304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781547606719
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
J. Elle’s middle grade debut. A TASTE OF MAGIC, the first of two books set at the Park Row Magic Academy, stars twelve-year-old Kyana, a Black girl who enrolls in an inner-city magical academy hidden in the back of a beauty shop and must fight to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 46 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 61%
hopeful 55%
inspiring 55%
emotional 44%
funny 38%
tense 11%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
fast 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 70% | Plot: 23% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
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Graphic
Genocide, Dementia, ClassismMinor
Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781547606719
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Description
J. Elle’s middle grade debut. A TASTE OF MAGIC, the first of two books set at the Park Row Magic Academy, stars twelve-year-old Kyana, a Black girl who enrolls in an inner-city magical academy hidden in the back of a beauty shop and must fight to ...
Community Reviews Summary of 46 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 61%
hopeful 55%
inspiring 55%
emotional 44%
funny 38%
tense 11%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
fast 35%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 70% | Plot: 23% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Genocide, Dementia, ClassismMinor
Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying