This is book 3 in a series, but no worries, you can just read this as a stand-alone. I haven't read any of the other books and I understood everything just fine. Mostly because the book seems to just be a new story about April, with new adventures, and a new lesson to learn. There are some references to how she got the book/found her powers/a few things that went wrong, but other than that not much more.

The story was delightful and fun, though I really disliked Mr. Malus. What a terrible person, I hope we won't see him again. Bah. Take on someone your own age/size instead of a child who is learning how to be a witch.

April was a fun character, sweet, caring, and she never let the power she had get to her head, which I love as that happens quite often in books like this. Plus she is also really brave and I was cheering for her to find her inner strength and kick some serious butt!

Grace and Eve are also good characters, I can see why they are all friends. We don't see too much of them, which is a bit of a shame.

Then there is David. I wasn't sure what to think of him for most of the book. I know what was going on, but still.... eh. Maybe he will get better in the next book, I am quite curious about his powers and how he will be handling them in the future.

<spoiler>Then there is Josephine, the previous owner of the book. She helps out April during a few harrowing parts of the book. I love how sweet she was, how she took her time, explained everything, didn't rush (even though there wasn't really time to just stay calm). I hope she will pop up more in the next book.</spoiler>

I flew through this book enjoying everything that happened. I would recommend it!

Although this is the only book in the series that I have read, it easily engages as a stand-alone, and makes me want to see what adventures this diverse group of friends get up to next!

Such a fun book to read!
I was able to tear through the story in just one sitting but didn't feel like it was lacking sustenance.
It kept my attention throughout and was well written.

In short, this story is about a young girl, who is also a witch. She can almost always be found with her two best friends. One night after a fairly destructive incident, she sees a figure standing out at the end of her driveway. After repairing the damage the boy causes, she falls asleep only to wake up and find that all of her hard work had come undone.
Once at school for the day, strange events begin to take place! She ends up getting to the bottom of the mystery, helping her friends and most of all, finding her strength as a young witch.
The one quote that stood out to me in the book, that was repeated a few times was "Fear has no place in your heart"
All in all a great read that I would recommend!

This is a short, fun to read book about April, a 5th grader, who is a witch. In this, the third book in the series, she has to stop a bad witch from causing her school to overheat and birds to attack the students. She has help from the ghost of a good witch and two of her friends. I think that elementary school children will enjoy this book!