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A review by tneumann
The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
2.5
I kept checking if this was a YA book, because the characters, the writing, the plot, it was all so surface level and juvenile. Lots of potential - always a fan of magical realism and whimsy - but I was not invested in any of it, which made the story feel quite slow.
The story would have benefited more from showing instead of telling, and the character’s growth just felt unearned. Better storytelling would have kept my interest better, even with the story being very predictable.
It was cute, it was fine. Not a lot of depth, very Hallmark movie.
The story would have benefited more from showing instead of telling, and the character’s growth just felt unearned. Better storytelling would have kept my interest better, even with the story being very predictable.
It was cute, it was fine. Not a lot of depth, very Hallmark movie.