year old girl who resides in New Salem with her family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Laurel initially finds Cassie unappealing, however she later becomes a good friend of Cassie, and helps her to control her powers. Throughout the series, Laurel is commonly noted for her proficiency of brewing magical potions, and casting spells to heal her alcoholic step-father.
Melanie Glaser
Melanie Glaser is a charismatic and warm-hearted sixteen-year-old girl who resides in New Salem with her family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Melanie becomes jealous of both Cassie’s beauty and powers. Throughout the series, Melanie is an insidious frenemy of Cassie, who is commonly noted for hexing her strict Aunt Constance.
Nick Armstrong
Nick Armstrong is a dark and mysterious sixteen-year-old boy who resides in New Salem with his family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Nick instantly becomes attracted to her, which sparks a rivalry between him and Adam. Throughout the series, Cassie begins to show affections for Nick, as she finds kindness and love inside of him.
Sean Dulany
Sean Dulany is a dark and mysterious sixteen-year-old boy who resides in New Salem with his family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, Sean is initially weary of Cassie, and finds her to be an “unnatural witch”. Throughout the series, Sean has a very distant relationship with everyone except Faye, of who he has an undying respect for.
Suzan Whittier
Suzan Whittier is a kind and warm-hearted sixteen-year-old girl who resides in New Salem with her family. After the arrival of Cassie Blake, due to Suzan's friendship with Faye, Suzan is initially cautious of Cassie, however later becomes one of Cassie’s best friends. Throughout the series, Suzan becomes a good friend of both Cassie and Diana, despite Faye’s disapproval.
The Initiation
Cassie Blake is a beautiful and insecure sixteen-year old girl who moves to the picturesque town of New Salem, New England to start a new life. As Cassie begins her junior year in high school, she comes into contact with a group of unlikely friends. The students (who all seem to be excessively popular and privileged) dabble in occult practices, and when they realize that Cassie has the powers of a blood witch, they talk her into joining their coven. After Cassie reluctantly agrees to accompany her friends in their group, they soon realize that with a twelfth witch in the coven they are able to cast spells more powerful they could before. She then falls in love with a handsome sixteen year old boy named adam she breks the sexual relationship between adam and diana her asumed best friend who becomes jealous of cassie anytime she sees her ex with her and also becomes jealous of her power the ends with Cassie discovering that she is a "blood witch"; a person who is naturally born with magical powers. Cassie also discovers that she is a descendant of a very long and powerful line of witches, including her mother Alexandra, and her grandmother Jane.
The Captive
Upon learning that she is a blood witch, Cassie concludes that her family are also blood witches and decides to confront them. However, Diana intervenes and later warns Cassie never to tell anyone about their Circle, including her family. Overwhelmed with the discovery of being a witch, Cassie takes a walk through the park, where she later finds Adam who comforts her. After ending his lifelong relationship with Diana, Adam tells Cassie that he loves her, and that they are meant to be together. Later, after Adam and Cassie’s relationship becomes public, the rift between Cassie and the Circle flourishes, which causes Diana’s cousin, Faye Chamberlain, to cast a curse on Cassie. While trying to reverse the effects of Faye’s spell, Cassie accidentally stumbles upon a hidden library in her grandmother’s attic, where she finds her mother's Book of Shadows. As Cassie fiddles through the pages of Alexandra’s spell book, she discovers that in her mother’s final entry she writes about the death of Cassie’s father, and how magic was unable to cure him of his cancer; which caused her to hate magic and vow that she would never practice witchcraft again. The novel ends with the arrival of witch hunters.
The Power
After Faye becomes the new leader of the Circle, she begins to abuse her newfound authority to dominate over Adam and Cassie. Later, a dangerous and mysterious force known as “The Darkness” begins to terrorize the citizens of New Salem. It is later discovered that “The Darkness” was being controlled by an evil and powerful witch named Black John. Black John was a former member of the Circle many centuries ago, until he began to dabble in black magic, and was killed by the members of his own coven. Yearning to avenge his death, Black John continues to torment the city by unleashing a series of demons upon the town. However, as Cassie and Diana scramble to warn the others that they are in danger, a group of witch hunters attempt to abduct the children and rid them of the town. Later, as Black John continues to wreak havoc among New Salem, Cassie is faced with the decision of which side of the Circle she will stand. Threatened by the possibility of their demise, together, the members of The Secret Circle unite only to perform a single domain of power, in which they are able to obliterate the forces of evil and to defeat the mighty Black John.
Aubrey Clark
L. J. Smith had originally wanted to write another sequel titled The Black Skull. However, the series has officially been passed over to Aubrey Clark who wrote the first book of the new trilogy in 2012.
The Divide
For the first time since moving to New Salem, Cassie Blake feels normal. She's dating her soul mate Adam and making new friends in town. But between the secret coven of witches she belongs to and the incredible power she holds within her, Cassie is leading a far from ordinary life. When tragedy strikes the Circle, Cassie realizes being extraordinary can be a curse. The Circle is being hunted by an unknown enemy—and anyone could be the next victim. As they struggle to protect themselves, alliances are formed and relationships are tested. No one knows who to trust or who to fear. Will Cassie be able to save the Circle . . . and herself? Or will her choices break it apart forever? [1]
The Hunt
The Hunt is the fifth book in the The Secret Circle series and the second in the new trilogy. It was released on September 11, 2012.
There's no turning back. . . .
For Cassie and her Circle of witches, it's hard to imagine life in New Salem getting any worse. A band of powerful witch hunters is targeting the group, determined to destroy them one by one. And Cassie's half sister, Scarlett, won't rest until she has a spot in the Circle—even if she has to kill Cassie to get it.
The Circle's only hope against their enemies is Cassie's father's Book of Shadows—an ancient guide to the world of dark magic. But Cassie soon discovers that opening the book has grave consequences. Cassie's drawn in by the book's sinister spell, and it starts controlling her emotions and impulses, unraveling her relationship with Adam as it takes over her life.
Cassie fights against the darkness inside her as the threats against the Circle grow. But once evil is let in, she may never escape. . . .
The Temptation
The Temptation is the sixth book in the The Secret Circle series and the third in the new trilogy. It was released on March 12th 2013.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Cassie hasn't felt this alone since she moved to New Salem and joined the Circle—the closest thing to a family she's ever known. But now that the Circle has been possessed by powerful evil spirits, Cassie is left with no choice but to turn to her dark side to rescue them. As she struggles to get through to her friends and her soul mate, Adam, she finds an unexpected ally—one who will tempt her more than ever before.
With her enemies quickly closing in, Cassie fights to keep her heart true and her soul pure. But she knows better than anyone that all magic comes at a price, especially when Black John's Book of Shadows is involved. Will Cassie defeat the darkness once and for all . . . or will the Circle be lost for good?
TV series
On October 28, 2010 L. J. Smith announced that the series has been optioned for a TV series by The CW. On February 27, 2011, The CW picked up The Secret Circle with Dawson's Creek creator and The Vampire Diaries cocreator/executive producer Kevin Williamson now attached. However, The Vampire Diaries companion series he was helming has been put on hold for the time being as he does not have enough time for it, he told The CW.[2] Williamson worked on an original script penned by Andrew Miller, creator of the Emmy-nominated web series Imaginary Bitches, with writer credit shared by both men.[3] On February 16, 2011, The Secret Circle booked Liz Friedlander to direct the pilot. Friedlander also directed episodes for The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, 90210 and One Tree Hill.[4]
On September 15, 2011, The Secret Circle debuted on The CW following its sister series The Vampire Diaries.[5]
On May 11, 2012 the CW cancelled the series.
References
- ^ http://www.harperteen.com/book
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/cw-picks-up-drama-pilot-secret-circle/
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/cw-picks-up-drama-pilot-secret-circle/
- ^ http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/pilots-weekends-at-bellevue-and-secret-circle-book-directors/
- ^ http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-secret-circle