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A review by alongreader
Hexed: Don't Get Mad, Get Powers by Julia Tuffs
4.0
I had already decided to write a glowing review of this funny, heartfelt, honest book. Then I read the author's note and found out that Julia collected the Storyteller magazine as a child. Julia, let's be friends.
Feminism is a huge issue nowadays. I don't know if there's genuinely more trouble around, or if social media is just making it easier to see what's happening. (I hope for the second but fear it's the first.) Either way, books like this are important, to show young girls they don't have to put up with this, to show young boys they shouldn't either. It's only mildly touched on here, but Freddie is also forced to go along with things until quite near the end.
I loved the humour in this. It's hard to find properly funny books for teens, and I think this qualifies. I'm still remembering random lines and giggling. Poor Jessie has a lot to deal with. Speaking of...I do think her mother could have warned them before they reached the island! It's not as though she couldn't demonstrate. Instead she let them blunder around, at risk of hurting people and wearing out poor Nonna trying to clean up behind them.
Apart from that tiny gripe, which honestly only occurred to me after a lot of thinking, I really enjoyed this fantastic book and I can't wait for the next one. I hope this series runs and runs.
Feminism is a huge issue nowadays. I don't know if there's genuinely more trouble around, or if social media is just making it easier to see what's happening. (I hope for the second but fear it's the first.) Either way, books like this are important, to show young girls they don't have to put up with this, to show young boys they shouldn't either. It's only mildly touched on here, but Freddie is also forced to go along with things until quite near the end.
I loved the humour in this. It's hard to find properly funny books for teens, and I think this qualifies. I'm still remembering random lines and giggling. Poor Jessie has a lot to deal with. Speaking of...I do think her mother could have warned them before they reached the island! It's not as though she couldn't demonstrate. Instead she let them blunder around, at risk of hurting people and wearing out poor Nonna trying to clean up behind them.
Apart from that tiny gripe, which honestly only occurred to me after a lot of thinking, I really enjoyed this fantastic book and I can't wait for the next one. I hope this series runs and runs.