okay so maybe a little bit of the rating is t nostalgia i felt reading this book for the first time in 10+ years again.

i LOVED this series as a child, (and i mean child because i was 10? then i read this maybe 11, which i guess is not the typical age range but i just loved this series!) and reread it ... a lot! it’s one of the few books that actually have wear and tear because it really was just read too much to not show it.

and i think it actually stands up pretty well.

sure there where the typical younger YA book tropes of wanting the popular sport player boy to notice the not as popular girl.
we had the overly girl typical group that loved to gossip and but apparently loved each other but then turn around and bad mouth the some girl out of their group.
and at least a few more.

but you know what?
i still enjoyed this for what it is.

it’s well written.
it as a nice dynamic of different characters and different family situations.
it has nice family dynamics! siblings like each other and kids enjoy spending time with their parents!
i also found the whole magic bits as funny as i remember finding them as a kid.

i think that if you read this either as a kid or as an adult this series olds up.
it’s fun.
it’s easy to read but has pretty nice topics and messages but it also doesn’t focus on it and this still just entertaining and fun.


i defiantly recommend this if you can find it and get your hands on the series?
so worth a read!