When I finished this I needed the sequel right away! I loved this mystery. I loved the humor in this, and the 80s references. A new favorite series for me!

If Adventures in Babysitting, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch had a baby it would be this book. Also, in The Babysitters Club, The Craft, and The Disney Channel. Yup. That’s this book. Sounds crazy and it is. Unfortunately, it didn’t live all that up to the hype. It was fun and entertaining but I felt a little too disconnected from the characters. The book relies heavily on the nostalgia it seems which is fine but I feel like instead of recycling these plots they should have spent more time on creating well rounded characters

When I saw this book described as “Adventures in Babysitting” meets “Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I knew I had to read it. I grew up watching both and was so excited to be granted the opportunity to review this book. Our main character Esme has a baby sitters club (yes, yes, like the books from the late 80s early 90s). She’s surprised when new It Girl, Cassandra joins her club Esme is shocked. Esme learns that she and Cassandra both have powers (where the Buffy comes in) and they have to safe the kids their babysitting, the mall, their town and the world from demons. It was a fun read and I’m looking forward to reading books 2 and 3.

What an enchanting story.

The Babysitters Coven finds Esme, seventeen years old heading a babysitter's club. It's a fun adventure with well-crafted characters. A great addition to any teen's book list.

This was such a fun read! It felt much like an ode to the 90s, and it was so nice to live through some of it again through this book. The idea of a babysitter’s hotline was honestly genius and I’m kicking myself for not being half as clever as Esme when I was babysitting.

I loved this group of girls. They find each other in quirky ways, but they come together in the end. Esme as a character grows so much throughout the novel, and her inner snark had me laughing out loud on the bus as I read the book.

I love book like this and I knew that this was going to be one that I enjoyed as well. I loved the twists on being a witch side of this story and I know the sequel will keep me just as entertained. I havent read anything by this author before so I will def be looking for more of her works. I would say it had a slightly slower start than I usually like but overall I enjoyed this read and am thankful for the arc to read.

I honestly picked up this book because I thought it would be like the baby-sitter's club, but with a dark, fun twist. I also a major fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was included in the premise. I really loved Esme and could relate to her a lot, funnily enough. It was a fun read and one I would definitely recommend.
This is a book I would read every October to get into the Halloween spirit.

This premise seemed perfectly tailored to appeal to the 80s and 90s kids who grew up on Baby-Sitters Club and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was a fun, fast read but not sure its target YA audience will enjoy it as much as their parents.

I had so much fun with this book! Witchy goodness and cleverness win the day for me!

I'll definitely tell my YA friends to check it out.
Now. I have to get book 2.

This book had a very strong beginning. I love the concept a literal babysitter super hero! Also this cover is beautiful! I would recommend this be in all school libraries.

Of course I’m going to pick up a book called The Babysitters Coven! It’s the first book that I read fully in months, and while I did enjoy it, but I found myself eager to finish it just to be done.

Esme, our main character, begins to discover that not everything is as it seems. Something weird is happening to her, and the new girl in school has something to do with it. There was a little excitement, but not very much mystery. While I love all things 90’s, having grown up in that era, there were so many references to the 90’s that I think most teens these days won’t understand, especially since the story was set in modern day!

Mid-book, when we find out exactly what’s going on, right up until the climax of the story, I found everything to be a little too cheesy to hook me. The author definitely redeemed herself by the ending and made me contemplate picking up book two just to see where Esme, Cassandra, and Janice go from here.

Overall, this was a fun, light read. It started out strong enough, but the whole exposition dump about the "Sitter" mythos felt strangely awkward and unnecessary. I found the "Sitters" version of Buffy's "watchers" irritating and superfluous. Get rid.

Otherwise, it's a humorous adventure with a protagonists you can really root for. A fine way to have spent my weekend.

This book started an interesting setup for a series, but felt incomplete. The characters were fun, but we didn't get to know them so well that it was entirely engaging.

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own*

DNF @ 13%

For the most part I was kind of bored while reading this one, but I was trying to get through -- I mean it is an arc and I feel bad at how long it is taking me to read this one. But, then... a few problematic things happened at once. I couldn't even finish chapter 5. So, start of some snide remarks towards other girls who used to be friends and I’m also not a fan of referencing the material you are basing your book on— that’s a personal thing though. Continuing on with horrible mental health rep and losing your job for being too woke but not being at fault. Like.... no thanks, there are other books out there that are worth my time.

What I loved about The Babysitters Coven:

1. The camp- If you love a campy witch movie (as it's pitched, Buffy the Vampire Slayer x The Babysitter's Club), this is absolutely for you. You have two teen girls: Esme, who started the club and has a passion for protecting kids, and Cassandra, the new girl who is weirdly anxious to join the club. Together, they find they have powers and possibly a sacred duty.

2. The complicated friendship- Esme and Cassandra aren't exactly like peanut butter and jelly. They are both a little stubborn and have different ideas for how to use magic.

What left me wanting more:

1. The plot- Around halfway through the book, it veered in a completely different direction than the plot seemed to be setting up (and not just a twist, but a 180 type situation). Without giving away spoilers, I started losing interest pretty quickly and had to push myself to keep reading.

Overall, this was more or less a fun read. Not my favorite, not my least favorite. I didn't enjoy it enough to continue the series, but I can definitely see this series being super fun and engaging for the right reader.

DNF. Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this early copy! I decided to not keep reading this one, it was not for me. Thanks!

Good story, couldn't wait to keep reading all what was going to happen. I look forward to reading more by this author.

What an unexpected, fun read! I love everything about witches, so I didn't hesitate to request for this one. I enjoy the mystery as well as the unlikely friendship that bloomed in this one. I didn't see the twists and turns coming. Fast paced and intriguing plot. Hoping to read the sequel soon.

This is a rare case of needing to separate my opinion of the plot from the writing. The plot is Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gabby Duran and the Unsittables. Even the characters in the book compare themselves to Buffy. I found the plot a bit predictable. And yet, the writing is engaging and entertaining. The descriptions are solid , the characters amusing and engaging. There's a fair amount of humor but still serious stakes.

Look, the quickest way to my heart is to make any book dredge up all the nostalgia inside of me within the first few chapters. The Babysitters Coven delivered that in spades, and so you can probably already tell that I’m going to give this a good review. Throw in a rescue pit bull named Pig and well, come on. How do you not at least smile a lot while reading this book? Trust me, I did.

Esme is a quirky, snarky, and has a sense of style that is all her own. I appreciated her themed outfits, her interactions with her best friend Janis, and of course her pitty baby. I have a soft spot for dogs, what can I say. Cassandra, since we’re playing the Buffy comparison game, is probably Faith in this case. The loyal sidekick, the solid rock, the one who pales just a little in comparison to her larger than life partner. This story started out really cute, if a little younger in tone than I expected, and I had high hopes that I was in for a treat.

The plot though, was where I had a bit of a problem really sticking with this book. The mythology behind the coven, the “sitter” lore, felt a bit rocky at the best of times. I can’t say too much without spoiling, but I’m not sure if the point here was to keep this family friendly, or try to distance it from the content that it slightly mirrors. At first I thought that the way spells were cast in this book was cute but, like a lot of things, it started to feel a little cheesy after a while. It felt almost like forced levity, which was frustrating because I loved the characters so much. I’m told this is a series though, which means time for growth! So I’m sticking in there.

Overall I’d say that this is probably a book geared towards the younger half of YA. I could absolutely see a younger reader sitting down and absolutely adoring this whole story. Esme and Cassandra really are a lot of fun. I literally giggled out loud a few times while they were trying to figure out how everything worked. It kind of sucks when your trainer is also responsible for football season. Hahaha. However, I couldn’t love this as much as I wanted to because it just felt a little young for me. I’ll let you make the decision for yourself, but I can promise you that you’ll at least have a lot of fun getting to the end.