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Parties & Potions (2008)

by Sarah Mlynowski(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385736452 (ISBN13: 9780385736459)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

series

Magic in Manhattan

review 1: I started the series last year and read the last book over the summer, and I have to say it was actually really nice. I'm not a very big fan of super girly books, or like witch craft and stuff, but Sarah Mlynowski really knew how to connect with teenage girls in this series. Everything she mentioned in the book was something that an average, everyday teenage girl would experience in her life. From high school crushes, to where to sit at lunch, to what to wear everyday, Mlynowski basically covered everything a high school girl would experience. I really felt that I could connect to this book. It's filled with comedy and romance and some magic. So BASICALLY, it's a MAGICAL ROMCOM. A normal girl would be able to connect to this book easily. Every girl has a crush on some cute... more boy sometime in their life, has problems with parents (whether the parents are divorced or not), has a hard time fitting in or finding the right "clique" at school, or has some type of big secret. I personally thought that this was a great book. Sarah Mlynowski has definitely made it to my list of "great authors."
review 2: Rachel and Miri, sisters in life (and in magic) are back in Mlynowski's fizzy, witchy Magic in Manhattan series. Now that Rachel can actually practice magic (more or less ably), the girls are starting to grow their magical network and discover a magical milestone they never knew existed: a Samsorta, the magical equivalent of a coming-out party for newly minted witches. Taking part will allow them the opportunity to get to know and socialize with other young witches (and warlocks) something their sheltered and non-magical upbringing had always prevented. Unfortunately for status-conscious Rachel, immersing herself in the process will also make it that much harder for her to continue to hide her witchy identity from her school friends, her boyfriend, and even her dad--who has no clue that magic runs in the family. As light, bright, and breezy as you might guess. Though as before, most of the blundering falls to Rachel, while Miri, the levelheaded, more practical younger sister ends up serving as the voice of reason, something happens that allows Miri a little more vulnerability than usual, which is kind of a nice switch-up. Fun, but admittedly, not with a whole lot of surprises overall. less

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