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A review by andrewdmth
Phased by Tori Tecken
5.0
Haven’t we all asked for novel about the Hogwarts Marauders? Victoria Tecken has inadvertantly done just that. In Phased we are quickly dropped in a highschool of various “levels” of Weres (fans of Netflix’s Wednesday will be at home) and we’re given the lay of the land—always with the looming sense dread that is the DOA, which has long had our main protagonists under intensive training and experimentation, ala Stranger Things’ Hawking National Lab.
While I don’t normally read YA, I’m not Unfamiliar with it. Smallville, The second half of the Harry Potter series, Hunger Fames. What Phased has over all of these is a richer cast of non-melodramatic characters. Teens they may be, but the drama never passed an awkward cringe point—they were relatable, and their core purposes were never lost nor confusing.
I think Phased is just the beginning and I look forward to seeing it joined by more books in the series, providing some great new options for readers.
To summarize, if you’re looking for a book that hits the cross point in a Venn Diagram of Wednesday, Stranger Things, and the Hogwarts Marauders, Phased by Victoria Tecken needs to be your next read.
4.6/5
While I don’t normally read YA, I’m not Unfamiliar with it. Smallville, The second half of the Harry Potter series, Hunger Fames. What Phased has over all of these is a richer cast of non-melodramatic characters. Teens they may be, but the drama never passed an awkward cringe point—they were relatable, and their core purposes were never lost nor confusing.
I think Phased is just the beginning and I look forward to seeing it joined by more books in the series, providing some great new options for readers.
To summarize, if you’re looking for a book that hits the cross point in a Venn Diagram of Wednesday, Stranger Things, and the Hogwarts Marauders, Phased by Victoria Tecken needs to be your next read.
4.6/5