After having a bit of a rough reading year so far, I decided to give myself a little break and have dubbed May as "Middle Grade May" where I'm allowing myself to dedicate an entire month to reading Middle Grade stories that have been recommended by BookTubers that I trust. 

Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch was the first one I picked up for this month. First and foremost, let me state that I am VERY AWARE that I am not the intended audience for this book as I am clearly not a middle-schooler. However, I have a lot of friends with middle-school aged (almost) children so not only do I enjoy reading these stories for myself, but also so that I can provider to recommendations to others when asked. 

In this story, we are following Eva Evergreen as she goes on her Novice Witch Quest in another town Auteri. While for most Apprentice Wizards or Witches, this is the change of a lifetime - for Eva, a witch that struggles with her magic - she's more than apprehensive. 

Let me start off by saying that Eva is literally the cutest! She falls asleep if she casts too many spells (same girl, same) and sometimes the spells go a little haywire. I love the people that she meets in Auteri, and how the become her found family. I love the support that she receives and has from her family when others aren't confident in her. 

While I do think that it starts a bit slow and is a bit long overall, I did really enjoy the book and will probably read the second in the series.