So Halloween Might Be Over But Witches Are Forever

TITLE: Season of the Witch (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
AUTHOR: Sarah Rees Brennan
PUBLISHER: Scholastic
PUBLISHING DATE: July 9, 2019

FROM GOODREADS: It's the summer before her sixteenth birthday, and Sabrina Spellman knows her world is about to change. She's always studied magic and spells with her aunts, Hilda and Zelda. But she's also lived a normal mortal life - attending Baxter High, hanging out with her friends Susie and Roz, and going to the movies with her boyfriend, Harvey Kinkle. 

Now time is running out on her every day, normal world, and leaving behind Roz and Susie and Harvey is a lot harder than she thought it would be. Especially because Sabrina isn't sure how Harvey feels about her. Her cousin Ambrose suggests performing a spell to discover Harvey's true feelings. But when a mysterious wood spirit interferes, the spell backfires in a big way. 

Sabrina has always been attracted to the power of being a witch. But now she can't help wondering if that power is leading her down the wrong path. Will she choose to forsake the path of light and follow the path of night? 

MY THOUGHTS: So this book is set before the Netflix series and is supposed to lead up to it.  Just like I'm trash for Riverdale, I'm pretty much trash for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as well.  I think both appeal to my dark side and I am always for more darker series to watch.  That being said, if I wasn't such a fan, this book would have really missed the mark for me.

So it's right before Sabrina's 16th birthday, and those who have watched the show or read the graphic novel all know that is the night she must pledge herself to Satan.  Sabrina is starting to doubt Harvey's feelings for her after seeing him looking at another girl (yep, so high school right - "But you looked at her!"  Anyway, her cousin Ambrose helps her cast a spell so see how Harvey really feels and you can pretty much assume it was going to backfire from the start.

There were a few things I liked about this book.  I really like Ambrose and his twisted sense of humor and his strong sense of loyalty to his family.  And as always, the Aunts are hilarious, especially Hilde.  Harvey was annoying but that's pretty much how I feel about him all the time.

Now for what I didn't care for.  Basically I just don't see why this book was needed.  But I guess I could say the same thing about the Riverdale books I read.  They're all kind of pointless.  Also, I had a physical copy and there were some black page chapters thrown about which made it hard to read at times (hmmmm...see above). 

So overall, if you're curious, or someone gives you this book like I plan to pass mine on, maybe pick it up. Just know you're not missing a whole lot of you don't.

RATING: 3 PAWS (purely for entertainment purposes)