If Potterian influences can be felt at first they are quickly overshadowed by Hendricks excellent writing and subtle calls to awareness when it comes to cultural appropriation and colorisme. 

I enjoyed following Adia’s growth and I saw every plot twist coming let’s just say this is aimes at middle graders so I’d be pretty upset if I hadn’t. Furthermore the author actually adresses pretty serious conceptions in a fun and lighthearted way. 

There are no flows in my opinion and I can’t wait to read the rest. 

The scene with a flying head absolutely cracked me up.