How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days
A Humorous YA Urban Fantasy Novel
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4.2 • 24 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Things not to do when you find out you’re a wizard:
#1 Do not destroy your dad’s apartment with magical fire. You WILL NOT get the security deposit back.
#2 Do not form an alliance with the guy who is trying to murder you. This will end badly.
#3 Do not drag the girl you’re desperately in love with into your wizard mess. You risk her watching you fail miserably.
#4 Under no circumstances should you get in the middle of an epic magical battle. Death will happen. Lots of death and bad things.
I found a magic cell phone, opened an app I shouldn't have, burned down my high school's theatre, and it was all downhill from there. A seer guarded by the undead is my only hope for keeping my mom alive, and I'm pretty sure the cops are after me for destroying my dad's penthouse.
But it gets better! Now I'm stuck being the sidekick to the guy who got me into this mess in the first place. It'll be a miracle if I survive until Monday.
How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days is a whirlwind ride through a magical world. If you love to laugh, crave adventure, and wish you were a wizard, join Megan O'Russell's 550,000+ satisfied readers. Order your copy and join this magical journey now!
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How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days is perfect for fans of Kami Garcia, Rick Riordan, Jeff Strand, Terry Pratchett, Ransom Riggs, Missy Sheldrake, Anthea Sharp, J. C. Gilbert, Meg Collette, and TR Cameron.
Customer Reviews
Thoroughly enjoyed it
I got a kick out of this book. I thought it was funny. To me it maybe leans a little more towards YA even though the characters are in high school but I didn’t mind. It gave me some major Percy Jackson vibes with a hint of Harry Potter with the whole “you’re a wizard!” and discovering magic is indeed real. I loved the idea of a cellphone that has any and all magical information stored on it with apps included. I mean, we are in the 21st century after all. The story moves at a steady pace from beginning to end. Although I kind of felt the battle was a little too quick to happen and maybe a little anticlimactic. It just seemed to happen too fast and not enough tension with the main villain. I’m not sure I completely trust Eric yet either. I’m curious to see how Bryant takes to his magical abilities and I definitely want to see what roles Devon and Elizabeth play in all this.
The narrator did a great job capturing the awkwardness of Bryant’s character. As well as Devon’s suave confidence and Elizabeth’s no nonsense take charge attitude.
Not Bad, But Not My Favorite Book
I started reading this book and decided to read it all the way through since I had started it already. It was sort of a struggle for me just because it wasn’t my taste.
This is definitely a book for middle schoolers. I feel like the book focused a lot on the love interest and the crushing was described in such a way for young adults.
I also feel that the end was just too quick. Like an another reviewer said, the final battle was anticlimactic.
And it seemed like one thing would be said or thought of, only to be dismissed a page or two later. I had a prediction and it was brought up on one page, but it was claimed as false on practically the next page.
Overall I think this is something middle schoolers would be interested in and enjoy. I also feel that the author rushed through the last section of the book like they wanted to be done with it. I wished that it was longer to explore more of this world and the magic.