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The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye is a perfect example of best friends. Regardless of what life throws your way, your friends and more specifically, your best friend will not judge you, will not turn away from you, and will believe you, no matter how ridiculous the allegation.The Midnight Spell follows the story of best friends, Adam and Christy. Both have been already classified as losers and unpopular since elementary school days, this dynamic duo still carry on through their days at school with the strength of each other’s company.Christy is a budding witch who will stop at nothing to help her best friend, Adam, find a boyfriend. Being in a small town, the population of potential gay prospects is nil…zero…nada. So Christy takes it upon herself to do a spell at midnight which will bring Adam’s soon to be boyfriend into his life. Little do they know that they got more than they bargained for. Not only is there one new student that starts the next day, but there are two. Olivia, who has the looks and cools of becoming one of the popular kids, has taken to the side of Christy and Adam, and Mark…deep, dark, mysterious, utterly handsome and totally gay Mark…has taken an interest in Adam.Could Christy’s spell have worked? Did she just give her best friend the ultimate gift? The gift of love? Everything between Adam and Mark seem to go off without a hitch…until Christy bears witness to some of Mark’s odd behavior. And it seems that when she confronts Adam with her findings, he is pretty reluctant to believe her. I mean, come on! New boyfriend here!The truth starts to unravel as Mark’s deep, dark secret comes to light. Things will never be the same and the monsters that go bump in the night, appear to be more real than fantasy.Okay, so first off… loved this book! The writing styles of both Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye are so addictive, and the characters found inside are full of personality. Readers everywhere will find one that they will be able to relate to, most definitely. The storyline is one that is pretty unique and was a thrill to watch unfold. As I’ve stated before, I absolutely adored the whole best friend pact in The Midnight Spell. It left me with so many warm, fuzzy feelings. But those feelings weren’t the only ones I was feeling…oh no, dear reader.It absolutely broke my heart to witness the bully and torment that poor Adam had to go through. I can only imagine how awful it is in a small town where there is no one else around that is gay. I wanted to reach through the pages and protect this guy so badly! The minute an inkling of sort of bullying tactic came up, I had “pissed off” face plastered on right away.Not only did my heart break for Adam, but I also felt so badly for Christy. To know that she is different, and have a crush on the most crush-worthy guy in the school, to only find that he’s starting to notice you, and you can’t help but act like a dolt around him. I felt awful for Christy and the party scene, but at the same time, I thought it was so hilarious. Her thoughts and actions while she was drunk had me chuckling, as it was written perfectly.And how awesome was it that the little group was forming to become their own little Scooby Gang, a la Buffy The Vampire Slayer! I was laughing pretty hard with all the little Buffy mentions, and how the researching that was being done at the library wasn’t nearly as cool as it looked on TV. (Truer words were never spoken).Fans of reads involving the loyalties of best friends, with a twist of monsters, and a dash of crazy boyfriend material, will fall head over heels for The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye.