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Mar 29, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by Tasha for TeensReadToo.com

Rachel's ready to start off her sophomore year of high school with a bang! Now that she's gotten her powers, and learned to semi-control them, there's nothing holding her back from having the best year ever. Except there is one little hindrance - she has to keep her witch life and her "normal" life separated, and the task is proving to be a lot harder then she thought.

First there is her Samsorta, which is pretty much a debu More...

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May 23, 2011

Ada rated it:

Parties and Potions is about a girl called Rachel that has a sister called Miri, they grew up not knowing they are witches. Rachel attend school like a normal girl and she goes to a school that normal girls go. She don't know anything about the witch world and she don't plan to tell anyone that she is a witch. Wendaline, Miri's online friend is a total witcholic. She knows a lot about being a witch, she tells the people in the same shes in (same school as Rachel) that she is a witch. Rachel got More...

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Dec 27, 2010

Dana rated it:

368 pages
by Sarah Mlynowski

Rachel and Miri are not your ordinary Manhattan sisters. They just happen to be witches. In the fourth book of this series, Magic in Manhattan, Miri convinces Rachel to do a Samsorta. It is kind of like a bat mitzvah/ débutante/ quinceñara kind of thing, except for witches. They join the class in Arizona, at a school that hadn't started class yet. The coed school was crawling with witches and warlocks, all who were perfectly normal kids. Rachel and Mi More...

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Apr 19, 2010

Jacqueline rated it:

Parties & Potions is the fourth and last book in the Magic in Manhattan series. The series follows the life of new witches Miri and Rachel as they deal with both their newfound powers and the typical day to day problems of teen and tweens. I definitely think that this is the best book in the series. The characters are fully developed, and they face true problems, like figuring out who they are and how to be honest even when it isn't easy. Also covered a bit is the meaning of love.

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Jun 13, 2010

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In parties & potions by sarah mlynowski is about Rachael who is a witch. Her father who isn't a witch doesn't know that her and her sister are witches and she is afraid to expose the secret to him. Also they are going to a witch ball. yes she is now a witch and she can snap her fingers and be in Paris or where ever but there is more to being a witch (her mother taught her about the history of witches) Also she cant tell anyone she is a witch especially her boyfriend Raf. They break up because sh More...

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Jul 27, 2009

Mochi rated it:

Wow. I think that this book is the best in the series so far. I'm serious.

Reason 1.) Miri is such a catchy character. She is SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO clever. And she knows how to get things to work out. She's stubborn, but that can be good.

Reason 2.) Rachel and Raf. I was so glad that in the end, she told Raf that she's a witch and everything was happy. Also, they make a good couple.

Reason 3.) Wendaline (not Wendy). Such a spunky girl. She adds soooo much to the st More...

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Oct 10, 2011

Mittica marked it as to-read

Catherine Burke
10/10/11
Period 2

This book is all about a teenage witch named Rachel who goes to this secret place just for witches with her little sister named Miri. They are getting ready for a ball that every witch has to go to at some point that is called a samsorta. While she is there she meets a boy witch- a warlock -named Adam who she likes a lot but the only problem is that Rachel has a boyfriend back home and she can't seem to remember that important little detail ever More...

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May 25, 2010

Dana rated it:

Parties & Potions is the best of the Magic in Manhattan series yet. I was laughing while reading this one as the others, it just seemed to happen more often. Rachel has her powers and is back at school. She meets a weird witch named Wendaline who almost exposes herself to the whole school. Wendy is a bit too proud of being a witch and Rachel has to fix that.

In this book Rachel is exposed to the witch community, which to her surprise is very up-to date with the world. They actually cr More...

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Mar 27, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

I really like this series, it's just fun and fast; the cotton candy of my reading list. However, Rachel's extreme self-involvement and lack of character progression are starting to bother me. She's basically exactly the same (emotionally and in how she relates to others) as she was in the first book. The humor in this book, and the others, are what save them and keep me reading. Characterization is the weak point though and this book is no different in that from the others. There are points wher More...

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Jun 14, 2010

Melissa rated it:

This is the last book in the series. It's just about how Miri wants to go to a school for witches, so she can learn to improve her magic, and gets Rachael to join as well. When they learn about the Samsorta, a magic ritual in which girls go through to make themselves known in the world, they start to want one and beg their mom. As she reluctantly agrees, the start classes a few weeks later. There, Rachael meets Adam, a magical being like her, and they become good friends. However, Adam starts to More...

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Jan 05, 2009

Hailey rated it:

I loooooooved this book so much!!!!!!!! Best series ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sep 16, 2010

Aime rated it:

Parties and potions is the next and last book of the series.Its about the same girl who gets a samsorta lesson her sister could get her first kiss.Everything went smooth until she started lying to her boyfriend.Her dad was shocked when they told him they were witches and didnt talk to them for a week or two.She got mad and depressed 'cause of her dad.
This situationis similar to other girls lives.Im not saying me im saying other people.Its depressing when that happens but in the end it More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Xxvampire_diariezxx rated it:

This book is funny and a good book for preteens. It has secrets, boyfriend problems, and relationship issues. In this book a young girl named Rachel who is a witch as well as her younger sister Miri. Their father is remarried and doesn't know that his ex-wife and daughters are witches. They meet another witch named Wendeline. Throughout the book Rachel tells about wanting to tell her boyfriend Raf about being a witch, meeting a cute boy witch who understands her problems, and planning her and h More...

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Mar 12, 2010

Samira rated it:

I loved this book. The entire time i was reading this book, i had a huge smile on my face. The main character Rachel is so up beat and funny, you can't help falling in love with her. All the characters are funny and charming and just plain lovable. I loved the idea of an entire witch community and they all interacting with each other and also dealing with issues any normal teenager face. I just loved the quirky and cute little spells Rachel and her friends came up with! The entire series is uniq More...

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Feb 25, 2009

Hannah rated it:

I never knew there was a 4th one!!!!!

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Sep 27, 2009

Celestasaurus rated it:

Rachel struggles to separate her regular life with her witch life. First, there's the freshman girl, Wendaline, who openly admits to being a witch. Second, there's her sister Miri who wants to tell their father the truth. Lastly, there's Samsorta, or a witches coming out party, and it's getting difficult to fabricate excuses for magic school and other stuff associated with this event. More than anything, Rachel wants things to stay the way they are, with her loved ones (i.e. her dad, Raf, Ta More...

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Feb 25, 2009

Amanda rated it:

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Jul 27, 2009

Audrey rated it:

I can't decide which book was better-Spells and Sleeping Bags or Parties and Potions. This book was like Rachel and Miri opened a door to anoteh world of paradise, and Sarah Mlynowski is so great at describing it. I feel like I'm going into that other world with them too, which is another example of Sarah Mlynowski's geniusness (i'm pretty sure that's not how it's spelled...but anyways)and yet again, if you haven't read it, you don't know what you're missing.

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Jun 21, 2010

Jamie rated it:

I loved this book. Rachel and Miri actually gets to go to witch school! But there's so much witch craft and there's more drama. This book was actually a really sweet ending to the series that Sarah Mlynowski had written. Most of the time Rachel was battling to tell the truth to Raf about being a witch but in the end she told him the truth.. and he still loved her. Its really sweet but i didn't really suspect that Raf would have liked Rachel so much.

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Feb 02, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

This is the third bookof the Magic in MAnhattan series. Of course, Sarah Mlynowski outshone herself again! i couldn't put the book down! it was awesome. Rachel is finally a witch and her sister Miri will attened this ball, caLLED A Samsorta. She keeps the secret from RAf and her dad. Then Rachel meets Adam a cute witch boy. But now RAchel has to choose between who she truly likes: her non warlock boyfriend or Adam?

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Apr 12, 2009

Kimberly rated it:

This review comes from my daughter, who was surprised how the book unfolded. I was surprised how Rachel would tell everyone that she is a witch and meet new witches at different times. What really amazed me is that Adam tried to kiss Rachel when she had a boyfriend. And that Rachel broke up with Raf when they both love each other. Miri Iam surprised that she found her true love.

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Mar 22, 2009

oıɔoɹ/rocio♥ rated it:

This the 4th book of the series Magic in Manhattan. I thought it was really funny. It's about a girl that has magical powers but has never know much of the magic community because her mother left her and her sister, Miri, in the dark for years. A few ago, her sister Miri discovered that she had magical powers. Then it all changed. The secret was revealed and as it turns out, their mother was a witch too. However, she never told their dad, and now it's up to them to tell them. Now, Rachel has to More...

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May 09, 2011

Xueh Wei rated it:

This is the last book in this witchy sequel by Sarah M. Personally, I thought that the last book was the best :) It starts with how Raf suspects Rachel because he sees her with another guy and the guessing game begins. Great ending with how Raf, Rachel's boyfriend accepts the fact that she is a witch in the end. thumbs up! I love Happy Endings <3

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Jul 07, 2011

Brett rated it:

Rachel Weinstein is back & learning some more important life lessons while getting herself in crazy situations. This time, she discovers with sister Miri that there is a world of witches out there, who go to witch school & participate in an event called a "Samsorta," a sort of bat mitzvah for witches. But in doing this, will Rachel have to reveal the truth about herself to her father, or worse still, her beloved boyfriend, Raf? The overarching theme of being true to yourself no matter More...

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Mar 27, 2009

Nian rated it:

Those superficial and total teen oblivion/self obsessed moments really bugged me. You kind of have to hate the protagonist when she's being such a pain in the ass. Well, Rachel has her moments, but I feel like she hasn't changed at all. Her progress is lacking, but she's only aged one year; I can't expect too much.

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Jan 27, 2012

Ellie rated it:

This story is so adorable, I liked everything about it, the relationship between the sisters, the ties between the new and old friends, first love for Miri, the younger sister and the witchy happy ending. The tone of the book reminds me a lot of Sophie Kinsella's shopaholic stories. I sooo want to be a witch!

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Jun 06, 2010

Sparklesfly rated it:

a girl meets a new witch in skool and the new witch is always stealing her friends and she doesnt like it and becuz she doesnt know how to dress and she really wants to go to a party but u need to accompilish potions and shes begging her mom to go but she wont becuz of wat happen to her mom she was little

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Apr 16, 2011

Annika rated it:

I thought this series got better with each book. I enjoyed the characters much more as I watched them grow and develop. I read almost the entire series in one weekend while I was sick in bed. Great quick reads! I enjoyed the witch world that the author created; I thought it was very believable and fun.

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Jan 28, 2009

Jessica rated it:

This was the final book in the series so far and my favorite. I really enjoyed the story line and how the characters developed. I had felt that in the middle two books things had come to a standstill but this one proved me wrong. Yeah I know it's for like 13 year olds but it was cute and had a good message. I secerely hope there are more to come but I'm not sure if she can do anything new and exciting! I recommend them all though.

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Dec 17, 2009

Sophia rated it:

How could it end so suddenly I mean she tells her boyfriend she is a witch and they end the book with them dancing? She should go in more detail on how he was surprised I mean it is not everyday that someone tells you they are a witch!

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