Play Book Tag discussion

Having loved Practical Magic I was a little skeptical that this prequel could be as good. Boy, was I wrong! The author, Alice Hoffman, tied the two stories together very well. She held off making the final connections between the characters until the very end of the story. Not wanting to spoil the ending for anyone I will leave the specifics out of this review.

I had trouble choosing the catagory for this book. I actually placed it under magical realism, but that doesn't seem to be a good fit. When I think of magical realism I think of books like Chocolat`or Garden Spells. In these books the magic is subtle. It is as though if you look too hard at the magic component it would disappear right before your eyes. Not so with Rules of Magic. There is nothing subtle about the use of magic among the siblings Franny, Jet, and Vincent. Not having any other options, that's where I shelved it.

Regardless of how you catagorize it, I highly recommend it if you like a well told story like I do.

I enjoyed Rules of Magic, but it wasn’t my favorite Hoffman. You guys know I am the ultimate Devotee of hers. Glad you gave it a five and loved it.