Review: Whoa.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
This book is intense. Some of the things that happened to these high school kids… well, it will take me a while to get over the instances of bullying depicted in the book. They still play through my mind, unbidden, while I’m trying to get to sleep. But maybe that’s a good thing. I know schools (at least, around here) take bullying more seriously now than they did in years past. As a mom, I’m very, very glad of this. But it’s still a topic that needs to be discussed, so that it doesn’t slip back into being unofficially condoned. This is a book that is not afraid to address the issue of bullying.But there’s so much more to this book than bullies. Tex is a wonderful character. I really felt like I got to know him, and was kind of sad to say good-bye when the book ended. Good thing there are sequels.I’ve long been a fan of books about witches, but the way witchcraft is approached in this book is very refreshing. You see it through Tex’s eyes, and learn as you go, right along with him. Mistakes and all, which makes things all the more exciting.I’m looking forward to more of Tex.