When I read that this book mentioned elements from Harry Potter, such as pumpkin juice and house elves, my first thought was: “How could they?” Upon closer inspection I found that that was just a joke; however, I was still curious enough to find out how much of it was similar to the Rowling books my entire family loved.
On the down side if, like me, you prefer books without sexual situations, abortion, homosexual characters and cursing, this isn’t for you. I honestly like it better when things like that are left out, and truthfully, I had hoped the author came up with another book that would be loved by people from all generations, from children through adults, but sadly, this is not a good book for your children.
I did like the author’s engaging manner. The main character, Ivy, is certainly well-developed; her anger at her sister is shown throughout the book. Her sis has magical powers and Ivy does not, and while Ivy was there for her mother who had cancer, her sister was away at magic school. There are some other characters who the author does a great job characterizing: a mean student along with her friends who are intimidated by her, the secretary who knows more than she’s saying and the male teacher Ivy dates.
Overall, the book is okay. I would have liked it better without the cursing and sex.
On the down side if, like me, you prefer books without sexual situations, abortion, homosexual characters and cursing, this isn’t for you. I honestly like it better when things like that are left out, and truthfully, I had hoped the author came up with another book that would be loved by people from all generations, from children through adults, but sadly, this is not a good book for your children.
I did like the author’s engaging manner. The main character, Ivy, is certainly well-developed; her anger at her sister is shown throughout the book. Her sis has magical powers and Ivy does not, and while Ivy was there for her mother who had cancer, her sister was away at magic school. There are some other characters who the author does a great job characterizing: a mean student along with her friends who are intimidated by her, the secretary who knows more than she’s saying and the male teacher Ivy dates.
Overall, the book is okay. I would have liked it better without the cursing and sex.