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I got through about a quarter of the book and then definitely decided to give up forcing myself through it. This is saying a lot, I've read 47 books thus far this year and have not ever once felt the need to give up a book entirely. So what was so bad about the book?

I get how some people would see it as humorous, but I just felt it was trying way too hard without actually being funny. When I first started the book, I was reminded of the way Sophie Kinsella writes and had rather high hopes for the book. Unfortunately, the whole thing went downhill from there. Why is Mummy such a whiny bitch? Why does she put herself in positions that she doesn't want to be in just to then whine and complain about it to her terrifyingly piece of shit human of a husband? WHY is she still even married to this mega tosser who can't put anyone before himself and is also incredibly sexist and unsupportive of his wife, whom he CHOSE to spend his life with?? Is this what The Straights™ deal with in marriage?

This book just made me want to slap every single character in it and yell at them to shut up and make better 'bastarding' choices.

I saw another review that said 'if you can ignore the obvious harry potter similarities...' so I wasn't expecting that much out of it and I decided to read it anyway (just for the gay). However, I was pleasantly surprised at how I didn't really think the book was like harry potter at all, other than 1) there's a big threat looming and 2) there's a 'chosen one' because come on, there's ALWAYS 1) a big threat looming and 2) a chosen one.

I really liked in particular how the spells come about, everyday phrases and such carrying meaning behind them. On to the next book in the series! (when it comes out)