e-Audio, 10:23:25
Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Release Date: December 15, 2020
Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Read from: January 21-28, 2021
The Babysitters Coven, #2
Source: Library
TW: An animal disappears
For Readers Interested In: Paranormalcy, Witches, Magic, Contemporary, YAAdventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed sequel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil.
Esme Pearl’s life used to be all about bumming rides and babysitting. Sure, it wasn’t glamorous, but it was predictable. All that changed when Cassandra Heaven came to town, and they discovered their complicated, and connected, legacy: Esme and Cassandra are Sitters, supernaturally-gifted teens armed with an ever-changing grimoire of Sitter witchcraft to help them protect the innocent and keep evil demons at bay. You know, the typical teenage stuff.
But just as Esme is starting to adjust to–and maybe even like–her new normal, life lobs another glitter bomb her way. The Synod–the Sitterhood’s governing circle–has called a Summit, a once-in-a-generation gathering that promises training, education, and whole lot of ice-breakers.
Esme should be excited–a Summit might mean she can finally get the answers she desperately wants–but she can’t shake a building sense of panic. Especially since Cassandra’s not acting like herself; Esme’s dad is MIA; Pig is out of dog food; Janis is scared to be alone; and there’s a guy who seems too good to be true, again. Worst of all, it soon becomes clear, there’s no one watching the kids. It’s obvious the Summit is a haute mess, but will it be a deadly one, too?
*MY THOUGHTS*
When I read the first one, I wasn’t expecting to like it much… I’m not much of a witchy person. But this series is proving to be light-hearted and fun and I like that. Definitely not like the other witchy books I’ve read before.
Just after Esme is getting used to being a Sitter and what it all means, things start getting weird again. Her and Cassandra are getting along and there’s a Summit on it’s way to town and they’re in charge. But suddenly they begin to realize nothing is as it seems…. Cassandra isn’t being herself and Esme’s dad is going through a real rough patch. Can they figure out what’s happening with the help of the Sitters from the Summit?
To begin with, I didn’t care for the plot on this. It seemed to be non-existent. It was basically a Summit that they weren’t prepping for and not much else. Williams had the chance to do something really cool with this curse idea, but she missed the mark in my eyes. It just didn’t feel like it was going anywhere.
As for the characters, I liked Esme of course, but Cassandra was a new kind of annoying in this one. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to try and fast forward past her parts. Maybe it was what was going on with her, but she was annoying. Like the whole party thing? That was unnecessary. It really made me think of them as much younger than they were.
But still with everything I didn’t care for, I still liked some things. The writing style was easy to follow. Even the spells were easy to follow. Which is kinda why I don’t like witchy books. The authors always make the worlds and the spells way too complicated lol But this one was easy to follow.
I also liked the ending. The whole book nothing really happened, but the final chapters were worth it. It wasn’t exactly a “great” save, but it was a save all the same. Definitely wasn’t expecting all the things that happened since none of it happened in the beginning lol
This book wasn’t like the first one, but I still semi-enjoyed it nonetheless. There were some quotes (like the Chicfila one) that I didn’t like and made me roll my eyes, but overall I thought it was ok. Hopefully the next book will be more like the first.
Overall, I give this
