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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


What The Spell

What The Spell, February 2013
by Brittany Geragotelis

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Featuring: Brooklym
336 pages
ISBN: 1442468157
EAN: 9781442468153
Kindle: B0088P0KPY
Hardcover / e-Book
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"Brooklyn Sparks is invisible....."

Fresh Fiction Review

What The Spell
Brittany Geragotelis

Reviewed by Sherri Morris
Posted April 27, 2013

Young Adult

Brooklyn Sparks is invisible, she is also a witch. Her overprotective parents bound her powers when she was a baby. They promised that on her sixteenth birthday, they would release them, but cautions her to be very careful using them. Brooklyn has always felt invisible in life. She had never had any friends and is so average looking that everyone seems to look past her. She is desperate for popularity, for friends, for a life a meaning. Now that she had her powers, she can make that happen. Her one goal. . . to become part of the exclusive Elite. The Elite are five popular and beautiful and rule the school. Everyone wants to be friends with them and wants to be them. Once Brooklyn's powers are unbound, she gives herself a makeover. She goes from invisible to the entire student body to known to everyone. Asher, whom she has had a crush on forever is talking to her, not to mention a fellow witch. And the Elite is asking her to do some pretty questionable things, but if Brooklyn wants to be popular she has to pay the price. We follow Brooklyn through a rash of bad decisions where she is easily swayed by her so called Elite friends to do their bidding. She lies to the people she really cares about just to serve her new so called friends. Her relationship with Asher becomes strained by all the lies. When Brooklyn finally does see the Elite for what they are, when they steal student files to use against them, and to pursue their own gain, does she finally stand up for herself and others. She finally sees what is important and what she should be doing with her new popularity. In Brittany Geragotelis's WHAT THE SPELL, Brooklyn sounds like your typical teenager. She can be whiny and needy and selfish, but she can also stand up for what she believes in and what is right. This is a great read!

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SUMMARY

A teenage witch juggles popularity and romance while keeping her powers a secret in this spellbinding debut. Almost-sixteen-year-old Brooklyn feels invisible, but she desperately wants to be pretty, to be popular, to be adored by a cute guy. Luckily for her, she’s a witch about to come of age—so she’s only a few spells away from making it all happen. On her milestone birthday, Brooklyn’s conservative parents finally unbind her powers, which include the ability to magically match couples with a love spell. Brooklyn uses her special skills to get a makeover, new friends, and the attention of her crush, Asher. But the popular clique Brooklyn wants to infiltrate puts her in the same precarious position as her Salem ancestors: If she’s found out, she could be vilified—and lose Asher in the process. Can she make the most of her magic, or will she be luckless and loveless? Be careful what you witch for!


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