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The Rules of Magic. Eine zauberhafte Familie by Alice Hoffman
36 reviews
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Alice Hoffman's descriptions really make the magical elements come to life and make the world feel real and true. The more she describes the Owens' Massachusetts house, the more I wish it were real. These books make me want to grow an herb garden and start a town scandal.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement
sophactuallyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
1) I think Franny is a contender for my favorite fictional character I’ve read this year.
I simply adored Franny’s character. Granted, I always have, from the moment I saw the movie for the first time (yes I saw it before reading the book). The harsh one, with a great sense of style (which is NOT reflected in the book, but I respect it). The real one when Jet sugar coated.
I loved seeing her character grow from a gawky teenage girl into the rock of the family. Her flaws made her interesting— I love how she had her hard edges and was stubborn. You don’t see protagonists quite like Franny in much, save for Little Women, maybe. Parts of me related to her as she had to pick up responsibilities, and I’m an only child. I don’t know what it was about Franny, but she was just the most lovable, cranky witch I’ve ever read about.
2) Vincent and Jet were pretty darn cool too.
I got irritated with them both at times. And and Hoffman’s decisions to… well, write a lot of what happened with Vincent, were pretty alarming. Like, if it wasn’t for Franny being so awesome, what she wrote Vincent having done would’ve made me stop reading. In ways it was more concerning than Magic Lessons, which also bothered me. I wish I’d checked TWs before starting, just so I would have been aware going into it that I would be uncomfortable once again!
3) I just… really liked it. Plain as that.
It didn’t make me emotional quite as Magic Lessons did, but it was such a quick read and just made me happy to read. I would’ve finished it a lot sooner if I wasn’t working late. It was never a burden to pick up, instead leaving me excited to see what Franny and gang would do next.
I wish we had more from Franny and Jet’s perspective. Picking up the Book of Magic next so we’ll see! All in all, I just love this series.
Put magic and New England in the same sentence, and I’m here for it.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Incest, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: War
honeymoonleo's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Pedophilia
lindsayerin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Death of parent, and Mental illness
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Animal cruelty
kbaker45's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Bullying, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Pedophilia
skysbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism
Minor: War, Incest, and Cancer
chasingpages1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, War, Animal death, and Homophobia
haileyanne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: War
chezarose79's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Cancer
bsimro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death of parent and Death