i read the other reviews and wondered if we read the same book. it had a nice consistent story, with a man's essence being trapped in a painting for 80 years and his weak and 100 + year old body trying to be restored by a bunch of rituals resulting in mass murders. now some of the characters might have been a little off, but this is a book. you have to give some to get your point acoss in the story. ok so prue and and never got engaged. how many people are digging up season 1 to check it? far as wyatt never protecting his mother, now that was a major error on the writer's part, but it would not have fit in the story. overall i still think it had enough plot for charmed fans to go and get it.

Phoebe is covering a story about an old artist colony building that is being restored. Her connection is a series of letters between the main artist and her architect husband. But at the official opening, the artists daughter sees a painting and faints after declaring that the evil has been set free.

Meanwhile the sisters have been trying to get a handle on a serial killer that has been operating in San Francisco. Add some of the usual family and work complications and it takes a little while for them to get on track. They are convinced that the painting and the killer are connected in some way.

This one was pretty good but not the best. The story followed the typical setup, confusion, discovery, resolution cycle that is the backbone of the series. With all of their experiences, the Charmed Ones still are clueless in many areas (they just keep making the same mistakes for story to story). Fans of Leo will be disappointed to know he does not make an appearance.

Picture Perfect is an utter bore. For one, I liked the snappy patter and witty dialogue written up in the book. Then I backtracked, and realised this is a book, and NOT a television show. Snappy lines and good interaction only help on-screen. Off screen, this book is rather boring, and the action at P3, in the last part of the book, was hardly enough to satisfy ANY reader. Cameron Dokey is one who likes to explore interpersonal relationships between the characters, but she must be reminded once again that this is Charmed, not The West Wing.

this book really bored me out. For starters, the REAL action only occured at the last 1/4 of the book. The rest of the book circles on how to solve the problem, the mystery behind the plot and what the sisters have learnt. And please, Prue only dated Andy, they NEVER got engaged, and Wyatt merely looking at his mother nonchalantly when Piper was in danger? The Wyatt that is portrayed in this book is certainly not the Wyatt in the tv series, as he would NEVER let anything plague his mom.


To charmed readers: maybe its just me, but I can assure you, there is very little action and magic done, and its not worth it.

Similar in set-up to the second season episode The Painted World, an evil man whose essence is trapped in a painting for eighty years is accidentally released by a restoration crew. Will the Charmed Ones be able to trap him again? And does his release have anything to do with a series of murders plaguing San Francisco?
The answers will quickly become apparent to readers. Picture Perfect is compelling only in that you are waiting for the sisters to reach the same conclusions that you, the intelligent reader, reached long ago.
A couple minor quibbles: It is mentioned twice that Prue was engaged to Andy, an event which never happened in the series. Secondly, at one point Piper is threatened while Wyatt looks on passively. As Wyatt has been established as one of the most powerful magical beings, even in the womb, would he really let anyone harm his mother in his presence?
The relationship the sisters develop with an elderly woman is nicely done, and the book makes an important statement about the dangers of obsessive relationships, but overall it fails to leave a strong impression on the reader's memory. This picture is worth far less than a thousand words.