How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days

Written by Megan O'Russell

Narrated by Jacob McNatt

Not all wizards were born to be heroes.

Things not to do when you find out you’re a wizard:

1. Do not destroy your apartment with magical fire. You WILL NOT get the security deposit back.

2. Do not form an alliance with the guy who is trying to murder you. This will end badly.

3. Do not drag the girl you’re desperately in love with into your wizard mess. You risk her watching you fail miserably.

4. Under no circumstances should you get in the middle of an epic magical battle. Death will happen. Lots of death and bad things.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ink Worlds Press
• Release date: Apr 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781951359386

Megan O'Russell

Megan started writing when she discovered playing Cordelia in King Lear leaves you way too much time waiting backstage. She began her career as an author during an ill-fated trip to Oz. She hasn't stopped writing (even when living on a tour bus) since. Megan's wanderlust has led her all over the globe. When she's not planning her next escapade, she's diving into fantasy worlds where she doesn't have to worry about what rules she's supposed to follow or how many pairs of socks she can fit in her suitcase. Her love of storytelling has helped Megan weave her real-life exploits into seven different book series. From the epic fantasy world of Ilbrea to the paranormal dystopian romance of Girl of Glass, there is always is a new way to escape into adventure. Megan would love to connect with you on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or TikTok but feels obliged to warn you in advance that you will be hearing about her cats…a lot. If you want to stay up to date on all Megan's books and adventures (and hear about her cats) you can find all her social media links, including where to sign up for her readers community at: https://linktr.ee/meganorussell For film and TV rights inquiries: [e-mail]

Reviews for How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days

[Jodi Aherns · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lots of laugh out loud moments. Love Bryant’s dialogue. Magic at its finest

[montzaleew · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is hilarious!How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin' Days by Megan O'Russell is the funniest book for teens/middle grade I have read in so long! This really needs to be a 10 star book! The colorful characters are a real hoot! The clever and witty dialogue had me laughing out loud. The plot was so hilarious that I want to call my grandkids and have them start reading it right now! I laughed, giggled, and smiled all though this book! I wish this was a movie! Fantastic book!Not finds a phone in can but keeps it and plans to return it later. He opens it and finds out it it a magical device! After causing havoc with it, the owner is tracking him down! So funny!

[catkin026 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I received a free Kindle copy of this book from Netgalley and this has not influenced this review I am now submitting.The 'Percy Jackson' series is still going strong, even with all of various spin-offs that slowly curve back to follow back into the main story, and when this book 'How I Magically Messed Up My Life In Four Friggin' Days' was mentioned by another reviewer as very similar, but for slightly older readers I was intrigued to see if this was true. I read up to the second book of the 'The Heroes Of Olympus', and wanted to see if there was another series that I could start and maybe read side-by-side with the works of Rick Riordan. It's good to know that the other reviewer was spot on, and I'm glad that I discovered this while looking through the new books up on Netgalley. I prefer stories that have a touch of mystery and magic in it, and many times this means that any books that I pick up of either or both of these genres, there is a rendition of 'boy/girl discovers they have powers, and these are unlike what anyone else have ever seen', before the customary fall from grace and sudden redemption. This is especially true in the case of children's books, and there are good ones that are imagined differently but they can be hard to find.This book is clearly the first book, and that isn't a bad start. The characters are still in the bones stage with small bits of padding at the moment, but there is a change here where there is so much potential from how the author has built that padding on the characters. The main character Bryant Adams does discover he has magic, but the method of how he discovers it and even how it is used by him, holds the interest because it's not following the general formula for such story lines.He only figures out how to use certain spells, is not suddenly able to be proficient in nearly everything, and when faced with problems, the story doesn't completely dissolve into angst. There is angst,this does involve teenagers, but it doesn't overpower everything and force the reader to wade through it, or skip pages, until the story picks up again.Bryant Adam's companions are noticeably more interesting, but just as the main character isn't a Marty Stu that aggravates the reader with how he could be 'anyone', the sparks that are Elizabeth and Devon don't completely outshine him and make the reader lose interest in whatever Bryant is up to. Elizabeth is given a background mystery that means she won't fall to the wayside just to be saved the entire time, or else fall into the category of 'knows everything', and Devon is a intriguing rogue that has various skills up his sleeve that make him a delight. The two can only grow from what have been shown so far, and there is so much potential.This also exists within the other characters Bryant comes across, with my favorite (excluding the main character and the other two teenagers) is Lola. I -adore- Lola. I'd normally find her way of speaking aggravating, but somehow she felt real and one I would want to return to the story multiple times. She may be the 'elderly master who knows everything', but she's realistic in her manner and doesn't try to hide -everything- from the main character. The other 'mentor' falls more into the hole of keeping secrets and 'thinks he knows better and so makes decisions without informing the teenagers' and this makes me slightly less invested in him. There is still a very good chance that he will evolve into a character more of his own, considering how the author treated all of the other characters, and I hope this is so.There is only the beginnings of the world that Bryant is now tangled up in, so it's difficult to ascertain if I feel there has been enough world building. It gives me the slight vibes of the game 'The Wolf Among Us', with the magic users being controlled by ones among them who decide who can be where and what they can do, and many being hidden away. I'm hoping that this will also be rich enough that I don't keep comparing it to that game, but I won't be able to know if this has been sucessfully done unless I continue reading.I don't think that this would be much of a hardship though, and I am looking forward to the second book coming out within the next couple of years.