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A review by amandaplease
Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A. W. Jantha
2.0
This review and rating is strictly about the Hocus Pocus sequel.
I don't think anybody really ever reads my reviews, but in case they do, be warned, you might not like this review, but I'm being honest here.
There was so much wrong with this book. They pushed REALLY hard to make sure readers knew it was 2018. From mentions of Etsy and Instagram and iPhones, it was like ok, it's 2018, cool.
The representation in this book was lacking and felt pushed. The main character, Poppy, is lesbian (?) and it's mentioned that she likes her best friend a couple times but there's no mention of if she's "out" or how the people have reacted if she is. There are no mentions of any hardships due to get sexuality. Honestly, it felt like an afterthought. Also, her best friends, Travis and Isabella, are black and this too felt like an afterthought to give some representation.
So Poppy is Max and Allison's teenage daughter and she has been told her whole life about The Sanderson Sisters and of course she doesn't believe them. She and her friends decide it's a good idea to take a knock off Ouija board to the Sanderson house. Of course the Sanderson Sisters come back.
After this, there's a series of events that seem silly. Eventually, good guys win, bad guys lose. There was a slight twist at the end and the book ended on a cliff hanger, but it wasn't enough to make me know want to read a possible "3rd" book.
I don't think anybody really ever reads my reviews, but in case they do, be warned, you might not like this review, but I'm being honest here.
There was so much wrong with this book. They pushed REALLY hard to make sure readers knew it was 2018. From mentions of Etsy and Instagram and iPhones, it was like ok, it's 2018, cool.
The representation in this book was lacking and felt pushed. The main character, Poppy, is lesbian (?) and it's mentioned that she likes her best friend a couple times but there's no mention of if she's "out" or how the people have reacted if she is. There are no mentions of any hardships due to get sexuality. Honestly, it felt like an afterthought. Also, her best friends, Travis and Isabella, are black and this too felt like an afterthought to give some representation.
So Poppy is Max and Allison's teenage daughter and she has been told her whole life about The Sanderson Sisters and of course she doesn't believe them. She and her friends decide it's a good idea to take a knock off Ouija board to the Sanderson house. Of course the Sanderson Sisters come back.
After this, there's a series of events that seem silly. Eventually, good guys win, bad guys lose. There was a slight twist at the end and the book ended on a cliff hanger, but it wasn't enough to make me know want to read a possible "3rd" book.