I don't think I've read another YA where all the female characters were so mean to each other; I genuinely could not believe Stolarz was trying to convince me that these girls were friends. They also acted like 19-year-olds, not 16-year-olds with regards to sex and dating. And don't even get me started on the bedwetting sheets drama -- why wouldn't she just go to the nurse (who she does go to in the story for other reasons) and get adult diapers? Or run into town and get them? Such stupid tension with all the laundry.

I read the deluxe spellbook edition which included a self-congratulatory interview with the author and a handful of poems/spells from readers. I love poetry, but I would have liked more spells and no poetry; the poems didn't fit the vibe and all were forgettable.