Purrfect Magic (Whisker Witchcraft, #1) by Samantha Coville

Purrfect Magic 

(Whisker Witchcraft, #1)

by Samantha Coville 

Kindle Edition, 137 pages

Published August 30th 2019

Goodreads synopsis:

Magic is one thing. Three balls of fluff and fur are a completely different story.

The prestigious and highly selective Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft only accepts twenty-five new students every year. But Harper Bishop has been virtually guaranteed her acceptance to the magic academy since the day she was born. One of the many perks of being the daughter of two legendary Warlocks.

But attending the academy was never her dream. Magic, quite frankly, bores Harper out of her goddamn mind. She wants to get out, see the world, experience life in all its glory. Passing on the school isn't an option, however. So she arrives for her first day and begins the countdown to freedom.

Until three tiny kittens start speaking to her telepathically.

Which isn't normal, even for witches.

Now it's not just surviving boring spell classes that Harper has to worry about. Something evil and powerful is coming to the Academy and only Harper and her magical kittens can stop it before it destroys everything in its path. What's the worst that could happen?

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3.5 Stars

This is the first book in the Whisker Witchcraft series by Samantha Coville.

This was short, fun summer read. The magic world was quite a hoot. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the school and all the pitfalls that come in that sort of setting. The characters were interesting and of the type that make you want come back for more. 

I wasn’t as invested in Harper as I should have been considering she was the main character. The roommate Olivia stood out in the story and I felt was a good foil to the heroine. I would have liked to see her part expanded a bit. Her aggressiveness and negative opinions later in the story seemed to come out of no where which surprised me.

I felt like they could have expanded this to a full-sized novel if they had wanted to. There was a lot of skipping around in the plot and it wasn’t completely fleshed out in many areas. Days would go by before I realized where exactly I was within the time aspect of the story.

I think they should have forced Harper to take responsibility earlier in the plot for her actions in order to make the ending seem plausible. I didn’t quite buy the fact that she could handle such an immense power when she had only proved to be a misfit for a majority of her time a magic school, most of which she skipped for lack of interest.

Great effort. A story that sticks with you. It is a series I will want to continue and see grow and thrive over time. If you like magic and a magic school type of atmosphere, you will really want to check this one out.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.