Morgan Charmley: Spells and Secrets

Morgan Charmley #2

by Katy Birchall

 

Laugh-out-loud, fresh teen comedy with an on-trend witchy spin – Sabrina the Teenage Witch for a new generation! Morgan Charmley is finding it very difficult to keep her witch powers under control and undercover at school.

With a fellow secret witch trying to sabotage her and a confusing friendship with a sworn-enemy warlock to navigate, the girl who can spark magic with a click of her fingers knows that trouble always follows fast!

Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison, Zoella and Holly Bourne

Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

Katy is the author of several young adult novels including The It Girl series, the Hotel Royale series and Morgan Charmley: Teen Witch. She is the co-author of the middle grade Lightning Girl series and Star Switch with Alesha Dixon, and the Find the Girl teen series with YouTube stars Lucy and Lydia Connell. Katy was proud to be the author of a retelling of Jane Austen's Emma for the Awesomely Austen series, a collection of Austen's novels retold for younger readers. She has also written a non-fiction book, How to be a Princess: Real-Life Fairy Tales for Modern Heroines.

Katy lives in London with her partner, Ben, and her rescue dog, Bono.

The Secret Bridesmaid is her adult fiction debut.

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book.
I liked the idea that witches and warlocks are among us living ordinary lives.

[Autumnal Hermione · Rating 5 out of 5]

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If you ever watched "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" or "Charmed" growing up, this book is for you. A cute-and-quirky trip down memory lane, with witches, warlocks, sassy familiars (I'm looking at you, Merlin!), and a lot of teenage soul-searching.

Nostalgia aside, this was a total cover buy for me! The design is absolutely magical, with its embossed lettering and enchanting colour palette.

Also, this is the second book in the series, so I'll definitely want to check out the first one too. I'm also hoping for a sequel, since "Spells and Secrets" ended on quite the cliffhanger. However, reading it as a stand-alone also works fine, since the MC keeps referencing various events from the first volume.

Go on then, grab your wand and hop on your broom, to join Morgan Charmley and Owen Blaze on their adventures!

[Ella Storey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. It is about:

Witches who hare warlocks and warlocks who hate witches and that's that. There is no two ways about it.

Morgan Charmley must keep her magical powers under control and undercover at school- tricky when her best friend, warlock Owen, is playing pranks on her. And when Morgan accidentally finds herself on the school quiz team, a fellow secret witch is trying to sabotage.

If you haven't read it, I suggest you go and do it now!!!

[Nuha · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is so sweet :)) and so teen coded. I love a good best friends to lovers trope. and I don't really understand, are witches girls and warlocks boys? and are only witches only choice is to marry humans? because I don't see any witch in the book marry a witch so it makes me wonder if there are no boy witches

[india ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my 5th fantasy book, and I quite enjoyed it. Of course, it had its flaws and the plot was kinda slow-ish at times but the idea was brilliant. I'll probably be reading this authors other books. Overall, 3.75 stars.

[EdenB15 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this 2nd book in the series. Both witches and warlocks are featured and the hunt for Morgan to find her dad while balancing a school quiz while also being a teenage witch keeps the story intresting

[Alexandra Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Merlin was the best character. Followed by Puffin.

[Siena Pitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good - had a great time reading it
Good for ages 9+ as there are some sensitive topics
At points it felt like it was for younger readers but still really enjoyable and interesting

[Gaye Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of fun for kids.

[Novelle Novels · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
This was just what I needed a fun and light middle grade book. The writing is so good and I really enjoyed it.

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book

[Francesca Gonsalves · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. It had a good plot, interesting characters, and lots of drama. There's a lot to like and I recommend this to ages 7 and up.

[key · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5!! ⭐⭐
it was such a fun adventure