How To Succeed in Witchcraft is a great YA story about a teenage witch named Shay. It follows her as she navigates T.K. Anderson Magical Magnet School and her hopes of winning a scholarship to the college she wants to attend. She is kind of pushed into trying out for a play to up her scholarship chances and the practice is where a lot of the story takes place. Her rival for the scholarship Ana is also in the play and as time goes by she realizes that make she doesn't hate her after all, maybe she even likes her...I loved the chemistry between Ana and Shay, at times it was brutal but also hilarious. Drama teacher Mr. B is a real piece of work, you can really feel how uncomfortable Shay is around him through the writing. I thought the world that the author created was fantastic, I especially loved the potions and their effects. The characters were well-written and you really rooted for Shay, you want her to succeed in life and find happiness with Ana. It is an all-around great book.