Review: Pretty Amazing!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
The publisher gave me a copy of this book to read and review (from NetGalley). This has, in no way, altered my opinion of the book and what is written below is a 100% honest review.This book had an interesting synopsis that immediately grabbed my attention. Sure, I’ve read “witch” books, but this one seemed different! I didn’t know what to expect, but this book blew me away! :)First of all, I have to say that Danielle Ellison’s comedic voice was something I thoroughly loved throughout the book. There were so many hilarious one-liners! Penelope is so much fun  and I loved her sassy spirit and determination to become an Enforcer! Plus, Ellison’s characters are really well-sketched out and fun! AND Carter is the perfect love interest. He’s attractive, sweet-mannered, and I really respect the way that Ellison didn’t write a sex scene between Carter and Penelope. So many Teen YA writers revert to that, but I felt like Carter and Pen’s would’ve been cheapened by a hot and heavy sexual scene. Their romantic relationship was very sweet and pure and adorable! It made me love them even more. Nothing is more sexy than a guy that is willing to set boundaries. Carter was a lovely major character and I cannot wait to read more about him.The premise was a bit complicated to understand (I’m not quite sure I completely understood the last twenty pages), but I didn’t feel like the author didn’t explain the plot well-enough (I’m just… kind of slow to grasp these things).I anticipated at least half of the plot twist, but the second half completely blew me away! I thought I had the plot twist in my hands and then Ellison surprised me! I love being surprised. I really enjoyed watching Carter and Penelope sort out their problems with each other. Never did I feel like their emotions were exaggerated. Their relationship seemed realistic and their conversations did, also. I hate when writers exaggerate characters' emotions for extra effect!Overall, I loved this book. I will be recommending it to my Teen YA obsessed friends and probably buying a paperback version of this for my college bookshelf. I was really excited to read in Ellison’s acknowledgements that there is going to be a second book. I will be buying it!