I didn't exactly mean to pick up another book by Holly Bourne straight after The Yearbook, but I was scrolling through my tablet and I came across this, so decided to read it. I needed something quick and this was perfect. It's one of those Barrington Stoke novellas that I love. I've got about four on my Kindle app that I should get to! But here's this one.
The protagonist of this book is Sophia. She and her friends Mia and Alexis are trying to do spells. They're having a sleepover while Sophia's mum is gone one evening. They are in Year 9 which I really liked, because Year 9 is a difficult year for everyone, girls especially, and I loved the representation here.
Sophia is heartbroken after the lad she has had a crush on for ages finally asked her out but then chucked her with very little care for her. Mia self harms and wants to stop. Alexis is the least rounded out of the three, which I did feel was a shame, but it is understandable in such a short book. Sophia thinks she is the boring one amongst her friends, but really I don't agree with her at all.
They decide to cast some spells to try to cure Sophia's heartbreak, help Mia's depression, and help Alexis get over the death of her family dog. What happened with Sophia's boyfriend is told in flashbacks, while the events of the evening are funny and all too believable.
I sort of felt like this book might have been a bit of a precursor to The Yearbook - not in terms of characters or anything but it had a similar feel, like Holly had cut her teeth on this one before writing The Yearbook. For that reason I really liked it. I'm giving it four out of five.
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