Lia and Beckett's Abracadabra
Ratings4
Average rating3.9
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Ratings4
Average rating3.9
A star-crossed YA rom-com that has the charm of Love and Gelato and the magic of Now You See Me Seventeen-year-old Lia Sawyer is thrilled to get a mysterious invitation from her grandmother to compete in a stage magic contest––even though her parents object. But she’s going to be judged by a bunch of old-school magicians who think that because she’s a girl, her only magical talents lie in wearing sparkly dresses, providing distractions, and getting sawed, crushed, or stretched. And Lia can’t ask her grandmother for help because she’s disappeared, leaving behind only her best magic tricks, a few obscure clues, and an order to stay away from Blackwell boys, the latest generation of a rival magic family. Lia totally plans to follow her grandmother’s rule––until the cute boy she meets on the beach turns out to be Beckett Blackwell, son of the biggest old guard magical family there is. Witty and romantic, Lia and Beckett’s Abracadabra is a YA rom-com with a magical twist!
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this book is exactly what i needed to fill the This May End Badly shaped hole in my heart! it gave me so much of the same vibes. and while this was not quite up to that level, it was perfectly enjoyable.
the thing i love the most about this book is the concept. i mean a ya enemies-to lovers rom-com about two magicians falling in love, are you kidding me?
i also liked that beckett was half-indian (even though that part of his identity was never quite explored!) and the sister relationship in this book was sooooo cute.
was this perfect? by no means. but did i have a good time? absolutely. and in the end that's what matters.
2.5 ??????
I really enjoyed the unique backdrop for this, but unfortunately the romance fell flat. Beckett will be 17 year old Lia???s 14th boyfriend. Can???t see it lasting???
