The rules of magic

367 pages

English language

Published Feb. 13, 2017 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-5011-3747-1
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OCLC Number:
967774948

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4 stars (3 reviews)

From beloved author Alice Hoffman comes the spellbinding prequel to her bestseller, Practical Magic.Find your magic.For the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man.Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people's thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk.From the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. But when her children visit their …

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4 stars

This was my first Alice Hoffman read, and I was pleased. It's quite an entertaining story, and I will certainly pick up the rest of the series! It's the type of fantasy I enjoy.

A question: Just wondering: did the cab driver also die in the accident? His fate wasn't mentioned, and that bothers me. And--I'll be looking foward to see if Vincent gets to see his sisters again, in the later books.

Review of 'The rules of magic' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I want to fall all over myself over this book, like most of the rest of you. I truly do.

I loved the Practical Magic movie (who didn't??). More recently, I loved the book, too, and felt like it was pitch perfect.

And the recent Faery Magazine homage to Alice Hoffman, Witches, and this forthcoming book was SO incredibly rich and juicy, I could hardly wait to reserve it for immediate delivery upon publication.

So..??
Well, it was a real tour de force of all things 1960s. Nice flavor and background. Loads of quickie magical tips and herbalism sprinkled throughout. Interesting characters.. but.

I don't know. Ultimately I really had trouble, it seems, connecting to the protagonists. I liked the supporting characters. I liked Isabelle the best.

But Franny and Jet? There was just something flat about them. After a while, their angst just grew tiresome. And Vincent? He seemed …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Family secrets
  • Women
  • Romance fiction
  • Secrecy