What do the titles add to the narrative? Why do you think the author chose the titles she did? Do Franny, Jet, and Vincent live by these rules? What happens when they break them? What set of rules would you live by?
We learn that the rules of magic are to harm no one, remember that what you give will be returned to you threefold, and fall in love whenever you can. The two beautiful sisters will grow up to be the revered, and sometimes feared, aunts in Practical Magic, while Vincent, their beloved brother, will leave an unexpected legacy. The Owens children cannot escape love even if they try, just as they cannot escape the pains of the human heart. Back in New York City each begins a risky journey as they try to escape the family curse. But when her children visit their Aunt Isabelle, in the small Massachusetts town where the Owens family has been blamed for everything that has ever gone wrong, they uncover family secrets and begin to understand the truth of who they are. And most importantly, never, ever, fall in love. Difficult Franny, with skin as pale as milk and blood red hair, shy and beautiful Jet, who can read other people’s thoughts, and charismatic Vincent, who began looking for trouble on the day he could walk.įrom the start Susanna sets down rules for her children: No walking in the moonlight, no red shoes, no wearing black, no cats, no crows, no candles, no books about magic. Hundreds of years later, in New York City at the cusp of the sixties, when the whole world is about to change, Susanna Owens knows that her three children are dangerously unique. 💯 For more details on the books we read, be sure to follow me on TikTok or check out our Podcast – Elated Geek! 📘 Summary 📚 The Rules of Magicįor the Owens family, love is a curse that began in 1620, when Maria Owens was charged with witchery for loving the wrong man. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. Jet, Franny, and Vincent don’t know if they are descended from witches, but each has a journey to accept their fate, and their curse. Ya know – Maybe that there won’t be a book 5?. 
Having read Book of Magic, I knew some things but that didn’t keep me from bawling during parts of this book.
This story is a prequel to Practical magic where we learn about Jet, Franny, and Vincent and their life up to the moment Sally and Gillian come to them. Alice Hoffman has the ability to really take you away to the period she is writing about.
This series is a favorite of mine for sure.
This is the last of the Practical Magic series that I had to read.
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