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A review by thebookscript
One Jar of Magic by Corey Ann Haydu
3.0
This was probably one of the most quirky and interesting books I’ve read this year. I’m new to this author and find that she has a very interesting writing style that was sometimes hard for me to read and follow along.
This is a heavy story. Don’t be deceived that because it is a story about jars of magic that it will be a light and fun one. Our main character lives in a town that values magic. Her dad is the best at capturing magic and never fails to let his family and everyone else in the town know that he is the “chosen one”.
When his daughter isn’t cut out for capturing magic it leads down a path of verbal and sometimes physical abuse. There are other themes of bullying and isolation in tangent with the domestic abuse that make this read even heavier. I feel like the light doesn’t come until the very end which didn’t redeem the darkness in the book for me.
A unique premise but not a middle grade favorite.
Thank you to Harper Collins for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
This is a heavy story. Don’t be deceived that because it is a story about jars of magic that it will be a light and fun one. Our main character lives in a town that values magic. Her dad is the best at capturing magic and never fails to let his family and everyone else in the town know that he is the “chosen one”.
When his daughter isn’t cut out for capturing magic it leads down a path of verbal and sometimes physical abuse. There are other themes of bullying and isolation in tangent with the domestic abuse that make this read even heavier. I feel like the light doesn’t come until the very end which didn’t redeem the darkness in the book for me.
A unique premise but not a middle grade favorite.
Thank you to Harper Collins for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.