The Book of Magic
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Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters。
The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change。 The novel begins in a library， the best place for a story to be conjured， when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live。 Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work。
A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women， and one long-lost brother， to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art。 The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally， their fiercely protective mother。 As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are， her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family， and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love。
'THE BOOK OF MAGIC' is a breathtaking conclusion that celebrates mothers and daughters， sisters and brothers， and anyone who has ever been in love。
©2021 Alice Hoffman （P）2021 Simon & Schuster Audio
Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters。
The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change。 The novel begins in a library， the best place for a story to be conjured， when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live。 Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work。
A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women， and one long-lost brother， to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art。 The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally， their fiercely protective mother。 As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are， her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family， and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love。
'THE BOOK OF MAGIC' is a breathtaking conclusion that celebrates mothers and daughters， sisters and brothers， and anyone who has ever been in love。
©2021 Alice Hoffman （P）2021 Simon & Schuster Audio
Reviews
Sonee Singh
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Alice Hoffman’s magical writing is back。 I simply love her style。 This book was all that I’d hoped it would be。 The conclusion of the series was as page-turning as the other books that came before it。
Norah Gibbons
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I received an ARC of this book to read through Edelweiss+。 All opinions are my own。 The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman is the second book in her delightful Practical Magic Series。 To get the most enjoyment out of this book， I do think you need to read the first book Practical Magic， and also the prequels， 0。1 Magic Lessons and 0。2 The Rules of Magic。 The reason I say this is that some of the characters are lightly drawn here， and you won't understand their choices in this book if you have not al I received an ARC of this book to read through Edelweiss+。 All opinions are my own。 The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman is the second book in her delightful Practical Magic Series。 To get the most enjoyment out of this book， I do think you need to read the first book Practical Magic， and also the prequels， 0。1 Magic Lessons and 0。2 The Rules of Magic。 The reason I say this is that some of the characters are lightly drawn here， and you won't understand their choices in this book if you have not already met them in the previous books。 When Kylie Owens tells Gideon Barnes she loves him， he is affected by the family curse， and while he lies in a coma， three generations of the family come together to work to end the curse and save his life。 To do so， they must travel back to where it all began in Essex， England， and danger and darkness await them there。 The story is full of love and magic， ghosts from the past， as well as sorrow and joy because you must "give a life to save a life"， and "what you give to the world will come back threefold"。 I very much enjoyed revisiting the Owen's family and meeting the younger generation， Kylie and Antonia， Sally's children。 This book is most definitely one for my keeper shelf。 Publishing Date: October 12， 2021。 #TheBookOfMagic #AliceHoffman #SimonAndSchusterCanada #ContemporaryFantasy #SFFReader #FantasyNovel #bookstagram #bookstagrammer 。。。more
julia ☆ [owls reads]
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4 stars！* Live a lot。 Alice Hoffman has， once again， captured my heart with her writing in The Book of Magic。 I didn't know I needed this book in my life， but I am very happy with how this conclusion turned out。 The narrative was engrossing right from the very start and I knew I was going to embark on a journey that was going to make me laugh and cry in equal measure。It was such a pleasure to come back to this world after getting installments about Maria and Franny， Jet， and Vincent 4 stars！* Live a lot。 Alice Hoffman has， once again， captured my heart with her writing in The Book of Magic。 I didn't know I needed this book in my life， but I am very happy with how this conclusion turned out。 The narrative was engrossing right from the very start and I knew I was going to embark on a journey that was going to make me laugh and cry in equal measure。It was such a pleasure to come back to this world after getting installments about Maria and Franny， Jet， and Vincent's stories。 Everything and everyone came together in The Book of Magic in most unexpected ways and it was lovely to meet the Owenses again。 I really enjoyed that we got chapters from the perspective of Sally's daughters， though Kylie made me incredibly frustrated at times。I was pretty curious with how the plot was going to progress considering the curse and the characters's goals。 I found it fascinating how Hoffman managed to bring certain plot point from previous novels to this one in an organic manner and how everything made perfect sense when put together。 I wasn't expecting some of the things that happened and was very sad about others， but it all fit the series tone and the overall story so well。The final few chapters leading to the resolution of the big conflict were particularly devastating and I was a bit upset that one character seemed to flee from the consequences of their actions （I do believe they got what they deserved， eventually）。 I was so happy， though， that the story ended in such a hopeful tone and that the ones who mattered most got their happy endings after everything。I will always hold this series very dear to my heart and am thankful for Hoffman's words through it all。*Series: #2 in the Practical Magic series。POV: Told from Jet， Franny， Sally， Gillian， Vincent， Kylie， and Antonia's POVs。Content Warnings: （view spoiler）[Loss of a loved one。 Car accident。 （hide spoiler）]Cliffhanger: No。HEA: （view spoiler）[Yes！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Jay bookworm
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To say that I highly anticipated this book is an understatement。 I’ve read the previous two books in the series and loved them both。 Traveling through other worlds that Alice Hoffman created has also enriched my reading life and allowed me to live in other places and times。 Her ability to envelop you in the place and characters is remarkable and this book is no exception。 We start with the aunts， particularly Jet。 They are older and still the closest of sisters。 At a high level， we learn what Sa To say that I highly anticipated this book is an understatement。 I’ve read the previous two books in the series and loved them both。 Traveling through other worlds that Alice Hoffman created has also enriched my reading life and allowed me to live in other places and times。 Her ability to envelop you in the place and characters is remarkable and this book is no exception。 We start with the aunts， particularly Jet。 They are older and still the closest of sisters。 At a high level， we learn what Sally and Gillian have been doing in the years since we last read about them， we pick back up with Vincent， Antonia and Kylie as well。 It’s a story of family love， romantic love and love of this life。 We see the beauty of our world through their eyes and it is beautiful。 It can be heartbreaking， uplifting and validating all at the same time。 Many thank to the author for giving us this final piece and bringing some closure to the Owens curse。 。。。more
Vicki
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The Book of Magic，” by Alice Hoffman， Simon & Schuster， 400 pages， Oct。 12， 2021。Jet Owens， who is in her 80s， hears the deathwatch beetle in the Owens Library and knows it means she has only seven days to live。 In 1680， Maria Owens， the first woman in their family to arrive in Massachusetts was sentenced to death for witchcraft。 She called out a curse on love for the women in her family。 The curse has lasted 300 years。Jet decides to change her family’s fate。 Jet’s sister， Franny， and their niec The Book of Magic，” by Alice Hoffman， Simon & Schuster， 400 pages， Oct。 12， 2021。Jet Owens， who is in her 80s， hears the deathwatch beetle in the Owens Library and knows it means she has only seven days to live。 In 1680， Maria Owens， the first woman in their family to arrive in Massachusetts was sentenced to death for witchcraft。 She called out a curse on love for the women in her family。 The curse has lasted 300 years。Jet decides to change her family’s fate。 Jet’s sister， Franny， and their niece， Sally， live with her。 Franny and Jet haven’t seen their brother， Vincent， since he moved to Europe 60 years ago。Sally， who was widowed twice， is the library’s director。 Sally’s older daughter， Antonia， is in medical school。 Her younger daughter， Kylie， is a sophomore at Harvard。 Sally decided not to tell her daughters about the curse。 Sally’s sister， Gillian， lives near Antonia and Kylie。Then Gideon Barnes， Kylie’s boyfriend， is critically injured。 To save him， three generations of Owens women and one long-lost brother use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where Maria Owens first practiced magic。If you love magical realism， this is the perfect read for you。 If you are hesitant to pick this up because of the magical realism， try it anyway。 The real magic is the strength of the relationship among the siblings and between the parents and children。 The characters and the plot are excellent。 The only drawback is this is the third and final book in the series。 I will miss the Owens family。In accordance with FTC guidelines， the advance reader's edition of this book was provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Joanne
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I've loved this series by Alice Hoffman （Practical Magic， The Rules of Magic， Magic Lessons， and The Book of Magic）。 In this final installment， Jet， Franny， and Vincent seek to undo the curse that has meant generations of Owens women cannot love （or， if they do， their beloved dies）。 Gillian and Sally， （the sisters raised by Jet and Franny）， and Antonia and Kylie （20-something daughters of Sally） join in the search to unlock the curse when Kylie's boyfriend Gideon is struck by a car and left in a I've loved this series by Alice Hoffman （Practical Magic， The Rules of Magic， Magic Lessons， and The Book of Magic）。 In this final installment， Jet， Franny， and Vincent seek to undo the curse that has meant generations of Owens women cannot love （or， if they do， their beloved dies）。 Gillian and Sally， （the sisters raised by Jet and Franny）， and Antonia and Kylie （20-something daughters of Sally） join in the search to unlock the curse when Kylie's boyfriend Gideon is struck by a car and left in a coma。 I loved Hoffman's central premise that love makes us whole， and I find her imagery absolutely delightful。。。Courage Tea， Chocolate Tipsy cake， Franny's red boots。 The book rambled in places， especially when Hoffman tried to weave in the strands of other generations from other books in the series， and the pace only really picked up for me in the last 1/4 of the book。 。。。more
Mostly Book Reviews
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What a roller coaster of emotions！ If you are like me and have been invested in the Owens family story， then I'm sure you cried a lot while reading The Book of Magic。。。No？ Just me？！ The last installment story about the family curse that was placed on the Owens woman for over 300 years has finally been lifted。。。or has it？ The Book of Magic follows Kylie， as you know is Sally's daughter who is all grown now and set on finding out how to break the curse。 But at what cost？ The Book of Magic， is dev What a roller coaster of emotions！ If you are like me and have been invested in the Owens family story， then I'm sure you cried a lot while reading The Book of Magic。。。No？ Just me？！ The last installment story about the family curse that was placed on the Owens woman for over 300 years has finally been lifted。。。or has it？ The Book of Magic follows Kylie， as you know is Sally's daughter who is all grown now and set on finding out how to break the curse。 But at what cost？ The Book of Magic， is devastating， hopeful and leaves your heart aching。 I cried I don't know how many times while reading this book， because it was sad？ Partly， but mostly because I wasnt ready to say good bye to the Owens woman， who （I know its ridiculous） have formed a bond to。。。I think with every great story there needs to come an end， but I hope one day Alice Hoffman gives us an update on how the Owens woman are doing。 Read the book， and buy it for your sister。 " Once upon a time there were two sisters， as different from each other as night and day。 In their family a sister was everything， your heart and soul。。。" 。。。more
Maria
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“To end a curse， be prepared to give up everything。”Thank you @simonandschuster & @netgalley for the #gifted copy of The Book of Magic， which made my heart so happy this week。 Synopsis: The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change。 The novel begins in a library， the best place for a story to be conjured， when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live。 Jet is not the only one “To end a curse， be prepared to give up everything。”Thank you @simonandschuster & @netgalley for the #gifted copy of The Book of Magic， which made my heart so happy this week。 Synopsis: The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change。 The novel begins in a library， the best place for a story to be conjured， when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live。 Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work。 A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women， and one long-lost brother， to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art。I devoured this book in a day。 Alice Hoffman is such an incredible storyteller。 Her writing is mesmerizing and really transports the reader into the world she’s created。 Her skill for writing is definitely magical。 I loved all of the generations that tapped into this book， this might be my favorite。 This was my first time reading the series and The Book of Magic was the perfect ending。 I so badly wanted a happy ending for this series and the characters， and that’s what I got。 The life lessons in this book are also timeless， and I can definitely pull many of them into my own life。 It is going to be so hard saying goodbye to the Owens family， and I sincerely hope this is not the last time we see a member of the Owens family。 If you loved any of her other books， love books and libraries， or just want to lose yourself in a witchy read this October， this is for you。 #MagicLessons #TheRulesOfMagic #PracticalMagic #TheBookOfMagic #AliceHoffman 。。。more
Michele | chapter_master_
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4。5 ⭐️
Jenn of The Bookish Society
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I both wanted and didn’t want to read the conclusion of this series。 On one hand I adore the Owens family and want all the stories。 On the other， the end is the end。 This did not disappoint in any way。 You’ll laugh and cry and then like me- want to start the whole series over again。
Tiffany www。instagram。com/tiffs_bookshelf
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I love this series！！！！！！！ As a reader who doesn't normally read fantasy fiction I do enjoy a great witch story and this series sucked me in yrs ago。 This book is the perfect end to the Owen's family trilogy in my opinion。 I highly recommend this book and this series。 I love this series！！！！！！！ As a reader who doesn't normally read fantasy fiction I do enjoy a great witch story and this series sucked me in yrs ago。 This book is the perfect end to the Owen's family trilogy in my opinion。 I highly recommend this book and this series。 。。。more
Diane
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Wonderful ending of a fantastic series！！ Thank you， Alice Hoffman。
Kim
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As all serious readers know “the best stories begin in a library” and there should be love somewhere inside every story。 Throughout the series there have been strong women， bloodline witches， devoted sisters， all of the Owens clan， descendants of Maria and Hannah Owens。 This is to be Jet and Franny’s finale with a bow to Sally and Gillian those youngsters who arrived on their aunt’s doorsteps years ago。 Much of this story is circles around Sally’s daughters， Kylie and Antonia。 If it is to be a s As all serious readers know “the best stories begin in a library” and there should be love somewhere inside every story。 Throughout the series there have been strong women， bloodline witches， devoted sisters， all of the Owens clan， descendants of Maria and Hannah Owens。 This is to be Jet and Franny’s finale with a bow to Sally and Gillian those youngsters who arrived on their aunt’s doorsteps years ago。 Much of this story is circles around Sally’s daughters， Kylie and Antonia。 If it is to be a story of the Owens’ women， magic and love have to play crucial parts in the story。 What Sally will do to deny her magic， what Gillian will do to win her deepest desire， what Kylie will do to save her love， what Antonia has to learn from her disbelief。 Sisters as different as could be imagined are everything to the other。 There are no boundaries when a sister needs help。 Nothing need be asked - everything is given。 “This is what love was， you stayed when you wanted to run away。 You held on when you knew you had no choice but to let go。”The rhythm of the first third of this book felt slightly off。 The balance was smoother and reminiscent of the previous books in the series。 The introspection of each character was necessary and deftly handled。 The reintroduction of Jet and Franny’s brother， Vincent and his history was a fresh breath of a life lived for love and devotion。 Through Sally and Gillian， Alice Hoffman reminds us of what is truly important in this world as they hold hands and walk home。 Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for a copy。 。。。more
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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For this and other book reviews， visit www。bargain-sleuth。com。 Subscribe and never miss a review！Last year close to Halloween I took the time to read Practical Magic and Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman and really enjoyed them。 So when NetGalley and Simon and Schuster offered me the chance to read and offer my honest review of The Book of Magic， I applied and was thrilled to have been chosen。 While last year’s Magic Lessons went back in time to the start of the Owens family curse， The Book of Magi For this and other book reviews， visit www。bargain-sleuth。com。 Subscribe and never miss a review！Last year close to Halloween I took the time to read Practical Magic and Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman and really enjoyed them。 So when NetGalley and Simon and Schuster offered me the chance to read and offer my honest review of The Book of Magic， I applied and was thrilled to have been chosen。 While last year’s Magic Lessons went back in time to the start of the Owens family curse， The Book of Magic is set in present day， with the characters from Practical Magic aged about 20 years。Going into a book and knowing it is the end of a series is a little bittersweet， because the Owens family has grown on me。 I was first introduced to them with the movie （Shock！ Horrors！ She watched the movie first！） but didn’t read the book until last year， right before Magic Lessons came out。 I quickly became a fan of Alice Hoffman’s writing。Let me just say that I could totally see the same actresses reprising their roles for the movie version of this book。 Because I was introduced to the Owens family through the film， that’s how I picture them。 But who would I picture as Vincent？ Hard to say。 Because I haven’t read The Rules of Magic， where we see Vincent as a younger man， I’d be hard-pressed to imagine。 I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if they make a movie out of this book， too。The gist of this book is Kylie， one of Sally’s daughters， trying to break the Owens curse Maria hoisted upon the family 300 years before， because the man she loves was in a terrible accident and is in a coma。 She gets ahold of the book of dark magic that Faith Owens used hundreds of years ago and heads to England， where the original Sussex County and Owens family originated。Franny and Jet and Sally and Gillian and Antonia know they have to stop Kylie， but before they can go after her， the death watch beetle appears。 Who is it for？ As the publisher’s blurb mentions， it is for Jet， and you know there’s no escaping death， no magic that can reverse the inevitable conclusion。For a book series that deals with curse for loving someone， you do feel a lot of love between the characters。 The familial bond， the instant connection to strangers who won’t be strangers much longer。 There’s a lot of emotion in this book， so if you’re one who cries at books， have some tissues on hand because there are plenty of instances where one could shed a tear。There’s also this incredible darkness in this book that I also found in Magic Lessons when the subject deals with the dark arts， a feeling of helplessness that can only be evoked by an author of the caliber of Alice Hoffman。 I had a hard time with these sections， because my heart has never felt so dark， not even when suffering personal loss。 What motivates someone to hurt others？ It certainly makes for a more interesting story， let me tell you that！Is the curse finally broken？ Can the Owens family truly love someone without fear of death？ You’ll just have to read the book to find out。 While the beginning of the book gives some of the backstory， it felt incomplete to me， so I do recommend you read Practical Magic and Magic Lessons first before you tackle The Book of Magic for a more fleshed out explanation of who is who and what is what。What I love about the Practical Magic books is that even though in my everyday life I don’t believe in magic， it’s totally believable in the books because of the weaving of tales and depth to the stories。 I want to try some of the herbal concoctions for illness that are mentioned throughout the books。 I will definitely be going back and reading The Rules of Magic （Amazon）， which deals with Franny， Jet and Vincent’s earlier lives when they began unraveling the mystery and curse of the family。 。。。more
Carolyn Russett
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3。5just because i don't give it a 4 or 5 doesn't mean its not a good bookThis was a good ending to the practical magic saga。 i do agree with other reviewers that it was a little drawn out。。。especially the end， explaining what happens in the last year 。 But i still love this whole series and if you've read the other books and enjoyed them ， then you must read this one as well！ 3。5just because i don't give it a 4 or 5 doesn't mean its not a good bookThis was a good ending to the practical magic saga。 i do agree with other reviewers that it was a little drawn out。。。especially the end， explaining what happens in the last year 。 But i still love this whole series and if you've read the other books and enjoyed them ， then you must read this one as well！ 。。。more
Lichen
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A solid read- I liked it。 Perfect for someone in need of a nice story with heart。
Erin Whittaker
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Oh my heart！ I cried 4 times in the 1st section alone。 Such a perfect and heart wrenching ending to this series。
Sue
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The Book of Magic concludes Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic series， written over 26 years and chronicling the lives of generations of Owens women cursed in love。 Now Hoffman brings her series and the Owens curse to a page-turner conclusion。The book opens with elderly Jet Owen’s realization that she has seven days to live， and chapter 1 follows her and her sister Franny through Jet’s final days。 Chapter 2 turns to Jet’s funeral where the youngest Owens women， Kylie and Antonia， listen to the fami The Book of Magic concludes Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic series， written over 26 years and chronicling the lives of generations of Owens women cursed in love。 Now Hoffman brings her series and the Owens curse to a page-turner conclusion。The book opens with elderly Jet Owen’s realization that she has seven days to live， and chapter 1 follows her and her sister Franny through Jet’s final days。 Chapter 2 turns to Jet’s funeral where the youngest Owens women， Kylie and Antonia， listen to the family historian read a letter written by Faith Owens long ago。 It opens with these words: “We who are cursed in love are born to fight that curse in every way we can until the one among us who can break it appears。” Kylie， a Harvard undergraduate， and Antonia， a medical student， have been brought up with no knowledge of the Owens family history。 Although puzzled by the letter， they decide it’s irrational nonsense--just another of the odd family traditions they have never understood。 Their mother Sally has sheltered her two daughters， thinking she will reveal the family history when the time is right。 After all， Sally believes， her daughters have not yet fallen in love and， therefore， are safe from the curse。 Sally is wrong。 When Kylie’s secret boyfriend Gideon is hit by a car while crossing the street， he lands in the hospital in critical condition。 Remembering the letter read at the funeral， Kylie changes from skeptic to believer and determines to be the one who will break the curse。 When she learns that she must go to the place where， generations ago， the curse was first invoked on Hannah Owens， Kylie leaves Boston to trace her long-dead ancestor。 Left behind， Antonia has her own secret love and quickly finds herself caught up in the family history。As Sally， Aunt Gillian， and Franny realize Kylie has set out on a dangerous mission to end the curse and understand that Kylie’s inexperience threatens her life as she tries to save Gideon’s， they seek out Jet and Franny’s brother Vincent—the grandfather Sally and Gillian have never known。 Having faked his death decades earlier in an effort to avoid the family curse， reclusive Vincent is a “finder，” the family member endowed with the ability to find lost objects or people。 He is the only one capable of discovering where Kylie has gone before it’s too late。When Vincent’s powers tell him she has gone to London， Sally， Gillian， Franny， and Vincent take the night train to begin their search。 What follows is a suspenseful story of magic and family teamwork that brings the Owens family history to a satisfying end。 Many readers will experience mixed feelings—relief for the Owens family and sadness that Hoffman has ended the series。 My thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an advance reader copy of yet another entertaining Alice Hoffman novel。 With so many excellent books written between volumes in Hoffman’s Practical Magic series， readers can look forward to whatever wonders her imagination creates next。 。。。more
Debra Hines
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Another lovely book from Alice Hoffman。 Though it is great as a standalone， and I did read Practical Magic， I wish I had read the two middle books of this series before discovering this final gem。 The characters are so engaging， and what they learn about life is true。 Here's one gem。。"How lucky they'd been to be raised by women who taught them what was most important in this world。 Read as many books as you can。 Choose courage over caution。 Take time to visit libraries。 Look for light in the dar Another lovely book from Alice Hoffman。 Though it is great as a standalone， and I did read Practical Magic， I wish I had read the two middle books of this series before discovering this final gem。 The characters are so engaging， and what they learn about life is true。 Here's one gem。。"How lucky they'd been to be raised by women who taught them what was most important in this world。 Read as many books as you can。 Choose courage over caution。 Take time to visit libraries。 Look for light in the darkness。 Have faith in yourself。 Know that love is what matters most。" Lovely and true。 。。。more
Katie P （3HeartsAndAWish）
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Oh @ahoffmanwriter what a perfect end to the Owens family story and the Practical Magic series。 Thank you @simonandschuster for the #giftedcopy - this book is available now！The Book of Magic brings us back to the present， and back to the lives of Jet， Franny， Sally， and Gillian。 Sally has kept secrets from her daughters - both about their bloodline and about the curse that was placed on their family over 300 years ago。 Only， her daughter Kylie has fallen in love， and now her boyfriends life is a Oh @ahoffmanwriter what a perfect end to the Owens family story and the Practical Magic series。 Thank you @simonandschuster for the #giftedcopy - this book is available now！The Book of Magic brings us back to the present， and back to the lives of Jet， Franny， Sally， and Gillian。 Sally has kept secrets from her daughters - both about their bloodline and about the curse that was placed on their family over 300 years ago。 Only， her daughter Kylie has fallen in love， and now her boyfriends life is at risk。 On top of that， Jet hears the death watch beetle and knows she only has a matter of days before her time is up。Three generations come together to save lives and break the curse so the Owens family is free to love how they please。I really think this was a great way to end the series and tie everything together， as heartbroken as I was towards the end of this book。 I want to go back now and read these in chronological order， instead of publication order！ I hope I get the chance to do that one day。On a side note， I adored the way plants were used in the spells and potions in this book！ I love my #doterraoils and incorporate them into my everyday life。 It’s interesting how many remedies stem from nature。 （No I do not use them in place of modern medicine， I use them in conjunction。） All of the oils shown here are used in this book （the plant， not necessarily the oil）。 。。。more
Karen
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Not even a slow boil。 This just dragged on with lots of beautiful imagry but no real oomph to get the story going。
Danielle
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𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦， 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰， 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦， 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦。 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦。This is the fourth and final book in Alice Hoffman's 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 series and while I'm so sad to say goodbye to the wonderfully witchy Owens women， this was the perfect ending to their stories。𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦， 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨。𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗖 takes place after 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 （the other two books in the series take place before - if you're star 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦， 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰， 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦， 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦。 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦。This is the fourth and final book in Alice Hoffman's 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 series and while I'm so sad to say goodbye to the wonderfully witchy Owens women， this was the perfect ending to their stories。𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦， 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨。𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗖 takes place after 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 （the other two books in the series take place before - if you're starting from scratch， you should read them in chronological order） and follows the witches' quest to remove the three-hundred year old curse that causes any man who loves one of them to die。 I won't share too much but like all of Hoffman's work， the writing is richly immersive。 It revisits some characters I've missed， introduces some new ones I adored and makes you crave Chocolate Tipsy Cake。 But best of all， it celebrates how special our differences are， the magic of books and the transformative power of love。 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥。 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯。 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯。 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴。 𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴。 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧。 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵。Thanks to Simon and Schuster & NetGalley for the copy to review。 。。。more
Lolly K Dandeneau
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via my blog: https://bookstalkerblog。wordpress。com/𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜， 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮; 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮， 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬。 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞， 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧， 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝。All good things must come to an end。 In Alice Hoffman’s， The Book of Magic， fans say goodbye to the Owens family but it isn’t a smooth ride。 There will be returns， departures， quests， love， danger， and dark arts。 Together they journey to France and England where Maria Owens set off a chain of events in her descendants futu via my blog: https://bookstalkerblog。wordpress。com/𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜， 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮; 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮， 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬。 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞， 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧， 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐝。All good things must come to an end。 In Alice Hoffman’s， The Book of Magic， fans say goodbye to the Owens family but it isn’t a smooth ride。 There will be returns， departures， quests， love， danger， and dark arts。 Together they journey to France and England where Maria Owens set off a chain of events in her descendants futures。 Time is not a straight line here。 The Owens are all confronting the past to break the family curse that has broken hearts and cost lives for hundreds of years。 Will they ever be able to embrace hope？ How much love can one family lose？The deathwatch beetle has ‘begun to call’ within the walls of the Owens Library and it has come for Aunt Jet。 It illuminates everything that passes before her eyes， knowing it will all be over soon。 Everything she loves is loaded now with far more meaning。 Jet has one chance to change her family’s destiny。 So many lives ruined， it has to stop somewhere， even if danger awaits， even if it damns or asks for sacrifice。 What is the point of magic if you can’t protect your own？ It will be so hard for Franny， to be without her beloved sister。 How will she move forward？ Sally’s girls have been kept in the dark about their magical inheritance （for their own good）， not quite understanding the women’s strange traditions… so much of it seems like nonsense。 Long ago， Antonia accepted they are the odd family in town。 Neither she nor her sister Kylie understand they are cursed in love。 They will soon。 The truth， no matter how ugly， cannot remain buried forever。 There is great risk in not knowing the threats。 Ignorance shields them from nothing， nor will their careers or relationships。 You can’t outsmart this curse。Vincent Owens （the aunts brother） had disappeared long ago， taking his charm and talent with him。 Now， in France， he too has lost love and has a strange dream of Jet- calling him back。 It is time for him to return to his family， they will need his strength。 A letter is discovered， all about Maria Owens， their ancestor， and the curse。 Then things become a nightmare for Kylie and she will do anything to change fate， even if it takes her on a crooked path， straight into the arms of evil。 A life is on the line， they cannot allow the curse to take another man。 The family must pull together and understand the darkness if they ever hope the see the light again。 Will it be conjurations and charms， the sight， stories， or a book of ancient magic that saves them？ How many monsters will they face？ Can anyone be trusted， especially the tattooed man？ Why do people go missing in one English town？ What makes a person embrace evil deeds？Could it be something within themselves they’ve yet to discover that will save them all？ Is it words？ Herbs？ Spells？ Or will they remain ‘afflicted with sorrow’ they can’t shake？ Has the answer always been within their hands？The books connect with this final novel。 There is death but a rebirth of sorts too。 Naturally something must be given up， no one can have it all。 Part of being alive is losing those we love， the same is true of characters in the books we read。 I feel like this is a bit darker than the prior Owens stories， but a decent conclusion。 Aw， what to do waiting for her next novel？ Perfect for any Hoffman fan。Publication Date: October 12， 2021Simon & Schuster 。。。more
Chrissy For Paperback Treasures
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The Book of Magic is the stunning final installment in the Owen's Family Saga。 Has the curse that has plagued the family for centuries finally met its match？ When the curse threatens the youngest Owen's in a way they never imagined， three generations bind together to use everything they have and trek across the globe to where it all began in the hopes of bringing an end to the love consuming curse。 We would like to thank Edelweiss， Netgalley， Alice Hoffman， and Simon Schuster for advanced copies The Book of Magic is the stunning final installment in the Owen's Family Saga。 Has the curse that has plagued the family for centuries finally met its match？ When the curse threatens the youngest Owen's in a way they never imagined， three generations bind together to use everything they have and trek across the globe to where it all began in the hopes of bringing an end to the love consuming curse。 We would like to thank Edelweiss， Netgalley， Alice Hoffman， and Simon Schuster for advanced copies of this book for us to review。 I remember reading Practical Magic。 It's been a very long time， but I remember the relationships and the magic and mystery。 I remember the loss Sally felt when her husband died and the hope/dread when she felt the first stirrings of something for Gary。 The Book of Magic brings all of those feelings back， even if it has been years since you experienced them。 It makes you feel like you are an Owen's yourself。 Brought back into the warm embrace of your loving family。 Read more at paperbacktreasures。com 。。。more
Megan Clemons {kymamareads}
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Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster for sending me The Book of Magic in exchange for my honest review。 The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman is the conclusion to the Practical Magic series。 Might I say that the ending was a perfect way to finish the series？ This book brings characters back from the past books and just really puts the reader in the Halloween spirit！
Claire Tumlin
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The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman proves her once more to be the reigning queen of the witchy fall read。 Paired best with apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte， this novel is the perfect conclusion to Hoffman's sweeping novels about the Owens family。 While the theme of the novel is cursed love as with the other works in the series， this novel still feels fresh and is just as tearful and beautiful as its predecessors。 The ultimate spooky season read！ The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman proves her once more to be the reigning queen of the witchy fall read。 Paired best with apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte， this novel is the perfect conclusion to Hoffman's sweeping novels about the Owens family。 While the theme of the novel is cursed love as with the other works in the series， this novel still feels fresh and is just as tearful and beautiful as its predecessors。 The ultimate spooky season read！ 。。。more
Sharon L
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Alice Hoffman creates a version of magical realism so unique that I have yet to find it in other popular fiction。 Her knowledge of the botanical features of plants and their uses adds a richness to the text and balances the magical aspects so that those aspects of the novel seem plausible。 Magic Lessons is a good example of this。 In The Red Garden she describes an apple so wonderfully that I now have a Westfield-Seek-No-Further planted in my backyard。I adored Magic Lessons and recommended it thr Alice Hoffman creates a version of magical realism so unique that I have yet to find it in other popular fiction。 Her knowledge of the botanical features of plants and their uses adds a richness to the text and balances the magical aspects so that those aspects of the novel seem plausible。 Magic Lessons is a good example of this。 In The Red Garden she describes an apple so wonderfully that I now have a Westfield-Seek-No-Further planted in my backyard。I adored Magic Lessons and recommended it through reader advisory to my patrons。 I was anticipating this next installment and was saving it for a treat after reviewing some others。 I am sorry to report that I was underwhelmed。 All the aspects of a Alice Hoffman book were there， but it just didn't have any sense of urgency or deep emotional involvement to draw you into a story。 As I was reading The Book of Magic， it felt like I was sipping one of Jet's tonics- something lovely and calming that I just wanted more of。 There's a place and need for books like that， I just wanted a stronger sense of action/desire/adventure。This novel does complete the series satisfactorily， all loose threads are tied up and we know everyone is on the path to happily ever after， just as one would expect of a fairy tale。Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kalena
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I think I would have liked this better if I had re-read the preceding books before I tackled it。 I was never super invested in it， but I found the ending surprisingly touching。 3。5 ⭐️ Rounded Up
Deanna Lynn Sletten
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Alice Hoffman has outdone herself with this last installment in the Practical Magic series。 I am writing this review immediately after being completely charmed by The Book of Magic。 To follow the Owens women throughout time （including the prequel that took us back to the beginning with Maria Owens） was a magical trip。 There is no better word—magical！ These books are not just stories of witches and their descendants。 They are stories of a family lineage， powerful women， family connections， and mo Alice Hoffman has outdone herself with this last installment in the Practical Magic series。 I am writing this review immediately after being completely charmed by The Book of Magic。 To follow the Owens women throughout time （including the prequel that took us back to the beginning with Maria Owens） was a magical trip。 There is no better word—magical！ These books are not just stories of witches and their descendants。 They are stories of a family lineage， powerful women， family connections， and most of all， love。 In The Book of Magic， Hoffman weaves words together that create vivid scenes you can’t help but picture in your mind as you read。 We learn the fate of the Owens women， from Jet and Franny to Sally and Gillian and down to Antonia and Kylie—all the women we fell in love with in the first book and even the movie。 We follow them as they travel across the ocean to attempt to do the one thing that will free all the women in their family—break the curse that has kept them from falling in love throughout the centuries。 And as they are challenged along the way， sacrifices must be made， and acts of love so powerful they will bring tears to your eyes。I loved this last novel in the Practical Magic series。 A must read for anyone who believes in the power of family and the magic it brings to your life。 。。。more
Becki
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There are some books I know I'll give five stars to before I even start。 These include all of the books in Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic series。 The most press these books have gotten， and the way I've mentioned them to most people， are the book that the Practical Magic movie was based on， and then more of the glorious， magical back story。 Which of course is now followed by the what happens next for Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny， and Gillian and Sally。 This book （book 2， because Practical Magic was There are some books I know I'll give five stars to before I even start。 These include all of the books in Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic series。 The most press these books have gotten， and the way I've mentioned them to most people， are the book that the Practical Magic movie was based on， and then more of the glorious， magical back story。 Which of course is now followed by the what happens next for Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny， and Gillian and Sally。 This book （book 2， because Practical Magic was book 1， and The Rules of Magic and Magic Lessons actually took place before Practical Magic）， tells of Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny leaving their magical legacy to Gillian and Sally （although Sally really doesn't want it）， and also to Sally's daughters （who don't know about their magical history）。 The biggest conflict of The Book of Magic is the curse - is it real even if you don't believe it？ And if some don't believe it exists， can it still be eliminated？ The Owens women deserve to give and receive love， but no solution has been found in hundreds of years。I don't want to spoil the details for those who haven't yet read the series。 Of course， I can't recommend the series strongly enough。 It doesn't quite need to be read in order （it wasn't written that way）， but I can't imagine reading just part of the series。 I read Practical Magic first， then the two prequels， and last week I finished The Book of Magic。 I don't know if there are more coming or not。 There are reasons to continue， and reasons to say the story is now complete。 We'll just have to leave that up to Alice Hoffman。Thank you again， Ms。 Hoffman， for another great and engaging book。 Definitely 5 out of 5 stars again from me。 While I don't have time to read them all again yet， I'm looking forward to watching the Practical Magic movie again and see how the newest installment influences my views of the characters， by knowing what comes next。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Book of Magic
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Book of Magic&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Book of Magic&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0