{My thoughts} – I have read the graphic novel that this series is originally based on. It is much more dark and morbid then this book was. I have seen the entire released series on Netflix as well. It also doesn’t compare to this particular book, but it has similar storylines.

I’m going to start by saying that I am not a fan of the way the book is written. You have some chapters on white pages with black print and some on black pages with white print. I found it to be really hard to read the ones on black pages with white print in a low light setting. I usually read by using my beside lamp or an a lowly lit room in the house. We don’t really have super bright lights. Otherwise I have no complaints on the books creation.

Sabrina is not your average 15 year-old. She is a half mortal and half witch. You can recall her and her aunts Hilda and Zelda and her boyfriend Harvey from the 90’s comedy. However, that’s as much of the similarity you will get from that comedy within the pages of this book. The names are the same, the appearances and descriptions are not!

Sabrina has two other friends besides Harvey; Roz and Suzie. They are both interesting characters in their own way. And in a way like Harvey they too have secrets they keep from Sabrina. Sabrina likes to think she is keeping this huge secret from her friends and that it is more or less ruining their friendships on some level, but they have secrets too that they are afraid to share.

Given this is a prequel it is mostly and introduction to all the characters in the series. You learn bits and pieces about them in the white pages. On the black pages one character is highlighted and you get to learn even more of their back story. I do like how it was put together, I just don’t like the color of the pages, but I do understand why they were done as black and white. White means good and black means evil. It’s a rather obvious conclusion, just gave me a headache reading this way.

This book is mostly centered on Sabrina’s goodness. Her love and kindness for her family and her friends. It shows that she is good at heart and that she isn’t sure of the choice she will need to make at her Dark Baptism.

I look forward to seeing where the author is going with this series in the next book that is set to be released Dec 26, 2019. ( )

*I got this book for review from the publisher*

I really did wind up enjoying this book. I thought that this book handled the character development so well and really did make excited to pick up the show in the future. I also liked this book did give us looks in to various characters in this world and i LOVED that. This book was def creepy and loved the world that it explored. I thought the plot was a bit on the simply side but a very good read, to gain some background about the characters in the t.v show. Will def be reading more books in this series in the future. ( )

*I got this book for review from the publisher*

I really did wind up enjoying this book. I thought that this book handled the character development so well and really did make excited to pick up the show in the future. I also liked this book did give us looks in to various characters in this world and i LOVED that. This book was def creepy and loved the world that it explored. I thought the plot was a bit on the simply side but a very good read, to gain some background about the characters in the t.v show. Will def be reading more books in this series in the future. ( )

2.5 Stars

Well I haven't seen the series but other reviews seem to suggest that if you like the Netflix series you will enjoy this book too.

I didn't really know what to expect going in as I remember Sabrina as a light hearted comedy TV series from the 90s. This was certainly a lot darker than that, however, if we strip it back to the barest plot then we have a teen witch who casts a spell to get a guy to like her, and another spell to make herself great. So whilst there are some creepy moments and I enjoyed the characters there wasn't anything to make it stand out more than any of the other paranormal high school witch YA novels. Just okay for me. ( )

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the third season of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, so I was super excited to see that there were novels based on the series to read while I wait! Since thesee books were written for a teen audience I didn't have high expectations in regards to the quality of the novel, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was actually quite readable. Most of the story is told from Sabrina's perspective in a rather stilted first person narrative, and occasionally jumps to reveal a different perspective from one of the other main characters, predominantly Harvey, Ambrose, and Prudence. This style bothered me a bit because the author doesn't really change tone throughout, but even with this weakness I still felt like she got into the character's heads and managed to show the readers a more intimate perspective than the show. Some of the events as well are taken directly from the show, but the backstory of Father Blackwell's manipulation annd scheming prior to his real introduction to Sabrina actually cements his role in the show further. There's apparently two more books in the series coming out, so I'll have to keep my eyes out for those! If only season 3 of the show was coming out soon! ( )