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caitshanly's review against another edition
3.0
This is pure liberal fan fiction but I loved every minute of it. Surprisingly well-written for a movie novelization, in my opinion. The second part runs a little long but it wraps up pretty well.
chaosandbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Booooook. Wow, what a ride. I loved that the original Hocus Pocus tale is included, but there's added depth to it for the fans to have some new content to sink their teeth into. The backstory on Elizabeth was a lovely twist that I admittedly didn't find relevant at first, but loved how it all tied together.
The new story picks up with Poppy, the daughter of Max and Alison. She sets out with her friends on Halloween to prove to herself that she doesn't believe in the Sandersons, or does she? It doesn't matter, because she finds out it's all true anyway and a new race against the time to defeat them begins. I admit the plot was really engaging and I loved the new story that also included some old favorites popping in. I wasn't too sold on the romance aspect, mainly because it just felt like an unnecessary addition to the novel. It would have been just as good without it and felt almost like a repeat of Max and Alison. I also think there were a few magic aspects that needed better explaining.
Regardless, I think this is a fantastic fall read and maybe we'll see this turn into a movie one day? I can hope right? The cliffhanger at the end leaves me wondering if there will be another book, but we'll see I suppose.
The new story picks up with Poppy, the daughter of Max and Alison. She sets out with her friends on Halloween to prove to herself that she doesn't believe in the Sandersons, or does she? It doesn't matter, because she finds out it's all true anyway and a new race against the time to defeat them begins. I admit the plot was really engaging and I loved the new story that also included some old favorites popping in. I wasn't too sold on the romance aspect, mainly because it just felt like an unnecessary addition to the novel. It would have been just as good without it and felt almost like a repeat of Max and Alison. I also think there were a few magic aspects that needed better explaining.
Regardless, I think this is a fantastic fall read and maybe we'll see this turn into a movie one day? I can hope right? The cliffhanger at the end leaves me wondering if there will be another book, but we'll see I suppose.
hanseah's review
3.0
Enjoyed the story
Honestly, this story was better than a three star rating but the writing style would not allow me to give it a solid 4 stars. So,read along and follow the way Salem’s teens try to thwart the evils of the Sanderson sisters. The first follows the movie almost word for word and the second half takes to the future of Part One’s main characters. If you are a Hocus Pocus fan, you will enjoy this book.
Honestly, this story was better than a three star rating but the writing style would not allow me to give it a solid 4 stars. So,read along and follow the way Salem’s teens try to thwart the evils of the Sanderson sisters. The first follows the movie almost word for word and the second half takes to the future of Part One’s main characters. If you are a Hocus Pocus fan, you will enjoy this book.
jessiroxanne's review against another edition
1.0
This was not good. The first half matched the movie for the most part but the second “sequel” half was terrible.
rewwer157's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
shannonvonpesach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
pixiepages's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay. This book is one of my favorite movies so I was excited to read this book. Max and Allison are back again. Poppy, Allison's daughter, decides to summon the Sanderson Sisters to show off to her friends. What a shock it all goes wrong. This book was just the new age story that is 25 years later. Overall it was a good story and it's cool to see what happened to everyone from the original story.
ginelise's review against another edition
2.0
Underwhelming. I was expecting more. I didn't want to finish it, but dragged on. No surprise that it didn't get any better.
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
2.0
One and a half stars for the novelization of the Hocus Pocus movie half a star for the sequel which was a hot mess. I liked that the novelization gave more insight into the characters and some of their thought process. It just added more depth to the movie that we all know and love. It took a lot of dialogue word for word from the movie so the new bits blend with the old. Very nice.
The sequel was not that great and longer than it should have been. Plus they kinda threw out some of the things from the original and added stuff that wasn't there and doesn't make sense by the time the sequel wraps up. It's very modern with pop culture and speech terms but the characters who are supposed to 16 or 17 act like they are 12 or 13 (in one characters case they seemed to be about 6 for most of the story) and seem like they are in the 90's still not 2018. Also they have below zero self-preservation skills, less than would be in real life, this was I assume to make them do things that would make the story longer instead of wrapping everything up fairly quickly. While I liked the diversity of the sequel it was a little too PC to be really enjoyable, like the author was trying too hard and thought 'how diverse and non-offending make this so no one will have an objection one way or another. Or in this case, think anything at all. But it just cam out odd. Last the ending was kind of cliffhanger like leaving room for another story if the author or Disney wanted to make more money.
The sequel was not that great and longer than it should have been. Plus they kinda threw out some of the things from the original and added stuff that wasn't there and doesn't make sense by the time the sequel wraps up. It's very modern with pop culture and speech terms but the characters who are supposed to 16 or 17 act like they are 12 or 13 (in one characters case they seemed to be about 6 for most of the story) and seem like they are in the 90's still not 2018. Also they have below zero self-preservation skills, less than would be in real life, this was I assume to make them do things that would make the story longer instead of wrapping everything up fairly quickly. While I liked the diversity of the sequel it was a little too PC to be really enjoyable, like the author was trying too hard and thought 'how diverse and non-offending make this so no one will have an objection one way or another. Or in this case, think anything at all. But it just cam out odd. Last the ending was kind of cliffhanger like leaving room for another story if the author or Disney wanted to make more money.