How can you talk about The Owens family and not talk about the aunties and how they ended up being who they were? From the ever permissive aunties we find their mother who says no walking in moonlight, no red shoes, no, no, no and NO love. If you loved Practical Magic then you will love the "prequel" and the wonderful story of the Owens'.

I am a fan of Alice Hoffman's work. However, while I enjoyed reading Rules of Magic, I was not completely spellbound. It read quickly and held my interest, but the story was just too predictable.

A great companion to Practical Magic, though i still like PM just a bit more. This novel stretches across generations and would appeal to wide age groups of readers. Hoffman deftly combines magic and romance without being maudlin. Loved this book.

This was my first time reading anything by Alice Hoffman, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Alice Hoffman is one of my top 5 favorites so I was beyond thrilled to receive a copy of The Rules Of Magic from NetGalley.

This is the prequel to Practical Magic and tells the story of Aunt Franny, Aunt Jet and their brother Vincent. It brought me to tears as I finished the book.

I could not stop reading this book and possibly I will read it again. My best advice is to read this - you will be glad you did.

Thank you Net Galley for the free ARC.
This is a prequel to Practical Magic. The Owens kids, Franny, jet and Vincent are just learning about their magical powers. It started off a little slow for me, but gathered momentum as the Owens curse set in. Heartwrenching in places, has my full approval!