Seven Years Awesome Luck

By: Shawna Canon

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Seven years ago, Trick’s mother made a deal with a witch. In exchange for saving his little brother’s life, the witch would turn Trick into a cat and he’d become her familiar. Now, the witch is dead and Trick is human again. And he hates it.

Denneka isn’t looking forward to eighth grade. Of course, since she has no friends and gets bullied at school, she never looks forward to any new school year. But this time it’s different. This year, there’s a very strange new boy who keeps hanging around her for some reason. He’s super cute, and even though he doesn’t talk much, he seems to like her. But he also chases birds and sits in boxes and talks about seeing their missing teacher in a grave.

But then Trick disappears, and a black kitten shows up on Denneka’s doorstep. She knows she should find its owner, but it reminds her of her missing maybe-friend, so she takes it in. As time passes with no sign of Trick, she fears she’ll never see him again—until she wakes up one morning to find him naked in her bed, claiming to have been there all along and confused about why she’s upset. It turns out there are other witches in the world, and some of them are pure trickster.

©2019 Shawna Canon (P)2024 Shawna Canon

Delightfully Awkward

I can’t remember the last time I giggled, gasped, snickered, winced, and just busted up laughing so much in such a short time period. The story was interesting and had a lot going on, but it was not convoluted. It felt unique and came together wonderfully. The characters were great and well-developed, and the narrator did a fantastic job of bringing them all to life in a way that felt true to the style of the book. The story was so awkward and uncomfortable and hilarious in all the right ways. I absolutely loved it!

I'm going to miss these characters

The characters in this book are very dynamic and relatable. The story is very engaging, and the narrator does a good job of letting me know who's perspective I am hearing through voice changes, without being annoying with them. I highly recommend and definitely look forward to more from this author.