Wow, this one was so good and so unique!
I won this from Bookish First and wasn’t able to get to it right away since I didn’t get an early copy, so couldn’t fit it into my review schedule. But when I did get the time to pick it up, I was caught up in the story right away!
I loved the way the author made an alternate world where magic was a normal part of it. It made a difference in how the US worked, colleges, cars, etc. But the author included actual people that were in our history, like Madame CJ Walker for one. The story took on the topic of a teacher using the power they hold over a student in order to get them to do things they wanted or to harass them in some way. And the thread of that was woven into news stories of how a local wizard at a company was making the witches that worked there share their power with him. The story also touched on racism, especially how people like this teacher just wanted “brown skin” students for his play so it wouldn’t be a “white out” as I think he put it.
The different types of spells and potions and how the magic translated into school work and testing for future college was so interesting! And I loved the part that was about licensing schools versus non-licensing schools and how that would affect what type of job or salary you would get afterwards.
A fun read, and I can’t wait to share this with my students. I believe this is the author’s first book, and I look forward to reading more in the future!
I loved the way the author made an alternate world where magic was a normal part of it. It made a difference in how the US worked, colleges, cars, etc. But the author included actual people that were in our history, like Madame CJ Walker for one. The story took on the topic of a teacher using the power they hold over a student in order to get them to do things they wanted or to harass them in some way. And the thread of that was woven into news stories of how a local wizard at a company was making the witches that worked there share their power with him. The story also touched on racism, especially how people like this teacher just wanted “brown skin” students for his play so it wouldn’t be a “white out” as I think he put it.
The different types of spells and potions and how the magic translated into school work and testing for future college was so interesting! And I loved the part that was about licensing schools versus non-licensing schools and how that would affect what type of job or salary you would get afterwards.
A fun read, and I can’t wait to share this with my students. I believe this is the author’s first book, and I look forward to reading more in the future!