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nonesensed's review
5.0
Dora's 16th birthday is approaching and she couldn't be more thrilled. See, sixteen isn't only sweet, it's a limit; if you pass that limit, you know you won't become a witch. Dora is convinced being a witch would mean eternal loneliness – most importantly, eternal singlehood – due to a natural defense mechanism all witches have; they're very hard to notice. And Dora...well, Dora's teachers barely see her putting her hand up in class, and her aunt is a witch, so the signs are dire. But you can always hope, right?
I'm giving this book five stars because it does exactly what a book with a teenage protagonist should do; it gets you into the mindset of said teenager. Now, it's been many years since I myself was that age, but it's hard to forget how life-or-death things could feel, how I could obsess over things that wouldn't matter in the long run because they were important that second. I can't related to the romantic despair Dora feels, being aromantic and all, but her sense that her decisions and experiences in high school will affect her entire life to a degree that never can be "fixed" if anything goes wrong, I definitely can relate to.
If you want to read about a teenager having reluctant magical adventures that start out rather small and then grow exponentially, and if you like cats, I recommend this book to you!
PS. I really like this cover art both because it's pretty and because of the clues you get to what will happen in the book!
I'm giving this book five stars because it does exactly what a book with a teenage protagonist should do; it gets you into the mindset of said teenager. Now, it's been many years since I myself was that age, but it's hard to forget how life-or-death things could feel, how I could obsess over things that wouldn't matter in the long run because they were important that second. I can't related to the romantic despair Dora feels, being aromantic and all, but her sense that her decisions and experiences in high school will affect her entire life to a degree that never can be "fixed" if anything goes wrong, I definitely can relate to.
If you want to read about a teenager having reluctant magical adventures that start out rather small and then grow exponentially, and if you like cats, I recommend this book to you!
PS. I really like this cover art both because it's pretty and because of the clues you get to what will happen in the book!
boomcomplains's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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