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The Broken Spell
Author(s): Erika McGann (Author)
- Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 5 Aug. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847172962
- ISBN-13: 9781847172969
Book Description
When you don’t know who to trust…
Trainee witch Grace and her four best friends love to have fun with their spells. So when the dazzling Ms Gold comes along offering to help the talented young coven, they jump at the chance. Before long they are becoming blonde bombshells, creating cute pets out of thin air, not to mention taking fabulous flying lessons!
But the daring friends make a magical mistake that drags the past into the present. Suddenly Grace has to work out who she can really trust…
An ancient enchantment, a test of loyalty, and a true friendship. But has Grace learned enough to smash an ancient spell and save the girls – and herself?
Sequel to the hugely popular The Demon Notebook.
Editorial Reviews
Review
will appeal to confident readers with a liking for fast-paced action and magical happenings
— The School Librarian
amidst all the magic, the portrayal of the girls’ relationships is a very strong aspect to this novel, with sharp observations and perceptive descriptions of behaviour and inner feelings, and the teen dialogue is spot-on
— Irish Independent
a talented imaginative writer
— Irish Independent
very enjoyable
— Irish Independent
the anticipated follow up to The Demon Notebook, is a good adventure story full of fun, laughs and entertaining witchcraft
— Inis Magazine
the twists and turns in the friendship between the five girls is well depicted by McGann and this is really where the strength of this book lies
— Inis Magazine
the action is fast paced and flows nicely towards its climax
— Inis Magazine
I am sure Erika McGann will win over some more fans with this one
— Inis Magazine
an enjoyable read
— Inis Magazine
a spell-binding story
— Books Ireland
the plot moves along at a near perfect pace and the reader is eagerly lured into each chapter. It’s a hard one to put down!
— GoBookYourself.info
exciting … every YA fan will want this
— GoBookYourself.info
action-packed story … fans of fantasy will love this
— Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013
a gripping page-turner with a fast moving plot, it will keep the reader guessing until the end
— Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Reads Guide 2013
the multi-layered plot bounds along breathlessly, with crisp schoolgirl dialogue… the eccentric new characters make for an Irish Hogwarts, but the story is grounded in a believable school setting
— Irish Examiner
lightly humorous story about friendship
— parentsintouch.co.uk
McGann clearly knows her demonology, and there are some genuinely scary scenes in the book
— Books for Keeps
a very exciting read that offers young readers something to think about as well as something to make them jump
— Books for Keeps
magical mirth and mayhem … a very readable tale for girls aged 10+
— Evening Echo
Erika McGann’s first book The Demon Notebook attracted good reviews and was a highly entertaining and convincing portrait of girls’ friendship against a background of spells and magic
— Books for Keeps
In this the sequel, she takes the action and moves it up a notch so that although there’s still the same snappy dialogue and a good many laughs, this feels a much darker read
— Books for Keeps
About the Author
Erika McGann grew up in Drogheda, County Louth, and now lives in Dublin. She is the author of many books including The Demon Notebook (winner of the Waverton Good Read Children’s Award), the ‘Cass and the Bubble Street Gang’ series and Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World. Her picture books include the Where Are You, Puffling? stories (illustrated by Gerry Daly) and Standing On One Leg Is Hard and What is a Peachick? (illustrated by Clive McFarland), as well as the 2025 IBA winning Run Home Little Fox (co-authored with Tom McCaughren, illustrated by Shannon Bergin).
