I think I liked this book more when it was first out and titled “Practical Magic”. Granted, the premise isn’t exactly one of a kind. But there could have been so much more done and done differently that I honestly felt let down in the end.
What sets this book apart is that the driving force behind everything is magic. The Waverly’s garden has things that, when used in meals and such with the correct purpose, things happen. The apple tree seems to be almost sentient and produces magical fruit that will show the eater of said fruit the most important moment in their life, whether it is good or bad.
But, really, the story is about the Waverly sisters. They are somewhat outcasted in their town because they are Waverlys and they do magic, even if no one will say the word. Their fathers are unknown and their mother was nomadic before settling down with their grandmother just long enough to have the second girl. Then the mother disappeared and died tragically. The girls were left to be raised by their grandmother. The younger sister did not embrace her heritage and ran away after graduating high school, finding trouble later in life and having to return to her home town for sanctuary, bringing her daughter with her. The elder sister flourished and embraced her way of life, refusing to venture out of her safety zone.
The sisters are reunited and all seems to be going well until the younger sister’s ex shows back up. Dun dun DUUUUUNNNN.
Kristen wrote on
May 30, 2011 • 09:32 am