Bras & Broomsticks (Magic in Manhattan #1)

Reader reviewed by Kristen

I have to say, this was a serious guilty pleasure read for me. I felt
like I was living through Rachel's freshman year of high school and
could not put this down. If ever there was chick-lit for teenagers -
this is it. What's funny is that I was far from wanting to be the type
of girl that Rachel is in this novel - wanting to be popular and really
making that her goal.

So - basic plot - Rachel finds out her
younger sister is a witch, and her mom is a witch, but she isn't. Of
course, the first thing she does is try to figure out ways that her
sister can help her become popular. She's dying to become a part of the
A-list, so much so that she even tries to ruin her dad's upcoming
marriage (to a woman she thinks is awful) so she can basically go to a
dance with a cute guy.

I love how flawed Rachel is at 14 - she's
the epitome of a self-centered teenage girl. She thinks mainly of
herself, but tries hard at some points to be a "good person". I loved
the drama of it all and will probably eat up the rest of the series
this summer.