Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Oct 09, 2021 Leslie Jerkins rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

I’m a little confused since I’d seen the movie first… but I think I liked it?

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Dec 14, 2017 Piepie | The Napping Bibliophile rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-and-supernatural, page-and-screen, read-in-2017

The movie is better!!

Not sure whether to rate this 3 or 4 stars... at times I even felt my attention waning. A quick read, the chapters are long, and the movie is so much different!

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Mar 20, 2022 Debbie rated it really liked it

I've never seen the movie all the way through, although I think I've seen select scenes here and there, so I came to this book with very little knowledge of the story. I did know, of course, that there were witches in it, which is why I prioritized it - gotta finish the PopSugar Reading Challenge for this year! I don't know if Hoffman does this in all her books, but the narrator was so omnipotent that the characters were very well described and I felt like I knew all their backstories and motiva ...more

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Oct 01, 2021 Amy Ellis rated it really liked it

I loved this book and definitely let my kids run wild while I read. It completely sucked me in from the first page. All of the characters are interesting and complex, and it is a story of love and forgiveness. This book always pops up as a good fall book, but most of it takes place in summer, which I found interesting.
*minus a star for swearing

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Dec 31, 2024 Larissa rated it really liked it

"Practical Magic" is where the Owens family magic truly comes full circle, blending the mystical with everyday life. Sally and Gillian’s journey of rediscovering sisterhood, healing old wounds, and finding love brought the series to a great point. A story of family, forgiveness, and courage. Reading this book after "Magic Lessons" and "The Rules of Magic" made me appreciate how beautifully Hoffman ties the threads of past and present together. The touch of realism in the magical elements feels s ...more

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Jul 12, 2018 Amy rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, audio-book, book-challenge-2018, audible-deal

Eh. I’m not really sure what to think of this book. I didn’t really enjoy it but I didn’t hate it either. It was almost like there wasn’t much of a story. I never watched the movie, and I kept thinking, “how did this get made into a movie with famous people?!”

I have another book in this series that I got from book of the month. I’m not sure I want to read it.

It was a bit disappointing too because the only other book I read by the author, The Dove Keepers, was amazing. I might give her one more ...more

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Oct 03, 2020 Taryn rated it liked it

I liked the atmosphere a lot, and the story was just fine, but I was expecting it to be a lot more...intentionally witchy. I definitely think I need to read about the aunts.

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