Magic Lessons

I was ready to fall in love with this book, it has some of my favourite tropes, tashreads catnip if you will. Strong female leads, witches, magic (but not too much!), revenge, narrow escapes and complicated mother daughter relationships.

But I'm sorry to report that I failed to connect to the way it was written. I felt the writing style kept me at arm's length from the characters - I never really knew them. The story was great (and I think it would translate well to screen - just like Practical Magic). I am in the minority, most people loved it, but the magic of this novel fell a bit flat for me.

Many thanks to Netgalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 4 leaves out of 5-Characters: 3/5-Cover: 3/5-Story: 3.75/5-Writing: 5/5Genre: Fantasy, HisFic, Magical Realism, Romance-Fantasy: 3.5/5-HisFic: 5/5-Magic Realism: 5/5-Romance: 3.75/5Type: BookWorth?: I believe so.Hated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked LoveI am so glad I am reading this in story order. I loved the story. The characters were so/so. Maria annoyed me when she was younger but loved her as she grown. Same with her daughter. I was disgusted with a 30 yr old man knocking up a 16 year old girl, but what do you expect from those times? Rebecca is a POS and you can't change my mind.I loved seeing the women rise up from their trauma and the things I recognized from Practical Magic (the movie). What I didn't care for too much was the filler between scenes. I know it made the book run through smoothly, Alice does this in pretty much all of the books I have read by her, but somehow I don't mind it. It is like a car ride where you have this long stretch of nothingness but you admire it for the beauty.