I received this ebook from NetGalley and Tor Teen in exchange for an honest review.
What mother doesn’t want their daughter to grow up to be just like them? In Camelia’s situation however, there’s a small problem. You see, her mother’s a witch. And a wicked witch at that, who’s rather obsessed with world domination. Cam’s been fairly successful thus far at thwarting her mother’s crazy schemes, but when the witch summons a demon who promptly possesses the boy who Cam is interested in, well, she has more problems than rebelling against her mother. Events have been set in motion, and now Cam may have to take a page out of her mother’s spell-book if she’s to save Devon and her school.
Seriously Wicked is Tina Connolly’s first book for teens, and I found it to be a quick fun read. The story is told in the first person by 15-year-old Cam who doesn’t exactly get along with Sarmine Scarabouche aka “The Witch”, who may or may not be her mother. She doesn’t want to have anything to do with magic, except for taking care of the dragon they have in their garage. Yep! That’s right! They have a dragon. Unfortunately, “The Witch”, is determined that Cam will follow in her footsteps and assigns her a multitude of crazy tasks, and punishments when she doesn’t comply. While Cam rebels constantly, she never complains, and retains a sense of humor about everything. Their relationship reminded me of the classic children’s book Little Witch, by Anna Elizabeth Bennett. While Cam rebels constantly, she never complains, and retains her sense of humor. I found her to be an extremely appealing character. When the new boy, Devon, is taken over by the demon, Cam is determined to do everything she can to save not only his soul, but also her school, which factors in to her mother’s nefarious plot. The romance between Cam and Devon is sweet and charming, and when the demon starts sharing his body, it makes things even more interesting. Connolly does a good job balancing the paranormal aspects of Cam’s life, with issues every teen girl faces, like Algebra, and dealing with mean girls. Although Cam is a sophomore in this book, I actually think it’ll appeal to middle-schoolers more. It’s a little too cute and frothy for older YAs. Overall I think Seriously Wicked is a nice light-hearted break from the darker YA books that are so popular right now.
beckmank said:
This sounds fun! I will add it to my (ever growing) to read list. Thanks!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It was fun! No dark, weighty issues to grapple with. And it’s only about 200 pages 🙂
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beckmank said:
Even better! Thanks!!
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theipc said:
Sounds fun, sweet Kim!!!! Say – what kind of music do you like?
#hugs
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks my friend! Hmm. I’m kind of all over the place. Like my reading tastes! I like classic 70s rock like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Boston, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas, and Blue Oyster Cult. I also have a fondness for Van Halen (w./ David Lee Roth), Bon Jovi, and Guns n Roses. And finally, Evanecence, My Chemical Romance, Imagine Dragons, One Republic, Coldplay, Rise Against, Adele, Lorde… I’m going to stop now. Aren’t you glad you asked?
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theipc said:
Kim!!!! Sorry I missed this!!! This came in during my transition from work to home : (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Those are some good choices! I was listening to a song yesterday and I thought you might like it but it”s country. I’m not into country music at all but I really like this song. Here it is if you want to give it a shot:
#lovekim
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I LOVE that song! Thanks Eric.😊 There’s a few Country artists I like: Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts. I’m adding Cary Ann Hearst to my list.😊😊😊😊
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theipc said:
YAY!!!!!!!! For some reason I thought you might like that one : )
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I can’t believe I haven’t heard of her. Again, what would I do without you?😊
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theipc said:
I’m here for you!!!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
You Rock! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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theipc said:
WE rock!!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Woot! “We Are The Champions”! I forgot to add Queen to my song list.
#fatbottomed girls
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theipc said:
Queen rules!!!
#iwantitall
#iwantitall
#iwantitall
#andiwantitnow
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Oh Yeah! I always thought they wrote Fat-Bottomed Girls For Me!😱
#isthisthereallife
#isthisjustfantasy
#caughtinalandslide
#noescapefromreality
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theipc said:
HAHAHA!!!!!
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HusbandAndHusband said:
It sounds great, Kim. Thanks for the recommendation!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It’ll probably take you all of a couple of hours to read, but it’s fun. And did I mention the Dragon?
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HusbandAndHusband said:
Ooooh a dragon?!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Oh yeah! Have you noticed how popular they are right now? I want one! 🙂
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emmakwall said:
This sounds like a fun read and I’m quite partial to YA books (even the extra fluffy ones!)
I wish I had a pet dragon!!!! ❤
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Fluff books are nice for a change. We solo need dragons Dear Emma! Then we could fly across and see each other!😙😙😙
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emmakwall said:
That would be…..Amazing!!!!
What would their names be? 😊 😘😘😘😘
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
How about Norbert and Fiddlesticks (from Christopher Golden’s Strangewood) ☺️☺️😘😘🙋🏻🙋🏻🙋🏻
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