Sigh...I thought this book had potential, and it definitely does, but I could not get into it. I didn't like the main character and that made reading what could have been a perfectly fine book somewhat miserable. I really wanted to like this book because the magic was really cool and I LOVE the academy setting, but I just couldn't get into this one, unfortunately :(

I did not realise initially that this book was aimed at the YA reader - but decided to give it a go .

Harper is the magical daughter of two legendary Warlocks - attending the Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft a perk of her heritage . Unfortunately attending the school is not on her agenda , she wants to see and explore the world - but attend she must . Harper has an high opinion of herself and feels that classes are not for her , skipping them when she feels like it - that is until she meets 3 kittens , who appear to be able to talk to her telepathically - are they for real ? Her attitude takes a turn for the better when students start to die - just what is going on ?

Harper is not a sympathetic character , her arrogance and annoying superior attitude makes it difficult to relate to her -and whilst this is a light read its not one I would read again .

I was given an arc of the book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Loved this book! The magic elements were so fun! Great story line. I can't wait to read more by this author!

I really enjoyed this book, the pacing is good and the world building is solid. The characters feel lived in and delving into their world is fun. Great start to a new series and looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book.

From the moment I started this, I absolutely hated the main character, Harper Bishop. She is everything I hate in a YA protagonist; arrogant, already well known in the magical world, and determined to make the worst of an amazing opportunity (and are we ever really told why?) She is sure she's the best at everything, blows people off, consistently has perfect hair and outfit choices. Of course, she's soon revealed to be the chosen defender of the school too. Add in absentee parents, and almost every cliche you can think of was ticked off.

Add in the fact that it's full of spelling errors and bad writing and it was a loss for me. I know this was only the eARC, but it was consistent errors and multiple times on a page. I hope it had more work before release.

Not great. One of my very rare one star reads.

This is book 1 in the Whisker Witchcraft series. I think it's geared to older teen readers. Harper is a 21 year old attending a magic school and I get the feeling she thinks she is better than her fellow students. This is a shorter fantasy, witch book that does have a little redeeming value with Harper maturing during the school year. Not my cup of tea. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I was given this copy for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, I ended up DNFing this book. The main character was full of “woe is me,” because of her parents, but when people didn’t acknowledge her the way she felt she deserved she got upset. She didn’t want to be treated like the shadow and yet she was very happy to skip her classes and skate on by. I guess part of me understands her reasoning, but her attitude was getting on my nerves and I knew I couldn’t continue with the book with an open mind. I’m kind of sad about it too because how the school and he magic system was set was very interesting.

This book is a short quick fun read.  I enjoyed it.  The story kept me reading more.  I love the magic school and I am a cat lover.  Harper Bishop is not an easy person to like because she is entitled but I did start to like her, in a way.  The book for me had a little of a "Harry Potter" feel but I did think it was a cute, quick read. *This book was given to me for free at my request from NetGalley and I provided this voluntary review.*

This is a cute, short, lighthearted fantasy. Eighteen year old Harper Bishop got into the prestigious Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft easily because her parents are famous witches and she is famous for being their daughter as well as for her own fashion sense. She begins by not attending her college classes until she hears kittens calling her and students begin dying. Now it is up to Harper to find out who is killing the students and stop them.

Purrfect Magic had some great magic elements but the lead character was such a brat that I had a hard time finishing this book.

I loved this book. It had everything from magic kittens to evil ancient beasts. Death and dishonor along with irresponsible beings. It was. A great read and I found it was easy to fall into the story.

This was okay at first. I had high hopes.. but Harper was just so whiny and annoying that I couldn't do it anymore. Don't think I could read this again.

I received an e-arc of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

I found Purrfect Magic to be a whimsical and magically fun story! I'm in love with the He'll cats and honestly can't wait to read the next book in this series.
At the same time parts of the book made me feel as if I was reading middle grade instead of Ya. That is why I am giving this 4 out of 5 stars.

I really wanted to like this short urban fantasy novel. Our lead, Harper, is so irritating and she never really improved over the course of the novel. She's quite bratty, entitled, and full of herself. The magic boarding school that she's attending is supposed to essentially a three year college program, but she comes off a lot younger than her character is supposed to be - I had to keep reminding myself that she wasn't just starting high school or something. Overall, this book just wasn't just quite for me.

Harper Bishop, who is the daughter of two famous warlocks, starts attending Jourdemayne Academy, an academy for witches. While there, she finds three kittens who have chosen her to help save the school from evil.

I didn't really like this book at first. Harper Bishop seems to be like your typical entitled rich kid until she meets her cats. Then she starts to become a better person. I actually started liking the roommate, Olivia, better until later.

Purrfect Magic
(Whisker Witchcraft, #1)
by Samantha Coville 

Kindle Edition, 137 pages
Published August 30th 2019



Goodreads synopsis:
Magic is one thing. Three balls of fluff and fur are a completely different story.

The prestigious and highly selective Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft only accepts twenty-five new students every year. But Harper Bishop has been virtually guaranteed her acceptance to the magic academy since the day she was born. One of the many perks of being the daughter of two legendary Warlocks.

But attending the academy was never her dream. Magic, quite frankly, bores Harper out of her goddamn mind. She wants to get out, see the world, experience life in all its glory. Passing on the school isn't an option, however. So she arrives for her first day and begins the countdown to freedom.

Until three tiny kittens start speaking to her telepathically.

Which isn't normal, even for witches.

Now it's not just surviving boring spell classes that Harper has to worry about. Something evil and powerful is coming to the Academy and only Harper and her magical kittens can stop it before it destroys everything in its path. What's the worst that could happen?



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3.5 Stars

This is the first book in the Whisker Witchcraft series by Samantha Coville.

This was short, fun summer read. The magic world was quite a hoot. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the school and all the pitfalls that come in that sort of setting. The characters were interesting and of the type that make you want come back for more.

I wasn’t as invested in Harper as I should have been considering she was the main character. The roommate Olivia stood out in the story and I felt was a good foil to the heroine. I would have liked to see her part expanded a bit. Her aggressiveness and negative opinions later in the story seemed to come out of no where which surprised me.

I felt like they could have expanded this to a full-sized novel if they had wanted to. There was a lot of skipping around in the plot and it wasn’t completely fleshed out in many areas. Days would go by before I realized where exactly I was within the time aspect of the story.

I think they should have forced Harper to take responsibility earlier in the plot for her actions in order to make the ending seem plausible. I didn’t quite buy the fact that she could handle such an immense power when she had only proved to be a misfit for a majority of her time a magic school, most of which she skipped for lack of interest.

Great effort. A story that sticks with you. It is a series I will want to continue and see grow and thrive over time. If you like magic and a magic school type of atmosphere, you will really want to check this one out.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.

Purrfect Magic by Samantha Coville, an easy enjoyable read. The perfect daughter that everyone knows is going to magic college and discovers that she is not perfect...

"Purrfect Magic" turned out to be better than I anticipated. It's still quite a simple story, and at times it feels similar to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", but I had fun reading it.
The plot was moving pretty fast, and the book was quite short. And although I didn't mind that, I think the story would benefit from being developed some more, so that the world is more detailed and believable, there's a true relationship instead of insta-love, and there is more time spent on character growth.
I managed to predict some of the twists, but they fit well with the story, so that didn't bother me. However, I feel like the novel has a bit of an identity crisis, because sometimes it reads like YA, and other times seems to be more of a middle-grade novel.
An OK read overall.

Harper is a spoiled entitled brat, glorified by the media because her parents are famous. She can't wait to be done with school, so she skips a bunch of classes and constantly acts like a prima donna. When she becomes aware of a danger to the school, Harper must decide if she's going to step up to her responsibilities and protect her fellow students.

There are talking cats and a magic school... Need I say more?

It was an ok read, but it could've been much better. The beginning started off nice and strong, introducing the character, the school, and her friends and enemies. It's not easy to like Harper as a character, since she takes laziness and brattiness to their extremes. I also wish the book focused more on magic - learning it, using it... Those parts were mostly in the background.

The ending felt too simplistic and quick. Basically, all the professors were running around scared and incompetent, and two whole magic schools of professors and students could barely fight a big monster, but one girl with some extra magical help can? The ending felt a bit forced and abrupt. The whole remainder of the year was summarized in a couple of paragraphs.

I felt this could've been written a lot better. It had a very good premise, with some Harry Potter similarities, but ended up being more of a middle grade or YA genre. Still, it was a good light read, and I like the cover art.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Book one in the series.

This book was hard for me to read. The main character was very immature, selfish and entitled. I didn't much like her, or really any of the characters.

I have nothing against Y/A, I still love the Harry Potter series, and maybe I am judging this book too harshly by comparing the two. But I just can't get past the fact that Harper is so annoying and I kind of hate the fact that the kittens picked her to be the school's protector. By the end, she'd grown up a bit, but I still didn't like her.

The story was okay, but I don't think I will be revisiting the Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft.