The blurb of this book looks amazing, and I wanted to like it. Unfortunately, this book is a mesh of magical high school/college not very different from others with the same background and a group of insufferable people. Mean and, especially, boring people. I did understand the concept of mean girl that after a while stops being mean, is not new either, but this book doesn´t manage to pull this off. I just lost interest in the characters after a while, and the rest of the book didn´t have anything else to pull someone to continue reading. I did not finish, so maybe after the middle of the book things start to get better, but I'm not going to lose my time trying to get there.

It was a decent book nice young adult read. The characters seemed well thought out the story was interesting but nothing incredible

Light and cheerful (considering the multiple messy deaths in it), this NA magic academy story rides the popular wave begun by Harry Potter. The first-person protagonist starts out as an overprivileged brat, but quickly gains a sense of responsibility as the school comes under threat.

The romance feels more middle-school than post-high-school, and the numbers don't always add up (somehow, 25 people are divided into pairs, for example, with nobody apparently left over). The villain's inside person was pretty predictable, partly because so few characters are developed at all, or even named; and almost every significant person has the cliched green (or rather "emerald") eyes.

The pre-release copy I got from Netgalley has all the usual kinds of errors, though not in too great profusion, and a good copy editor could have it nice and clean for publication without too much trouble.

The kittens who are also ancient demons were fun, and the defend-the-school plot moves along briskly, but it never threatens to rise above the general run of its genre, as I'd hoped it might. A solid three stars, entertaining but unspectacular.

This was NOT a YA book. That is just the beginning of issues for this story. It was poorly written and edited. They do not expand on the love interest at all. The demon cats were hard to get on board with. And it read like middle grade. You could make this a middle grade novel by taking out the swearing and making the main character as a 13 year old.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

Harper Bishop is not a likeable protagonist, she is vain, full of entitlement and lacks any kind of work ethic, and this doesn't improve throughout the book. Why she was chosen as guardian for the hellcats is beyond me. She is supposed to be twenty-one, but her voice is more of a bratty teenager. 

This book had potential, it started well had a good plot and was a quick read, but it could do with being more fleshed out. The end was ridiculous and rushed. If the age range was changed and edited to suit a younger audience, this book would do well. As it stands its a mediocre read that I wouldn't recommend buying. 

I received an arc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you for allowing me to preview this title. I was unable to finish it as it just wasn't my cup of tea. I just did not like Harper and really didn't relate to her in anyway.

I couldn’t get into this book at all. The main character was immature and entitled; I didn’t stick around to see if she improved. The magic in the book felt totally unoriginal. Overall writing style was amateurish. Sorry, I wouldn’t recommend this book.

Being that it is so close to fall and the Halloween season, I was so excited to read “Purrfect Magic”. It is the first installment in the all new “ Whisker Witchcraft” series. I think this book could have been a lot better. Harper was a hard character to like. She kind of redeems herself a little bit but overall, not very likeable. I found some things predictable. I wish the characters were more developed. The romantic element was very middle grade oriented which is fine but the characters are in their early twenties, out of high school. Overall, this was a quick, light read.

* I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

This is a very short and underbaked YA academy story, which I really struggled to get into due to the horrible main character. Harper Bishop is an entitled brat who has won entry to a prestigious and very selective magic college (there are only 75 students total, across all three years) on the back of her parents' reputation. She does absolutely no work, isn't bothered about making friends or attending classes, and suffers literally no consequences for this. She skips her first week of classes, and looks down on all the other students - the only people she gives a damn about are Olivia, her roommate (and then only while she can copy her notes), and Ezra, a student at the next-door boys' college whose only personality traits are, like Harper, arrogance and a celebrity family. I'm astonished that she's meant to be an older teen, as she behaves like a petulant child.

The cats are not nearly cat-like enough to warrant the cat theme - they're actually magic beings who barely act like cats - and there is no reason at all for them to pick Harper as their guardian, as she has shown no merit beyond priviliged birth. The book isn't long enough for any depth to be created, so you're stuck watching Harper luck out in a linear plot where she saves the school, and does nothing to deserve it. I won't be picking up the rest of the series.

This was such a fun read! Perfect for the start to a series. I love witchy books and this is one of my favorites. The characters wrapped you in right away.

I liked the concept behind this book but the MC grated on my nerves and I dnfed the book. I think it's well written but it's not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Purrfect Magic is a fun start to a new series. The telepathic kittens make this Harry Potter-like story delightful and fun. A bit on the short side, this will be a quick read. I look forward to future installments in the series.

I received a free copy for an honest review from Netgalley.

This is a fun, summer beach read kind of book. Yes, I’d say this is a YA ish clean story (no sex, but language), but not a long, epic novel of epic proportions and reading time. It’s set in an all girls academy (private college) with boys just across the river. She’s a 21 year old freshman, but acts like a spoiled 15 year old. At first, I found her very hard to like, but as she had to actually care about things going on around her, it just became snark rather than whine. To be honest, my favorite parts were the cats. They were funny, just a bit snarky, and did some fun things. The plot moved well, but was neither too convoluted nor too simple for what this book was. I don’t really want to spoil this, so I’m sorry if I’m vague.
The very last few pages were also a kick, and it made me want to read more in this world; but I hope she matures a bit over the summer between terms.

If you like cozy mysteries with magic, and want something that won’t take weeks to finish, I’d give this a shot- I finished this in under 3 hours, but I read fast.

Harper Bishop begins her Freshman year at an exclusive female college for witches. As the only child of famous parents, a lot of expectations are upon her. She is not exactly an exemplary student but called to serve as a guardian to a trio of hellcats and mischief begins.

Puurfect Magic is in need of better editing. The story lacks focus, characters readers will like and the odd thrown in F word that doesn't really work with this style of writing the author is using.
The characters are flat, wanna be Harry Potter style of story telling but lacks creative energy and desire to keep reading this series.
The author tries her best to create a world of Witches at this all girl school with a girl who is from a famous family and everyone knows her. Her roommate tries hard to prove she is worthy of the school while Harper flakes off her classes. The story lacks flow, stand out characters and imagination that is needed for a world of magic.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of Samantha Coville Purrfect Magic

The insufferable main character made it impossible for me to finish this book. She's arrogant and lazy. The little bit of insight we get into her thoughts is not enough to redeem her.

Purrfect Magic tells the tale of a girl who has everything and acts like it. Harper Bishop is an entitled brat. I don’t know why she was chosen to save the academy but it may be the only thing going for her. This is a well written story with an unlikable heroine and an even worse bad guy but there are three adorable kittens too provide comic relief. Don’t give up I think Harper may be redeemable.

Not terrible for a YA book but could have been much better. Harper enters her prestigious magical boarding school with the idea that she’ll breeze through and be on her way she has some fans because her parents are famous but she does nothing remarkable to stand out except to be an ass. She skips school, mooches off her roommates notes and is basically a jerk, surfing through life without contributing much. She makes few friends but happens to meet a handsome boy from the school next door and suddenly they have some sort of relationship. She finds some kittens and becomes their guardian and suddenly she is interested in protecting the school from a new evil monster that is killing students. This could have been a much better book if the characters were more developed, the relationships were more fleshed out and if the writing was not so adolescent. I felt like my teen niece had written the book. The kittens were ancient beings and yet they tore up her dorm room. They said they couldn’t help her but they did effortlessly when they needed to. I don’t think this book was for me but I think it might be suitable for preteens. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

It's Harper's first year at the Jourdemayne Academy of Witchcraft for girls. She's a talented witch but her parents are famous in the field too so she is a reluctant celebrity. Harper starts out bored with school, thinking she knows everything, but after a horrifying turn of events, she realizes that there is much more to learn. Meeting Ezra from the neighboring boy's academy adds a touch of romance to the story. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series. Very entertaining.

It’s not easy to find something nice to say about Harper Bishop. She’s not very likeable. Her feeling of entitlement and lack of work ethics make it hard to tolerate her. I couldn’t understand why the Hell Cats chose her to be their guardian. Throughout the bonk though she became more invested in the Academy and her fellow witch students. Not a lot, but it was an improvement. Of course there is a young good looking wizard drawing her immediate attention and the sparks are flying high. But this romance doesn’t take away from the real problems and there are a few.
I liked the story and will definable reading the next book in the series. Good start!