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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
J IBBOTSON - fantasy, humor
An evil wizard decides to hold a competition to find a witch worthy of his greatness. The heroine turns out to be good in spite of her best efforts at evil-doing and spell-casting. 9 - 12
An evil wizard decides to hold a competition to find a witch worthy of his greatness. The heroine turns out to be good in spite of her best efforts at evil-doing and spell-casting. 9 - 12
Darling book that would be fun to read with an older child for Valentines or Halloween! A Magician holds a contest of the witches to see who is the most evil one and that is how he will choose who to marry. Each witch has a horrible spell to cast to prove her wickedness but all kinds of troubles and warts and boils get in most of the witches way.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
I love this book - one of my favorites by Eva Ibbotson.
A good nostalgia trip to a book I enjoyed in childhood. I really did enjoy the way that this book was written with such funny turn of phrase. I did notice a little meanness towards people’s looks that was less clear to me when I was young. It does seem to distinguish the characters and add color to the prose but still a little mean-spirited. However, I still enjoyed the little twist at the end where everything works out the way it’s supposed to and they all lived happily ever after.
I enjoyed re-reading Which Witch, but some of the language desperately needs to be updated.
Eva Ibbotson had written a book I absolutely adored as I kid but I just couldn't find it now as an adult. My guess was that I've read multiple witchy/spooky book and they all got mixed in to one big fond memory. The plot sounded interesting but not quite what I remembered but I loved it nonetheless. Such a cozy and fun witchy book. I normally don't like to read about witches but after this I think I simply don't like to read books for adults about witches but love when it's meant for kids. I will most definitely listen to more spooky books by Eva Ibbotson whether it's october or npt
This isn't my favorite book by Ibbotson. While I still enjoyed the elements of the absurd, it lacked the charm of books like "Island of the Aunts" and "Dial-A-Ghost." Still, it had it's fun moments and it is fairly fast-paced.