The book started off quite good... and I was definitely in need for something light and fun, but after 20% mark it got just a bit too ... well, let's put it this way: it's all me, not the book. It was just too quirky for me overall, and the fact that mother/daughter relationship is a sordid mess where the daughter is more level-headed than the mother is can get old quite fast, too. It's the thing with wit and humor, it can go both ways for any reader. 

That said, I can see a lot of readers love this book. Myrtlewood itself is a town full of magic and fantastic people with powers (but also the enemy lurks). It simply wasn't for me, but I am glad I gave this a go...