Batool Mohsin Mohsin itibaren Balokbar, West Bengal 721446, Hindistan itibaren Balokbar, West Bengal 721446, Hindistan

YA Fantasy. An evil spirit has marked Laura Chant's little brother and the only place she can turn is to Sorry Carlisle, seventh form prefect and witch. I have read this book so many times I've lost count. It's the perfect mix of magic and romance and the mundane details of family life. It also takes place in New Zealand, which makes it all the more adorable to me, because Laura might find it boring but it's got a magic quality of its own. It's a very short book, but packs a lot in, and the ending leaves you with a good idea of how things are going to go from there. Laura's only fourteen, and she's a sensible girl. Sorry's three years older, but emotionally stunted, and there's a nice tension between them, sexual, but emotional and metaphysical as well. Sorry is other and Laura's the only one who really sees him for what he is. This is a perfect little book (if a bit excitable at times), and one of my oldest comfort reads.