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What worked: This is a quirky, humorous at times paranormal novel where a babysitter's club is really a code name for a group of teens who are in charge of humanity. These teens have super powers that are suppose to help them banish evil from our world. There's lots of Pop culture references throughout, including a huge shout out to 90s icon Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

There's some really, really funny scenes throughout this story. The driver's ed scene with Esme had me literally laughing so hard I was in tears. Esme seems to be that accident prone girl where destruction follows her. She actually does like babysitting, and prides herself on being good at it.

Cassandra is another member of the Babysitter's Club. She's edgy, has mega 'tude, gorgeous and has her own ability. Seems when these 'chosen' teens turn seventeen, their supernatural abilities come into being. They even have their own 'Giles', someone who helps them with their task of keeping demons and other paranormal beings out of our world.

I liked this hilarious paranormal, especially the antics of Esme and her observations of the world around her. At times though the Pop references pulled me out of an otherwise engaging novel. There's going to be future Babysitter Club adventures coming in 2020. Can't wait to see the havoc that will follow Esme and Cassandra.

Humorous, modern-day spin on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer premise where those with superpowers learn to battle evil and still try to squeeze in time to study for their final exams.