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witchylevy's review
1.0
I'm not finished with this book yet, and I'm coming to view this as a masochistic torture of what life could have been in high school for me. I'm conceited, selfish, and wanted to be popular. But never like this. WTH. I'm am seriously hoping this book ends well but there's only a couple hours left of the audiobook. The main character is selfish (only her needs and obligations are important), vain (seriously beauty spells to that extent?!), and pretty much a witch with a b.
brokenchell's review
4.0
An adorable tale of teenage witchery. Brooklyn lived a sheltered life till her sixteenth birthday... She grew up knowing she was a witch, but having her powers bound. She never felt that she fit in anywhere in her short life. All she ever wanted was to be accepted, popular, to make a difference in the world. On her birthday her parents give her the one thing she thinks will make her life better, her powers. As the old saying goes, Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Brooklyn learns the hard way what it is she wants and who she is, getting a little lost along the way. I look forward to reading book two and seeing what happens with The Astleys. Ms.Z and how Brooklyn is holding up...
peridot936's review
5.0
"What the Spell" by Brittany Geragotelis was a book I immediately fell in love with. I found the struggles the narrator, Brooklyn, went through were ones I could relate to as a high schooler even thought they had a supernatural twist to them.
I found Brooklyn as a character easy to relate to. She is very smart and I loved her voice throughout the story. I wanted her to do the right thing at every turn. I also found myself cheering for her and Asher and for her to be able to overcome the obstacles "The Elite" were putting in her way. From the core she seems to want what almost every teen girl wants at some point which is popularity yet wanting to do the right thing. I loved her as the main character and look forward to reading more.
The theme is one that is seen often yet I find is always given a different twist of the main character trying to figure out who they are as the come to age. Recently coming into her powers as a witch Brooklyn struggles to find her place in school and in life. It seems like this is commonly written on yet Brittany puts her own spin on it which kept me reading.
The end of the book left me hanging and I can't wait for the second book. I was intrigued throughout the book and found the plot captured and held my attention. Overall this book was a wonderful read and I am excited to read the second book.
I found Brooklyn as a character easy to relate to. She is very smart and I loved her voice throughout the story. I wanted her to do the right thing at every turn. I also found myself cheering for her and Asher and for her to be able to overcome the obstacles "The Elite" were putting in her way. From the core she seems to want what almost every teen girl wants at some point which is popularity yet wanting to do the right thing. I loved her as the main character and look forward to reading more.
The theme is one that is seen often yet I find is always given a different twist of the main character trying to figure out who they are as the come to age. Recently coming into her powers as a witch Brooklyn struggles to find her place in school and in life. It seems like this is commonly written on yet Brittany puts her own spin on it which kept me reading.
The end of the book left me hanging and I can't wait for the second book. I was intrigued throughout the book and found the plot captured and held my attention. Overall this book was a wonderful read and I am excited to read the second book.
justcrystalxo's review
5.0
i think this book is super cute for like preteens. i am pretty sure i read it a few years back but i didnt know it became a series and i really want to know the whole series now. =)
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved reading this book, the world was so interesting, and oh, it didn't go in the direction that I thought, I can't wait to read more!
greergreer's review
3.0
Light and fluffy and forgettable. Great for numbing you brain after a book that got you all worked up.
I liked the book just fine but parts were a bit odd. Like the very close and odd friendship that she has with her guidance counselor who in an odd way was living at times vicariously through Brooklyn's life. Humm not too sure about that. Brooklyn is self centered and all about me but that happens after she becomes noticed and not invisible at school so yeah I can deal with that. The ending abrupt so there's a second book somewhere.
I liked the book just fine but parts were a bit odd. Like the very close and odd friendship that she has with her guidance counselor who in an odd way was living at times vicariously through Brooklyn's life. Humm not too sure about that. Brooklyn is self centered and all about me but that happens after she becomes noticed and not invisible at school so yeah I can deal with that. The ending abrupt so there's a second book somewhere.
tywilliams's review
2.0
Omigod. I sware every second I was reading this book I was about to KILL Brooklyn. She was so freaking annoying.
Some spoilers.
1. She wanted to be popular. WHY????
2. Ms. Z tried to tell her that it wouldn't matter after high school but Brooklyn thinks it will. WHY???
3. She kept lying to Asher. WHY???? (I'm going to keep saying that by the way)
4. She thinks helping the Elite is a good use of her magic. WHY????? like WTF???
5.She agreed to break up Shayla and Tucker. I wouldn't do that. I'd take the blow. Plus she sould have already told Asher she drunk-kissed some other guy.
6.Even when the things the Elite wanted her to do became fricking ridiculous, she STILL did it. WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????
7. She couldnt see that the Elite were conceited and annoying till the end. WHY, WHY, and WHYYYYYY???
Ugh i hated her soooooo much.
blburslem's review
1.0
Seriously so bad. I don't even know why I finished this one. The high school aspect is completely unbelievable and the characters are shallow and unlikable.
readingundertheradar's review
4.0
This book totally reminded me of As You Wish, which I read at the beginning of the summer. It was cute, light, had a twist of magic in there, and generally just pretty fun to read. Though I'm not super into the "I have to be popular" storyline (because honestly, who cares?), I do know it's a big part of younger YA audience and lit, so I'm okay with it being a thing here.
Brooklyn is just REALLY adamant about getting into this crowd, but they're not even nice. Still, after her makeover, they notice her and start giving her "jobs" to do (essentially hazing) to prove herself worthy enough to join this group. But the twist is the magic. There are kind of two storylines that happen in this book, and I was okay with both of them. One was completing these tasks and hiding her magic, the other was learning about her family history and magic and dealing with what would happen if someone found out they existed.
I obviously liked the latter of the two better, and the book left off with an intriguing enough ending that I'm trying to find the second book in all my boxes so I can read it because it's got to do with the more interesting plot.
As far as the characters, I didn't care for Brooklyn so much, but she finally started to get the hang of things at the end, so it wasn't ungodly irritating. I liked Asher (a friend she makes at school) just fine, but who I really liked was his sister Abby. She was much more dynamic and her personality was so much more interesting than the other people in the book. I really wanted to know more about her.
I was kind of angry with something that happened toward the end. A certain someone accused someone of a something, and I just have a hard time believing it. Like, after one viewing, being like, obviously THIS is the reason! I am 100% positive! No. That would not be it. Seriously? I was a little mad at that. But maybe there's a reason for that that will crop up in book #2.
This was a fun and friendly book, with a few things that were weird, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Read When: You want a little bit of magic and mystery and a lot of ridiculous high school drama.
Brooklyn is just REALLY adamant about getting into this crowd, but they're not even nice. Still, after her makeover, they notice her and start giving her "jobs" to do (essentially hazing) to prove herself worthy enough to join this group. But the twist is the magic. There are kind of two storylines that happen in this book, and I was okay with both of them. One was completing these tasks and hiding her magic, the other was learning about her family history and magic and dealing with what would happen if someone found out they existed.
I obviously liked the latter of the two better, and the book left off with an intriguing enough ending that I'm trying to find the second book in all my boxes so I can read it because it's got to do with the more interesting plot.
As far as the characters, I didn't care for Brooklyn so much, but she finally started to get the hang of things at the end, so it wasn't ungodly irritating. I liked Asher (a friend she makes at school) just fine, but who I really liked was his sister Abby. She was much more dynamic and her personality was so much more interesting than the other people in the book. I really wanted to know more about her.
I was kind of angry with something that happened toward the end. A certain someone accused someone of a something, and I just have a hard time believing it. Like, after one viewing, being like, obviously THIS is the reason! I am 100% positive! No. That would not be it. Seriously? I was a little mad at that. But maybe there's a reason for that that will crop up in book #2.
This was a fun and friendly book, with a few things that were weird, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Read When: You want a little bit of magic and mystery and a lot of ridiculous high school drama.
ofliterarynature's review against another edition
3.0
The magical part of this novel had potential to be great, but I think all of the teenage high school drama and popular clique/stereotypes really overwhelms it and leaves something that could have been fantastic rather underdeveloped. As someone whose more interested in fantasy than everyday drama, this was really not the book for me.