librarianryan 's review for:

The Witches of Silverlake Volume One by Simon Curtis, Stephanie Son
3.5
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

 
This was interesting, but not in the best way.  It feels very much like a rehash of the movie The Craft.  The group of kids is bigger, and there are multiple genders, but this is a retelling of the Craft, with a tad bit of Something is killing the children thrown in.  It’s not a bad story, but it jumps, frequently.  The ideas are mostly smooth, but the action goes forward, jumps, goes forward, jumps etc.  That is annoying.  There is not time to develop a feel for the characters of how they feel about the situations taking place around them.  Overall, this is a good start, but I will reserve more judgement until the next volume is released.  This could either go on to become a great series, or flush itself-down the toilet.