Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One

by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Return to the hallowed halls of Nevermore Academy with Wednesday Addams in this delightfully dark novelization of season one of the hit show, Wednesday!

Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ time as a student at Nevermore Academy. Follow along with her as she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore Academy. Relive the excitement and intrigue in this amazing novelization of the phenomenal first season.

Based on the characters created by Charles Addams.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery, Horror, Thriller, Fiction, Supernatural

368 pages, Library Binding

First published September 3, 2024

About the author

TEHLOR KAY MEJIA (he/him) is a bestselling and award winning author of books for all ages.

His debut young adult novel, WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE, received six starred reviews, as well as the Oregon Spirit Book Award for debut fiction, and the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award runner up honor for debut speculative fiction. It has been featured on Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and O by Oprah Magazine’s best books lists, and was a 2019 book of the year selection by Kirkus and School Library Journal.

Tehlor’s debut middle grade novel, PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS, was published by the Rick Riordan Presents imprint at Disney/Hyperion. It received four starred reviews, and was named Amazon’s best book of 2020 in the 9-12 age range.

Tehlor strives to create stories which showcase the importance of community, radical inclusion, and abolitionist values. He lives with his child, wife, and two dogs in his home state of Oregon, and is active on Instagram @tehlorkay.

Reviews

[readsnrambles · Rating 5 out of 5]

wenclair lives & thrives

[Izabella 🪐 · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Where's Wednesday?" Enid is saying, wrapped in a pink coat, every inch of her covered in blood and viscera that does not appear to be her own. In truth, she's never looked more beautiful to me. More capable or strong.

Wenclair, you will always be famous 🙏🙏 Did I really go out and spend my hard earned money on a novelization of a show I’ve already watched, just so I can read the small crumbs of a sapphic ship that isn’t even canon? Duh 👏

[Toya (thereadingchemist) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this. It was just like rewatching the show!

[Zena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historia nie tylko dla fanów Wednesday, bo tych nikt nie musi namawiać do lektury ;) Mamy świetne urban fantasy z elementami thrillera, wątkiem detektywistycznym i sporym poczuciem humoru, a wszystko to w odrobinie groteskowej oprawie. Akcja dzieje się w Akademii Nevermore - szkole dla nienormatywnych, a bohaterami są nastolatkowie nazywani przez mieszkańców Jerycha "dziwolągami". Konflikt z lokalnymi dzieciakami, tajemnice z przeszłości, morderstwa do wyjaśnienia, a do tego poznanie siebie samej, to główne wyzwania przed którymi staje Wednesday. Książka powstała w oparciu o film i trzeba uczciwie przyznać, że Burtonowi świetnie udało się przedstawić główne cechy postaci, a nawet je z humorem przerysować - czego w książce do końca nie czuć. I nic nie zastąpi oczu Wednesday wbijających się z ekranu w widza. A co dopiero powiedzieć o słynnym tańcu bohaterki - to po prostu trzeba zobaczyć 🤭 W rankingu książka - film na prowadzenie wychodzi dzieło Tima Burtona. Lektura może być inspiracją do sięgnięcia po serial, albo stanowić udany powrót do Nevermore po obejrzeniu filmu - kolejność dowolna 😀

[Rebecca Chisam · Rating 5 out of 5]

is there any way I couldn't rate this five stars? (no)

This was excellent. It really expanded upon the show in such a natural way, giving more insight into Wednesday's brilliant but socially oblivious mind. XD

The only thing missing were a few (non crucial) scenes, and of course the wonderful cinematography and aesthetic.

And just... Wednesday! There were so many lines, some of which were added, that I just straight up laughed out loud at. XD

But the novelization really drew out the sweetness of her character underneath all the... y'know... serial killer vibes, especially towards Enid. Enid and Wednesday are seriously the strangest pair but I love them. Did you know that in this version of the story, Wednesday went on the second date with Tyler because she thought Enid would want to have someone to talk with about boys? That's literally so sweet aw. <3

Anyway yup, this was a great novelization of Wednesday; it improved upon an already excellent story, imo! Can't wait for season 2!

[nela.reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

Myślę, że rodziny Addamsów i Wednesday nie trzeba nikomu przedstawiać. Serial okazał się olbrzymim hitem i kiedy tylko pojawił się na Netflixie, od razu zabrałam się za oglądanie - lubię taki mroczny klimat, więc nic dziwnego, że produkcja przypadła mi do gustu.

"Wednesday. Adaptacja sezonu 1" - zazwyczaj dość sceptycznie podchodzę do tego typu wydań i adaptacji filmów/seriali, ale na Goodreads widziałam mnóstwo pozytywnych opinii i to właśnie one skutecznie zachęciły mnie do lektury oraz sprawiły, że ostatecznie sięgnęłam po książkę.

Z perspektywy osoby, która oglądała serial nie ma tu nic niesamowicie zaskakującego. Sceny w książce może nie są odwzorowane dokładnie 1:1, ale całokształt nie odbiega znacząco od oryginału. Te drobne różnice nie odebrały mi jednak przyjemności z czytania. Opisy i dialogi są świetne i myślę, że gdybym nie poznała wcześniej "Wednesday", nie odczułabym, że jest to "tylko" adaptacja serialu.

Najbardziej z całej książki podobał mi się humor i możliwość poznania myśli głównej bohaterki - cudowne doświadczenie! Nie zliczę ile razy się śmiałam sama do siebie. Książka okazała się być dla mnie naprawdę świetną rozrywką, idealną, kiedy człowiek potrzebuje przeczytać coś luźnego i chce oderwać się od swoich problemów.

"Wednesday. Adaptacja sezonu 1" poleciłabym zarówno fanom serialu, jak i osobom, które tę historię mają dopiero przed sobą. Niezależnie czy najpierw przeczytacie książkę, czy obejrzycie serial, powinniście się wspaniale bawić. Nie da się również ukryć, że listopadowa aura obecnie mocno sprzyja tej lekturze🤭 Może to dobry moment na dodanie jej do swojego TBR?

[Współpraca reklamowa z wydawnictwem Young]

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przyjemna, szybko się czyta i nie czuć w ogóle, że to książka na podstawie jakiegoś serialu👌🏻 teraz chyba trzeba zrobić rewatch "Wednesday"

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, okay I did not realize how many thoughts wednesday has, particularly about Enid. I love this insight very much. For a good 3/4th of the book it felt like I read a Fanfic of Enid and Wednesday. However this is like the official publication. The author has done a wonderful job of capturing Wednesday's thoughts. Overall a wonderful read and I can't wait for Season 2 with its new horror elements and the love triangle being removed.

[alexandra osborn · Rating 4 out of 5]

i’ve only read one wenclair fanfic that was better than the repressed sapphic pining fest that was this book and that’s saying a lot

[Ashley (Chris's version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG what a read I wish I could give the book more than five stars Wednesday was a really good book for a girl that started out not having friends she ends up with friends. I still didn't see that plot twist coming as to who the monster really was.

[Merlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️/5
It's either a *strong* wenclair foreshadowing or *strong* queerbating because oh my god
That being said, I really enjoyed it

[victorie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
serial duzo lepszy, tutaj brakowało mi rozwinięcia niektorych scen

[Gabrielle ✿]

no doubt i'll be adding this to my lgbtq shelf when season 2 drops bc (ಠ_ರೃ) HAROLD..........
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Unfair to give this a star rating since it's such a faithful screen-to-page adaptation. 100% entertaining though, just like the show!

[Tango · Rating 3 out of 5]

i mean it's basically the first season as a book, and frankly i still thought it was a lot of fun. some of the twists don't hit as good as it does on the show, but i liked having wednesday's inner monologue. especially because her inner monologue makes her sooo much gayer. the book makes wenclair more obvious. which for me, i liked.

[Emblue26 Mac · Rating 2 out of 5]

love wednesday addams tv show but I couldn't get into the book

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5⭐️ It’s Good!

I haven’t actually seen the show, so this was a new to me plot and I enjoyed it! I have talked to friends who’ve watched it and it definitely sticks almost identically to the TV show. Could be a fun way to remember what happened on season 1 before season 2 starts, or a way for people like me to be introduced to it!

I really enjoyed the characters and thought Wednesdays dry inner voice was really fun. The characters were all captured really well and I feel like it painted a vivid picture of everyone.

What didn’t work as well for me though was at times you could absolutely tell this was just the show script slightly adapted to book format. Things like montages, foreshadowing, memories and visions didn’t transfer well to a book and I wished they had been changed to feel less clunky and more natural to the story. If it had multiple POVs or was in 3rd person it would have made more sense, instead it’s things like “I never could have imagined what was happening outside” and then a play by play description of what’s happening that she can’t see. For those aspects, the literal translation of show to book just didn’t work well.

It definitely made me interested to watch the show even though I am not really a TV person. It was an entertaining read that super fans of the show will enjoy.

[zuzia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Świetnie się bawiłam!! Tak jak się spodziewałam, ta adaptacja wyszła równie dobrze, jak serial. Zaczynając od bohaterów, kocham całą rodzinę Addamsów, każda z postaci się czymś wyróżnia. Ogromnie podobał mi się stale towarzyszący czarny humor, jest on chyba nieodłączną częścią postaci Wednesday. Sama historia niezwykle wciągająca, pełna zwrotów akcji. Zagadka bardzo dobrze poprowadzona, części z niej się domyśliłam, a część była dla mnie ogromnym zaskoczeniem. Na początku trudno było mi wciągnąć się w lekturę, możliwe jednak, że to z powodu mojego zastoju czytelniczego. Bardzo podobało mi się nawiązanie do klasyku literatury (nie zdradzam jakiego, żeby nie było spojlerów) oraz mroczny klimat. Z chęcią przeczytam adaptację drugiego sezonu. Wydawnictwo Young, proszę mnie nie zawieść!! ☝️

[współpraca reklamowa] Wydawnictwo Young

[Pola · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 🖤

Spodziewałam się, że będzie gorsze.

Niedługo pełną recenzja, zapraszam na ig - ksiezycowe_stronyy.

xoxo, P. 🌙

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

As one of the very few people in America to not have a Netflix account, I opted to pick this up as the trailers for Wednesday always intrigued me. In truth, this did not disappoint.
The plot was amazing. There were so many twists and turns. I was a willing captive audience. The author had portrayed Wednesday Addams perfectly. She was exactly as you would expect and more. Being inside her head is not as scary as one would think.
My only complaint of the book is that the author recreates segues that work on screen but not much in a novel. Especially one written in a first person perspective. Other than that, it was a great read.
I highly recommend this. It has an X-Men meets the Addams family vibe with a dash of Sherlock. Perfect for the Halloween season.

[Vivianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Książka sama w sobie swietna ale praktycznie zero funu z czytania, jak się serial oglądało

[Meritxell Paz · Rating 4 out of 5]

3'5 ⭐

En la novela al menos no tienes que pasar por las sobreactuaciones de algunos actores, aunque podrían haber puesto más descripciones, que si no has visto la serie te puedes perder.

[Edwin Dyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you liked the series, then this novel is for you. Meijia manages to keep the book a page-turner and you get a little bit more into Wednesday's head, adding some insight into how and why she acted in the series. There is little description outside of what is minimally necessary as it is assumed the majority of the readers have already seen the series and know the characters' looks and what the various locales are. Still, there is enough for those who haven't seen the series to get the basic idea and can form their own images as they wish. Would recommend for a leisurely mystery read.

[SplatterGunk · Rating 2 out of 5]

While there are a handful of clever and witty lines in Wednesday’s inner monologue and it wasn’t entirely poorly written, I was far from impressed. I marathoned this entire book because I refused to DNF it, even though I had my moments where I wanted to.

The Positives:

The clever and witty moments that occasionally occur in Wednesday’s inner monologue.

The writing isn’t entirely horrible.

It’s (mostly) faithful to the canon of the show.

Wednesday, through her introspection, does display and demonstrate character development, which is something I didn’t think I was going to get out of this book.

The Neutral:

Wednesday and Enid’s exaggerated relationship. I’m glad for all the Wenclair shippers that get their moment in the sun. It’s not something that I love, but it’s not something that instills a burning hatred within me.

The Negatives:

The absolute angsty-ness of Wednesday in this novel is over-the-top and quite hilarious. She doesn’t reflect herself the same way she does in the show and her witticisms that occur in her dialogue or her voice-over monologues aren’t present in the book. It feels like what Wednesday (the show) might have been before Jenna Ortega stepped in and spoke up about how Wednesday’s persona should be played.

Plot progression. The lack of transition from scene to scene and cause and effect. The book doesn’t feel very plot or character driven. This does tend to happen with novelizations of major properties sometimes, but I felt as if I was just reading “and the I did this, and this happened *forty paragraph of introspection,* the next day I went here.”
It just didn’t flow smoothly as a narrative.

The relationship between the characters in the show versus Wednesday’s portrayed relationships in the book. This is by far the biggest sin this book commits. Wednesday’s hatred for Bianca and Xavier is longer lasting than it was in the show and relatively inexplicable. Especially how she somehow just goes from hating Bianca to trusting her suddenly. Ajax is almost nonexistent (likely so the author wouldn’t have to deal with the awkwardness of Wednesday perceiving Ajax in a Wenclair-centric narrative, but also admittedly because Ajax doesn’t give much in service to the plot), and the lack of utilization of Wednesday and Eugene’s friendship. Those, though, are only the basics of the relationship dynamics that were underserved.

Wednesday’s relationship with Thing and Thing’s appearance in this adaptation is rather disappointing. Thing only comes up when it serves the plot and is never seen aside from that. Wednesday’s emotional attachment and Thing’s importance is hollow and underserved. (I could also say the same about Goody’s appearance in this novel.)

By far the most underserved and underrepresented part of this novelized adaptation is Weems and Wednesday’s tenuous but powerful bond. Weems and Wednesday are such important opposing forces to one another in the show and Weems is only used as a plot device. Wednesday had no thoughts about her or bond with her in this book. That strange, adversarial mother/daughter, mentor/mentee relationship between them is gone. Which is a shame because it is such an important dynamic that should have been preserved. If any other relationship should have been a focus in this book aside from Wednesday and Enid, it should have been Weems and Wednesday for sheer purpose of its importance to plot and Wednesday’s character development.

A lot of people who read this book, loved it. Far be it from me to ruin that experience for them or for me to be “judging a novelization of a teen drama show” too harshly.

I have my fun when reading fanfiction, but a published work contracted by a company to be written by a professional author (for even more money and promotion of the Wednesday/Addams Family/Tee and Charles Addams Foundation Brand) is something I rightfully feel I can review as harshly or keenly as I would any other regular book. I feel I can demand a bit more from the content I choose to consume.

[Jack Ó Dubhuir · Rating 4 out of 5]

CAT REVIEW: [🐾🐾🐾]
We listened to the audiobook together, and it kept them mildly entertained while I did some chores. They didn’t follow me around as much as usual and instead opted to hang out wherever I put my phone or go about their business adjacent. I’d like to think this was a pleasant experience for all of us :)

Altogether a nice way to pass the time while making headway on my to-do list. The writing very much comes off as “16 year-old girl attempts to sound more grown-up,” which I found entertaining and fitting—especially as we see her world-view and social ability/knowledge put to the test. It was kind of like watching a speedrun of growing up and realizing your parents are also just people, too. Listening to her internal monologue change throughout the book was a wonderful illustration of her character arc in the show.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Vincent Baltzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

As good as the show.
It's Wednesday's POV, so some events are missing. Not too much to not get through without having seen the show. But I think it's aimed at the show's audience anyway.
On the upside, there's more insight into W's psyche, some good enlightenment to be had.
Very few deviations, just details. Some are interesting.

The content would be Wenclair and that would be official.
I find that this content remains in the realm of subtext. Which allows me to understand that from an official point of view, it passes without a problem. It remains open to interpretation. It's a bit of a shame. Hence the missing star for me.
In any case, W.'s feelings for E. are deep and unique.

[Hanna☾₊‧⁺˖⋆ (Free Palestine)]

I… cannot believe I essentially read the transcript of a whole show I watched but it wasn’t unenjoyable to be honest lol. I will say that it did make me think how writing emotions and connections between characters is no easy feat at all. Maybe it was because I’ve already experienced the story, but I didn’t feel the same bond between Wednesday and Enid that I did while watching the show.

[prettylittleliar · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyable book follows the exact plot of the show

[ZeilenZauber · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘*‘ Meine Meinung ‘*‘
Ich hatte schon so viel über „Wednesday“ gehört und auf Social Media gesehen, dass ich äußerst neugierig auf das Hörbuch war.
Und was soll ich schreiben? I love it!
Dieser rabenschwarze Humor, Wednesdays trockene, morbide Art ... einfach ein Fest! Ich habe so oft breit gegrinst, dass mir fast der Kiefer schmerzte.
Aber mal zu den Fakten. Wednesday wird von ihren Eltern auf die Nevermore Academy verfrachtet und ist davon natürlich alles andere als begeistert.
Mir gefällt die Academy absolut, denn es handelt sich bei den Mitschülern um Werwölfe, Sirenen und anderen mystischen Wesen und das gibt der Handlung den letzten Pfiff. Mein Highlight, eine Werwölfin, die auf Pink, Bunt und Glitzer steht.
Dazu eine spannende Mordserie, die Wednesday aufzuklären versucht, clevere Twists und Überraschungen, die einen ständig aufs Neue packen. Die Spannung schraubt sich immer höher und ich konnte das Hörbuch kaum stoppen. Und obwohl das Setting fantastisch ist, wirken die Figuren absolut lebendig und nachvollziehbar.
Chantal Busse ist die perfekte Wahl als Sprecherin. Sie las mir Emotionen und Wednesdays trockene Art ins Ohr. Manchmal hätte ich mir ein bisschen mehr „Augen rollen“ gewünscht. Ihr kennt bestimmt diese typische, genervte Tonfarbe, die Teenager an den Tag legen, wenn sie über Eltern reden. Aber das ist meckern auf hohem Niveau.
Der Schreibstil ist locker-flockig und wirkt total natürlich - genau richtig, um komplett einzutauchen.
Es gibt von mir 5 rabenschwarze Sterne und ich fiebere dem nächsten Band entgegen.
‘*‘ Klappentext ‘*‘
»Wednesday« ist ein detektivischer, übernatürlich angehauchter Mysteryroman, der Wednesday Addams' Zeit als Schülerin an der Nevermore Academy nachzeichnet. Begleite sie, während sie versucht, ihre aufkommenden übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten zu meistern, eine ungeheuerliche Mordserie zu vereiteln, die die Stadt in Angst und Schrecken versetzt, und das übernatürliche Geheimnis zu lösen, in das ihre Eltern vor 25 Jahren verwickelt waren – und das alles, während sie sich in ihren neuen und sehr verworrenen Beziehungen an der Nevermore Academy zurechtfinden muss.

[Poline · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a FUN read; I cannot believe it took me so much time to get my hands on a copy.

This was such a pleasant dive into Wednesday’s character. Speculations about her turmoils, struggles and emotions being confirmed or revealed through her inner monologues are such exciting revelations. It provides a little more depth into her actions in the series.

Love that the following things are canon:
(1) Wednesday is a mommy girl to the core, (2) Wednesday is excellent at masking her emotions but - oh, boy - does she feel deeply, and (3) Enid is the only person in Wednesday’s mind to truly understand her.

Ah, yes, (4) Wednesday’s totally in love with her best friend, Enid. Like, I’m sorry… the amount of times her mind would divert to Enid at the most random times? The way she’d take into consideration Enid’s feelings, and even do things because she’d think it would make Enid happy? The way she longed for her; felt miserable after the fight; and felt the most safe in her embrace… do I even need to continue?

Also loved how not entirely accurate with the show certain moments were, which only confirmed how we learn things through her perspective here; and everything’s subjective. It was so interesting to understand how she perceives everything around.

Agh, I’m on cloud nine! I really hope the author would come back to do novelization for the second season. I loved the tone of the book; the style… felt very right.

[ViktoriaScarlett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nachdem ich die Serie sehr mochte, musste ich natürlich auch das Buch lesen. Wie es war schildere ich dir unten im Text.

Meine Meinung zum Cover:
Auf dem Cover ist die Hauptprotagonistin und Titelgeberin Wednesday in einer ihrer typischen Haltung zu sehen. Sie steht in ihrem Zimmer in der Nevermore Academy vor dem großen runden Glasfenster, bei dem man die Zimmerteilung erkennt. Da beides direkt aus der Serie stammt, passt das Cover zum Inhalt.

Meine Meinung zum Inhalt:
Als Fan der Serie musste ich das Buch dazu lesen. Das Schauen der ersten Staffel war schon viele Monate her, weshalb es gleichzeitig meinen Erinnerungen bei den Details auf die Sprünge half, um in die ersten kürzlich erschienen Folgen der zweiten Staffel einzutauchen.

Ich stellte rasch fest, dass sich die Autoren des Buches sehr nah an der Serie gehalten haben. Es wurden nur wenige kleine Szenen weggelassen und manche Dialoge minimal verändert. Die meisten Szenen wurden eins zu eins geschildert, auch die Unterhaltungen wurden stellenweise Wort für Wort wiedergegeben. Die Gedankenwelt von Wednesday konnte durch die Beschreibungen genauer dargestellt werden, wodurch ihr Verhalten und ihr Denken besser nachvollziehbar wurde. Dementsprechend muss man die Serie nicht geschaut haben, um den Geschehnissen folgen zu können.

Wednesdays Geschichte ist düster und manchmal sehr blutig. Da wären die mysteriöse bestialische Mordserie, ihre Visionen und die Tatsache, dass jemand ihr nach dem Leben trachtete. Außerdem musste sie sich an der neuen Schule eingewöhnen, was sie eigentlich gar nicht wollte – eine Flucht von dort wäre ihr lieber. Im Verlauf deckt Wednesday Geheimnisse auf, ermittelt im Fall der Tötungen und glaubt auf der richtigen Spur zu sein. Dann wäre da auch noch die Schule, Intrigen und einiges mehr, das sie beschäftigte. Schnell fiel mir auf, dass sich die Jugendliche in etwas verbiss und kaum noch etwas anderes zu ließ. Die Frage war, ob ihr das nicht zum Verhängnis werden würde. Mit Freundschaften hatte sie auch so ihre Probleme.

Jedenfalls war die Handlung für mich spannend, obwohl ich sie im Prinzip schon komplett kannte. Ich las das Buch rasch, weil der Schreibstil sie klar, direkt und ohne Umschweife vorantrieb. Es machte mir Spaß die Geschichte erneut zu erleben und an vergessene Details erinnert zu werden. Der finale Showdown war genauso spannend wie in der Serie und hatte es in sich.

Mein Fazit:
Das Buch zur Serie ist eine gute Ergänzung für Fans und hilft den Erinnerungen auf die Sprünge. Gleichzeitig ist es auch bestens geeinget für Neueinsteiger. Ich hatte beim Lesen viel Spaß, weil mich die Handlung beim Lesen genauso packte wie die Serie beim Schauen. Es wurden ein paar kleinere Szenen weggelassen und manche Dialoge nur minimal verändert. Dennoch erfährt man alles Wichtige und und kann mitfiebern. Die Gedankengänge von Wednesday waren durch die Beschreibungen besser nachvollziehbbar. Der finale Showdown war sehr aufregend. Am Ende schloss ich das eBook mit einem Lächeln im Gesicht.

Ich vergebe 5 von 5 möglichen Sternen!

Das Buch wurde mir als Rezensionsexemplar zur Verfügung gestellt. Meine Meinung wurde dadurch nicht beeinflusst!

[elmira ౨ৎ . ✦ ˚ . · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was perfect. since wednesday season two got released i couldn’t think about anything else. so naturally i chose to rewatch season one, then i remembered that this exists. so i have been reading a few chapters at a time and watched the episodes during my breaks and let me tell you it was absolutely amazing. this is exactly like watching the show and goes by way faster too. the only bad part is you really only get to see wednesday’s pov and the side stories happening aren’t really mentioned, which makes sense. however we do get to read about wednesday more and on an emotional level too, how she feels and why she acts the way she does. that alone is worth reading this at all. although this book is really detailed and very show-like i would definitely recommend watching the show first before reading this.