My review: 4.25⭐
A cute friends to enemies to lovers teen first love magical story.
Ellie is shy and feels invisible, so she creates a summer bucket list before her planned road trip with her BFF, Lia. Something on the list goes wrong and now she’s on a road trip with her former best friend and worse nightmare, Jack.
Ellie and Jack have known each other for years and each have magical abilities. They had a falling out after Jack’s mom passed away and have avoided each other since.
Somewhere along the way to the Magical Convention they realize that maybe things were misconstrued. I liked seeing Ellie come out of her wallflowerness and grow into a young lady that takes chances on life and love.
Told solely by Ellie ~ I do wish we had Jack’s point of view to see if he was as mad at her and she was at him.
I am happy with Natalie Naudus’s narrating skills. 7 hours and 32 minutes and easy listen at 2x.
This is an author I’d be happy to read again.
*Thanks to MacMillan Audio, Julie Abe and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
⬇ Purchase links ⬇
Save on The Charmed List at Booksamillion.com.Book blurb: Release date ~ July 5, 2022
Sabrina the Teenage Witch meets Jenny Han in this magical romantic comedy about two former friends turned enemies forced together on a summer road trip.
After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and have a life-changing summer, starting with her Anti-Wallflower List—thirteen items she’s going to check off one by one. She’s looking forward to riding rollercoasters, making her art Instagram public (maybe), and going on an epic road-trip with her best friend Lia.
But when number four on Ellie’s list goes horribly wrong—revenge on Jack Yasuda—she’s certain her summer has gone from charmed to cursed. Instead of a road trip with Lia, Ellie finds herself stuck in a car with Jack driving to a magical convention. But as Ellie and Jack travel down the coast of California, number thirteen on her list—fall in love—may be happening without her realizing it.
In The Charmed List, Julie Abe sweeps readers away to a secret magical world, complete with cupcakes and tea with added sparks of joy, and an enchanted cottage where you can dance under the stars.
This one sounds so cute! Great review!