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I loved every second of this slice-of-a-somewhat-unusual-life fantasy.

After their daughter Aria gets bitten and turns into a werewolf, Vivian and Daniel have to move to a new town with a magical school: non-magical people don't love it when a 5-year old turns into a wolf. Grimoire Grammar School is like every rich-people school, except everyone and their parents are magical. Except Aria's parents, that is. Wanting to fit in, Vivi tries to befriend people, learn magic, and signs up to become the PTA (sorry, I mean PAC) treasurer. There's sirens and werewolves and consultants to help kids get into the best schools and all the toxic WASP-y nonsense you can think of. Also ancient dark prophecies, ridiculous testing for kindergartners, and insanely active parent group chats. And it is GLORIOUS.

The writing flows well, and there's a nice balance balance between Vivi's very real and relatable anxiety and difficulties and humorous fantasy. The blurb captures the vibes perfectly, so if it sounds up your alley, I can confirm it likely will be.

Many thanks to Titan Books for letting me read an eARC of this. All opinions are, of course, my own.

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