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My plan is to write up a brief review for a couple of books I've read the past month. I'm hoping this pushes me in the direction of reading the other two books in the series. The series consists of four books written by Alice Hoffman, written about the Owens women through the generations.
As many of us did, I fell in love with Practical Magic the first time I saw the movie, so so many years ago. It is now a quasi Halloween tradition as we watch it every October. When I learned there were books, I was beyond excited to read them.
I’m trying to get back into reading like I used to, back when I loved to read and get lost in a fantasy world. I’d gobble up a book (or two) in a weekend. Then law school happened and I’d read a couple hundred pages a night to prepare for class the next day. Law school legit killed my desire to read anything. I graduated in 2014. I was able to read a whole book (after starting it at least 11 times) in 2018. Since then, I’ve read many books and the Practical Magic series is my latest grab.
It is said that you can read these books in any order, because they all tie into each other but do not require reading one before the other. Chronologically, however, the books flow are as follows:
Magic Lessons, set in 1664 tells the story of Maria Owens.
The Rules of Magic, set in the 1960-70s, tells the stories of Franny, Jet, and their brother, Vincent
Practical Magic, is set in [probably] the 80s-90s and tells the story
of sisters Jilly (Gillian) and Sally.
The Book of Magic, takes place after Practical Magic, involves three generations of Owens Women, including Sally's daughter, Kylie and involves the death of one of my favorite characters.
I have read the first two books, Magic Lessons and The Book of Magic. I was preparing to read Practical Magic and my dog ate the book. Legit ate the book:
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