Surla is a
magical, black cat, and Idis is a witch and her keeper. In an attempt to escape
the mean and evil witch, Surla accidentally switches bodies with a high school
girl named Cathy. The two must live the life of the other while hiding from the
wrath of Idis.
In the
interim, the cat shows Cathy how to show off, be cool, and just pretty much how
to survive high school. As with any typical high school, there are cute jocks
and mean girls, and the two must live through it all—and figure out how to
escape the witch and switch back!
This was
another Freaky Friday story—but with
felines. Oddly enough, some parts of the story were told from the eye of the
cat. Well, of course, these were magical cats, for god’s sakes!
It kind of
reminded me of the movie, Hocus Pocus,
with its Disney antics and fumbling witch that may have taken a likeness to the
funny Bette Midler, but there wasn’t as much magic as I thought it would’ve
had.
By the end,
Surla made some really good friends in Todd and Chrissy, just like Sabrina in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, but what’s
to happen when she must leave and return to her cat body?
The showdown,
I thought, was sort’ve confusing. I didn’t really know what the heck was going
on. And, above all else, it ended with a cliff-hanger, which I hate. “Idis is…”
That’s it? See, the writers/publishers do this to you on purpose, because they
want to force you to get the next book in the series. What a jip! And why is
there a series? I mean, how many times can you switch lives with a cat? Well,
judging from the title of the next book, BeSwitched
Witch, someone might be switching with Idis, the evil witch. That might be
worth checking out a little.
Overall,
this was a cute, funny, easy-to-follow story that was mostly intended for the
12-year old audience judging from the simple writing style.
My rating: 3 stars
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