Not to my liking.

That said, I think it would work well for its intended audience. The setting (Australia and New York City) and the magic are different enough to be intriguing and the pace and language are good. But the characters spent too much time not knowing anything and doubting what and whom they thought they knew for me to really get into the story. Part of this may be because Magic Lessons is the second book of a trilogy of which I did not read the first. But based on this book, I'm sure Reason, the main character, will find a way to fix the "my peeps are dying" problem; however, I don't care if she does and am not curious as to how.

On a side note, it's an interesting choice to show generations of teen pregnancies without heavy-handed commentary about how awful it is. There certainly are themes to that effect, but it's never in the forefront.