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A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic by Shivaun Plozza

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4.0

Willa is an ordinary girl who lives in a city caught between two warring witch covens but Willa is most definitely NOT a witch, even though other people seem to think she is. Just because she gets that fizzy orange soda feeling in her body right before unexplained things happen around her doesn’t mean she’s a witch.

Until one day she’s told that she most definitely IS a witch, and worse, she has to choose one of the terrible and unappealing covens to join or else she’ll explode. But while Willa is trying to learn to control her magic and make an impossible choice, an unknown witch seems determined to influence Willa’s decision by causing harm and chaos all around her.

A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic by Shivaun Plozza was a fun and adventurous read, filled with lots of humor and heart. Willa is a smart and feisty heroine and it was so enjoyable to learn about the history of magic and how it works in her world through her eyes. Ultimately, this book is about the power of friendship and being true to yourself, which are each a type of magic in and of themselves.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me an advanced reader copy of this book for review.