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Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel
by A.W. Jantha
**Warning: this text may contain spoilers** I did say it has spoilers but it's not really spoilers. Like major spoilers.
So much nostalgia. I finished this in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. It was incredible. This was my faveorite film growing up and it's still something I hold in high regard. It was fantastic to return to the antics of the Sanderson sisters. As much as i loved this book, I gave it 4 stars but i have my reasons. (Would have been 4.5)
"Part 1"
Part one is essentially the "movie" that we all know and love and as much as I enjoyed it and there were a few extra parts and some things explained more, I couldn't help but feel if I hadn't seen the movie, the flow wouldn't make that much sense to me. There were parts that didn't translate as well in book form as they did in film form as most of the dialog was the same. The extra bits added in felt kind of forced but I guess it was to spur the plot of the sequel. But still, this took me right back to my childhood and I smiled the whole way through.
Part 2.
Had a different pace to the first part and it read more like a novel. Following Max and Allison's daughter and friends, the plot was interesting and although similar to the first part/movie (we want to live forever) it wasn't boring and it was done in a way that made it feel different and expanded on the lore of the world of Hocus Pocus more. Some highlights were the sisters discovering Instagram and Mary's musical number through Salem Common and the fact that the main protagonist was LGBQT. I loved it and it felt like a proper well written sequel to a much loved film and if they made this as an official film sequel I would be thrilled. All the old characters returned and some old storylines were expanded. (Like HOW did Jay and Ice get out of those cages)
Please don't take my negatives to heart, I absolutely adored this book and I feel like everyone who grew up on the film would adore it and it would be a perfect way to Indroduce younger kids to this beloved cult classic.
So much nostalgia. I finished this in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. It was incredible. This was my faveorite film growing up and it's still something I hold in high regard. It was fantastic to return to the antics of the Sanderson sisters. As much as i loved this book, I gave it 4 stars but i have my reasons. (Would have been 4.5)
"Part 1"
Part one is essentially the "movie" that we all know and love and as much as I enjoyed it and there were a few extra parts and some things explained more, I couldn't help but feel if I hadn't seen the movie, the flow wouldn't make that much sense to me. There were parts that didn't translate as well in book form as they did in film form as most of the dialog was the same. The extra bits added in felt kind of forced but I guess it was to spur the plot of the sequel. But still, this took me right back to my childhood and I smiled the whole way through.
Part 2.
Had a different pace to the first part and it read more like a novel. Following Max and Allison's daughter and friends, the plot was interesting and although similar to the first part/movie (we want to live forever) it wasn't boring and it was done in a way that made it feel different and expanded on the lore of the world of Hocus Pocus more. Some highlights were the sisters discovering Instagram and Mary's musical number through Salem Common and the fact that the main protagonist was LGBQT. I loved it and it felt like a proper well written sequel to a much loved film and if they made this as an official film sequel I would be thrilled. All the old characters returned and some old storylines were expanded. (Like HOW did Jay and Ice get out of those cages)
Please don't take my negatives to heart, I absolutely adored this book and I feel like everyone who grew up on the film would adore it and it would be a perfect way to Indroduce younger kids to this beloved cult classic.