Today, at the guest corner, I have my daughter,  who has shown her desire to write her first review – Just Add Magic : TV show that will add a pinch of magic to your life for her mommy’s website. Can anything be more beautiful than having your daughter contributing to your website? I will let her tell you about her first-ever published review….over to you Shreya.  

 

Do you think magic is real? Well, if your answer is no, then you are missing out on something. If you want to see the magic come to life in the form of cooking, Just Add Magic is the show for you. If you want to learn more about this fantastic series, continue reading this series review about Just Add Magic!

 

 

Platform: Amazon Prime

Language: English (United States)

Based on: ‘Just Add Magic’ by Cindy Callaghan

Seasons: 5

Cast: (please bear with the long list but each one of them is an integral part of the story)

Kelly Quinn: (Olivia Sanabia)- A confident and hard-working 12-Year-Old who will go at any length to save her friendship with her two best friends.

Hannah Parker-Kent: (Aubrey K. Miller)- Smart and focused 7th grader who thinks before doing anything; anything unplanned bothers her.

Darbie O’Brien: (Abby Donnelly)- Clumsy but funny member of the trio who has fun being herself and enjoys hanging out with her friends.

Becky Quinn: (Dee Wallace)- Member of the OC’s. (Original Cook’s) who is under a magic spell that prevents her from speaking.

Gina Silvers: (Ellen Karsten)- Member of the OC’s. Quiet, but scary to the neighborhood kids.

Ida Perez: (Amy Hill)- Member of the OC’s. Owner of Mama P’s (cafe). Confident, Stubborn, and has a peculiar nature.

Jake Williams: (Judah Bellamy)- Loyal, friendly, and funny. Work’s at Mama P’s

Terri Quinn: (Catia Ojeda)- Kelly’s mom who is running for mayor.

Scott Quinn: (Andrew Burlinson)- Kelly’s dad who enjoys teasing her.

Chuck Hankins: (Zach Callison)- Teenage boy who disappeared at the Pluot festival (yearly carnival of the town) in 1965.

Buddy Quinn: (Aiden Lovekamp)- Kelly’s brother who loves her, but has fun annoying her.

Mr. Morris: (Usman Ally)- Hannah’s new teacher at Fox Canyon Magnet School who knows about magic, but is not a protector.

Jill/Caroline: (Sprague Grayden)- Helps Terri run for mayor. She used Chameleon Cauliflower (dish which can change your appearance) to change her appearance from Caroline to Jill.

Erin Chua: (Tess Paras)- Owner of Springtown Coffee (cafe).

 

Plot:

Set in the small town of Saffron Falls, three best friends who are inseparable, discover a magic cookbook that spans generations wide and has a long history. The never-ending book contains magical recipes, such as Shut Em’ Up Shortcake- used to make someone go on mute. But what they did not know is that each-and-every method has a downside, and the one who adds the magical spice suffers the downside. Each magical spice has its meaning, like Taurian for time, Parquinnien for friendship, Werpoes for physical spells, etc. With each upcoming day, the girls find out that the truth is more than what meets the eye. With the help of former protectors and witnesses of the magic, they slowly but vigilantly uncover the mysterious facts that lie in their future.

 

My Review on the Series:

Words fall short for T.V. shows like this. I have watched this series four times, and each time my excitement level was more than the previous one. It is not just the element of fantasy that forced me to watch this show four times; it is also the girl’s friendship and daily teenage tantrums. It is a day-to-day issue that they have decided to resolve in the series. Dealing with magic and school is hard, and they have succeeded in addressing this daily problem in a very easy-to-understand way. I am close to being a teenager, and those regular detention visits, school problems, and BFF rivalries all make sense. Coming to the special effects. They make it look like magic is powerful, and all the cast members have all acted equally well according to their role. I love this show and will surely recommend it to other typical teenagers (or a tweenager) like me.

Rating: 5/5!!! (Isn’t that quite evident from the review 🙂 )

 

Author’s Bio:

Hello! My name is Shreya Deo, and I am a 7th grader who lives in Houston, TX. I enjoy writing short fiction stories in my free time. I also enjoy playing cricket, filming YouTube videos, and doing cool card magic. This is not my first piece of writing, but it is my first series review. I hope you will check out this cool series and watch it too! Thank You!