Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

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The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

Published: 2/28/2013

Adam and Christy have been best friends since kindergarten. Always the perpetual outsiders in their small town in Texas, they’ve always had to deal with nasty comments from their classmates. Adam is called “gay” while Christy is called “witch.”

On both counts the bullies are right.

Their junior year in high school seems destined to be the same old same old until Christy decides to cast a love spell for Adam at the midnight hour. The next day an alluring and mysterious new boy enrolls at school and sets hearts a flutter, including Adam’s. Meanwhile, Christy’s mad crush on the handsome Ian seems to be going nowhere fast. Struggling to capture the heart of Ian while trying to come into her full witch powers is tough enough, but when a great evil arrives in town that threatens everything they hold dear, she realizes that finding a boyfriend is the least of her and Adam’s worries.

Soon Adam, Christy, their potential love interests, and their good friends Drifter and Olivia, will have to battle a force of darkness that has killed in their town before and will again.

 Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye  Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

The Bookish Brunette thought:

Christy and Adam have been BFF’s since kindergarten, when they were companionably ostracized by their already narrow-minded classmates.

Things haven’t changed a whole lot in the years since Mini Mean Girls from hell began, but Junior year, a love spell, yummy new boytoys and a sneaky flying broom all mean trouble for this dynamic duo!

Christy is a fledgling witch who is still desperately trying to “grow into her pointy witch hat”! *hehe* She has quite the ornery disposition, while still maintaining plenty of snarky teenage awesome.

Adam was super sweet and totally lovable! Fiercely loyal and so insecure…. AWWWW!!!! I just need to hug him!

Olivia is the new chick on the block, who ends up pulling a few rabbits out of her metaphorical hat and she is simply MADE OF AWESOME! Drifter is fabulous, and the guy I TOTALLY wanted to see Christy end up with!

Ian… Oh Ian. Sometimes you need a thick layer of duct tape over your mouth for when you’re unable to FILTER the unending flow of “BOY” out of your vocabulary! I do think his heart is in the right place, even when his mouth doesn’t know it though…

Ashley, Adam’s mom, (and quite possibly the BEST CHARACTER EVER WRITTEN… Just sayin.) is EPIC!!!! Even if she WASN’T based on me – she would have been marvelously crafted! But since, she is in fact based off me – this just magnifies her fantasticness until it is off the charts and GALACTIC-sized amazing!!! icon wink Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

“This is unacceptable!” she cried. “Completely una-fucking-cept-a-fucking-ble!” ← This is a direct quote… icon wink Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

“I swear I will bring holy hell down upon you, because when you fuck with the cub, you mess with the fucking mama bear.”

I love reading gay characters in Young Adult fiction, I think it’s a huge step forward in the mentality of readers! And I sincerely hope that in reading books like The Midnight Spell, teenagers struggling with their sexuality will know that it’s okay to be who they are, and love whoever they want!

Frater and Boye delve deep into the intricacies of small town Texas, while exploring the bonds of unconditional friendship and the naivety of first love! The Midnight Spell was delightful, entertaining and surprisingly heartfelt!

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10 Responses to Book Review: The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye

  1. I loved this book!! And dude!! Ashley was so freaking awesome!! I could totally tell it was you!! Haha!! I just really loved all of the characters, the friendships, and the family dynamic!! And I really want Cristy to be with Drifter too!!! I think they would be awesome!! You hear that Rhiannon and Kody? Keep that in mind. ;) *begs for sequel*

  2. How wicked is it that you Ashley was based off you?!! Those quotes totally sound like you!

    And YES to gay characters, especially main characters. Super important.

    Great review, hon!

  3. Smash Attack says:

    YOU = WIN.

    This book was way fun. I want MOAR.

  4. Oh you have found me another book to want! Love the sound of both of these characters. Plus, you know… gotta to read about Ashley if no other!!!! Sweet!

  5. Lauren says:

    “Sometimes you need a thick layer of duct tape over your mouth for when you’re unable to FILTER the unending flow of “BOY” out of your vocabulary!” <—that made me LOL, big time. :-)

    Those quotes are hilarious too. I'd never heard of this book until now. Very glad to have been introduced to this, it sounds awesome. Fabulous review!

  6. I was torn on whether I thought Adam was insecure or not. I kept going back and forth on that!!! He is so flippin’ secure in who he is and his personality is so awesome. I think he just hasn’t loved yet so he’s just a little fragile in the love dept. I still can’t decide today!!! It’s interesting to get you’re take, the “expert” you are ;)

    And I wanted Drifter with Olivia!! How fun would that be to see??? Huh, huh?? Work with me on this one, open your mind to it…

    Great review, chica!!!

  7. Oh my gosh yes! I cannot wait to read this one. And Ashley sounds like the best character ever. :D

  8. [...] *Random fact about Ashley from The Midnight Spell — her character was based off the one and only Zombie Queen, Ashley, at The Bookish Brunette [...]

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