A review by bethwolf
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

3.0

This was maybe a 3 or 3.5 for me. Read this book if you have a love of magic, history, beautiful prose, and family epics. Avoid this book if, like me, you are a short chapter girlie. Also avoid if a book with very little plot is not for you. This prequel is definitely an exploration of what came before the novel that is more well known. I don’t think this novel as a whole has an overarching plot or point to it. It was good but it wasn’t great. It felt magical and like a vivid, beautiful world. But I like my books with a little bit of plot in them.