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mysterious_and_spooky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Pregnancy and Grief
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Cancer
martamae77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content and Incest
planreadrepeat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Violence
deedireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
TL;DR REVIEW:
The Book of Magic is a really great conclusion to the Practical Magic series. I think fans of the Owens family are going to love it.
For you if: You like Practical Magic, and/or witchy books about sisterhood and true love.
FULL REVIEW:
“Some stories begin at the beginning and others begin at the end, but all the best stories begin in a library.”
The Book of Magic is the fourth and final novel in the Practical Magic series, perfect for October. It’s witchy and moving, about sisterhood and family and desire and (as always) true love. I think fans of the Practical Magic series are going to be really happy with this one!
The Book of Magic takes place after Practical Magic, giving us the conclusion of Sally and Gillian’s story, but also Aunt Jet and Aunt Fran’s. You don't have to have read all the books in the series before picking this up — I started my PM journey with Magic Lessons, which was the third one released, and THEN I saw the Practical Magic movie, and now I've read this one. That said, I could tell that there was a lot from The Rules of Magic, Jet and Fran’s story, that I would have appreciated more deeply if I'd read that one. Still, I never felt lost — she gives great backstory.
I also listened along with the audiobook as I read, and it was really well narrated, as I fully expected!
Read this if you love books about witches and sisterhood and true love and whimsy and magic.
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility and Kidnapping
joramous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Minor: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Blood