Spells Trouble

I don't really know what to make of Spells Trouble, which ended up reminding me a bit of Practical Magic meets Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Overall, I enjoyed the story; in particular the relationship between Hunter and Mercy, the book's protagonist twitches. Opposites in many ways and argumentative like sisters can be, but never rivals and always there for each other at a moment's notice. Of course, the book ends hinting that may not always be the case. Luckily, we need not concern ourselves with that now.

Regarding tone, Spells Trouble is a little all over the place. At times it reads very much like an angsty YA novel, at others more like a simple Middle Grade, and then it hits you with a couple of very detailed mature moments that I was not expecting and honestly took me out of the story for a moment.

While I did enjoy the story, I was also a bit disappointed because it had the potential to be great. Unfortunately, it ended up being just a 3.5 for me. It moves along nicely and is easy to follow, but it also has some cliches and uses of slurs that were completely unnecessary. And since I did listen to the audiobook, I can say that while nothing amazing, the narrator does a solid job of bringing the story and characters to life.

Will I continue with the series? I don't know. It's not a hard pass from me, and honestly, if I had read this when all the books in the series had already been released, I probably would have. But is it something worth continuing in a year or two? I guess we'll have to see how my TBR looks at that time.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.