Reviews - A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch

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A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch

Jill Murphy

3.9 AVERAGE

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

In November, I’ve been hit by a wave of nostalgia for a book series I’ve sworn off since 2020. You probably know the one and I won’t elaborate. But then I listened to a podcast about magical school fantasy, and one participant mentioned the Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy, which is celebrating its 50th publication anniversary this year, and I couldn’t believe I’d never heard about it. Of course I rushed to the library because it thankfully had the first two volumes in French, and I ended up reading the first 5 in English. It had many items I was desperate for: a witchcraft school setting, a tight-knit friends group, magical mayhem, broomstick-flying lessons, teachers with very questionable work ethics, and cats. Sounds familiar? I highly recommend this series for some light-hearted, heart-healing magic.

sobluent's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

important_idiot's review against another edition

4.0

I loved the show I watched in the '90's and am so glad I finally found these books!

The story gets better as the books continue. I loved this one!

Mildred is such a likeable character and makes these stories that much more fun to listen to (I'm listening to the books on Audible).

I won't go into the storyline because I don't wanna give anything away but this book, and this series, is worth reading. I recommend this to children as well as adults. If you watched and loved the show when it was on TV (original or other versions), you should really read or listen to these books.

Awesome! Can't wait to get through them all and see what happens next!

emsies's review against another edition

4.0

Book one: this is so cute and lovely, I wonder why no one is raving about it.
Book three: that girl's unhinged.

shippy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hellothereforeitsalex's review against another edition

3.75

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Book 3 in ‘The Worst Witch’ again Mildred Hubble gets herself into a spot of bother and even finds herself as a frog at one point! Oh, Mildred!! Great for KEY STAGE 2 ages.