5 perfect shining stars 
 Rainbow Rowell is my favorite contemporary author, so it was clear from the start that I will like this book. 
 However, nothing has quite prepared me for just how much I'll end up loving it. 
 Her take on ''The Chosen One'' story was hilarious and I loved all the parallels with Hogwarts and Harry Potter. 
 It is a strange mix of fantasy and contemporary setting that surprisingly works. I mean, just because you are a magician, it doesn't mean that you will give up smartphones and Google! Props to Rowell for pulling it off so brilliantly. 
 The characters, in typical Rowell fashion, are incredibly well rounded. Their dynamics, humor and complex relationships are true to life and by the end of the book they felt like close friends. 
 Every one of them is believable and has his/her own strengths and flaws, from the mysterious Mage to loyal, smart and determined Penny, to Agatha, who at the first glance appears cold and vain, but is perhaps the most down to Earth character of them all and sees through the pretense in the Magickal world. 
 Simon is the most reluctant Chosen One I have ever encountered and Baz is the most lovable villain (or is he?) that ever lived. Their interactions are laugh out loud funny and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. 
 Perhaps one of the greatest strengths of this novel apart from characterization is the importance of friendship. Not only there are multiple cases of purely platonic boy/girl friendship (which is sadly still rare in YA), but their interactions are so beautifully written that you can't help wanting to be a part of their circle. 
 Special mention goes to the romance, which was unbelievably cute. It's impossible not to cheer for these two from the start! They will melt even the coldest of hearts. 
 "I am going to die kissing Simon Snow. Aleister Crowley, I'm living a charmed life." 
 I NEED A SEQUEL. 
 And I need the sequel to have its own sequel. I love these characters and I'm not ready to let them go (ever).