A review by kellysavagebooks
The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The most popular girls at school ask outcast lesbian witch Sideways to make some magic at their party. They’re impressed by what they see, and Sideways suddenly finds herself with a coven and—incredibly—new best friends.
Wow, I just LOVED this. Can I do better than “outcast lesbian witch” to sell this book for you? Probably not. But let’s try.Following openly gay, openly witchy Sideways was pure wish fulfillment for high school me who was in the closet and also desperately wanted to be a witch. There are curses for handsy boys. There are culty witch hunters. There are Halloween parties. There are levitating cheerleaders. There are gay dads running a curiosity shop. Really truly, I love Sideways and her friends, and I love their tender, messy, sharp relationships with each other. If you’ve ever been a teenage girl, you know that—for better or worse—there is nothing on this earth like teenage girl friendship, and this book embodies that so completely. The Scapegracers gives all the power to teenage girls, and I love, love, love it.