I loved this book! I'm a big fan of Alice Hoffman's writing and the Practical Magic series and this book did not disappoint. I loved the magic and the adventure. I had a hard time putting this book down and spent a couple of late nights up reading.

I highly recommend this book for fans of magic, love stories and family history. I hope they make a movie out of this book!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!! My favorite people are back. Love the whole series and cant get enough of my witchy sisters. Give me more!

I absolutely loved this opportunity to return to the world of the Practical Magic series, it has been close to my heart for so many years! I loved seeing the way this conclusion united three generations of the Owens to break their curse on love set by their ancestor. The book was, as a whole very bittersweet feeling for me, especially with how it even starts out, but I felt it brought a very satisfying sense of closure to the series and it was so well-done.

Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman. I truly enjoyed reading this tale of the famous witch family. It was bittersweet moment when Owen family finally realizes how to break the curse but now that this is finale is pretty sad. The writing was exceptional and it flowed perfectly. It was a bit slower than the author's previous books but I have no complaints as I liked the extra information about the family.

The Book of Magic, by Alice Hoffman, is entirely enchanting. The characters are finely drawn, completely nuanced and thoroughly enjoyable. The plot has the pace of a mystery, but it is the Owens Family's special abilities and the impact it has on each of them that I found compelling. Hoffman is an exceptional writer whose mastery of language and imagery is compelling.

When reviewing one book in a series, I generally urge readers to start at the beginning and work their way through in the order that the books were intended to be read. I broke that rule this time, and I am so sorry I did. Although this book is listed in Goodreads as the second entry, it seemed to be more of a conclusion to the saga which it is. Unbeknownst to me, there are two additional books which are prequels and written after the first book in the series. Nonetheless, I am looking forward to going back, reading the prequels, and eventually rereading The Book of Magic. Yes, it was that good! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read a digital ARC. It was a pleasure.

I absolutely LOVED this book and the finale of the Owen's family curse. I didn't know there was any way to love these characters more or to care about any new ones but here I am. The new characters introduced were sheer perfection. Thank you, Alice Hoffman!

The Owens family has known nothing but heartache for over three hundred years when it comes to love thanks to a curse bestowed upon generation after generation of their family. When the deathwatch beetle makes an appearance in the Owens home Jet knows she isn't long for this world. She knows she doesn't have much time and that the family curse is already rearing its ugly head. Three generations of Owen women gather together to try and save another male that will soon die once the curse takes hold. They travel to where it all began in hopes of breaking free from magic that has held their family in its grasp. Follow as each woman discovers just what they will do for family and in the end for love. Can they break free of a curse that has been a part of their family for so many years or will they discover that it can't be broken. This was a lovely ending to a fantastic series filled with strong women and magic that pulled you into a story that was definitely enchanting.

I’m sorry to see that Alice Hoffman is ending the beloved Owens family saga after twenty-five years. I haven’t read the first book, Practical Magic, but found pure enjoyment in her last three novels, including the movie “Practical Magic” as a precursor to Halloween every year. I’ve been told the book is even better than the movie (which they usually are, right.)

The Book of Magic opens with, “All the best stories begin in a library,” and this story begins in the Owens Library, in Essex County, Massachusetts.

The Owens family curse began three hundred years ago in the 17th century. The curse, cast by Maria Owens, demands that descendants avoid entanglements of the heart because love cannot be trusted. What was meant to protect them from love, now harms. Well they’ve learned to trick this curse (or so they’d thought) — by never declaring love or marrying, as it always destroys those they love. Death being the end result.

When the curse strikes the youngest generation, Sally’s daughter Kylie, Kylie vows to break the curse once and for all. She will do everything possible to not lose her best-friend (and secret love) Gideon (whom was just involved in a life-threatening accident.) She travels to England to where the curse began, with two older generations of family following close behind to help. I love that Alice Hoffman has layered her story with strong women, love, independence and equality. I couldn’t be happier this last generation of Owens ends on a happy note. Alice Hoffman has written a magical series that I highly recommend. ❥

*Thanks to Simon and Schuster via NetGalley for kindly providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rounded up from 3.5 stars. I love the stories of the Owens sisters and their families so I was really excited to get an ARC of The Book of Magic. Unfortunately, I didn't love it as much as the others. The writing was still beautiful and the descriptions really let you imagine the settings but this one dragged a bit for me. This book tells the story of trying to break the family curse, the one that says bad things happen if you fall in love. There were so many characters and they all had their stories told that it was sometimes hard to keep it straight. And so many details! I found myself wanting to skip ahead just to find out what happened. Overall, it was still a wonderful story of a family and witchcraft but it rambled on at times.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"The Book of Magic" is hands down my favorite book the in "Practical Magic" series. It was such a lovely conclusion to the story. I could not have asked for a better ending.

Alice Hoffman has such a beautiful writing style, where she really weaves a story. For some that may make the pace a little slow, but I really enjoyed it.

One thing to note, this book requires you to have read "Practical Magic" and the prequels "Magic Lessons" and "The Rules of Magic." It combines the characters and storylines from all three books.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

A perfect culmination to the beautiful Practical Magic series. Hoffman really has taken us on such a beautiful journey with the family and seeing how they take on the challenge of breaking the curse to allow themselves to truly find and cherish love is astonishing, heartbreaking and really well wrapped up. I love that their brother was finally able to rejoin the family after all these years apart for his love.

It could not have been better.

I loved this book! Alice Hoffman really delivers. I have now read all the books for this series and it is one of my favorites. The characters are old friends. I enjoyed getting reacquainted with them and realized I have missed them.

A few new characters are introduced and I developed a big crush on Ian. I think this is my favorite book of the series. Hoffman writes beautifully and bewitchingly just as I had hoped she would. I am very grateful I was allowed an advance copy for review. This one is unforgettable. 5 ⭐️ stars from me for The Book of Magic. I know this is one I will read again. Very satisfying.

Many thanks to the publisher via NetGalley for a digital copy to read for review. Highly recommended. All the magic!!!

Being a fan of Alice Hoffman I was excited to read the sequel to her wonderful book, Practical Magic. This book continues with Jet and Frannie and the curse that’s plagued their family for generations. Hoffman did a great job building the characters and tying in her other books. It was a great conclusion to the series and had a good mix of history, romance, and adventure that kept me reading.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

4.5 stars rounded up to 5

I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, so smooth and the story flowed so wonderfully. I loved that the characters throughout the series made appearances and we got to see them again, such interesting people with a very interesting history. I love where this story went and how it all ended, perfect. Alice Hoffman is a wonderful storyteller, her writing is just so easy to read, it flows. I will continue to read more of her books.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me an ecopy of The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman in exchange for an honest review. I have enjoyed each of the four books in the Owens Sister's series. I read them in order of publish date. This means I literally read Practical Magic nearly 25 years ago! My favorite of the series, so far, has been Magic Lessons, which was released in 2020. The other three have now all received 3 star reviews from me. To me, this is indicative of the fact that the books are uplifting, feel good stories, but not particularly profound or believable. Perhaps I just have a natural inability to immerse myself in the types of magic presented in the books. Also, as anyone who has followed my reviews through the years would see, I do not ever give 3 or 4 stars to love stories that happen too quickly or unbelievably. In this book's case, two love stories were too quick and with characters I hadn't had time to get get to know for me to believe or even root for.

I was very pleased that The Book of Magic used many fewer uses of the phrase "do as she pleases" than its predecessor used. (Repetitive phrases almost always annoy me.) I really enjoy the sisterly bonds presented across the series and in this book there were three sets of sisters, plus one brother thrown in the mix. These all tied the first, second, and fourth book of the series together and referenced the family curse's origins fleshed out in the third book, Magic Lessons, last year. I know with certainty that I like the Owens family and would have loved this book more if there hadn't been quite so many stories happening in it that no story got its fair share of time. Looking back at Magic Lessons, I think the main difference between it and the others was focus and character development seemed better. It was a long book, focused on fewer characters than this one. That said, if The Book of Magic really is to be the last in the series, I am glad it was able to address and give closure to all the current day Owens's.

This is the conclusion to one of my favorite series. Alice Hoffman wrapped everything up neatly and dramatically and left me completely satisfied. I'm just sad it's over.

The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman is the final story in the “Practical Magic” series. This story takes place after the Practical Magic novel chronologically. Of course, Maria Owens is referenced throughout the book and we find out even more about her. We are also greeted by characters from “Magic Lessons” and “Practical Magic”.



The new generations of Owens women, Kylie and Antonia are unaware of the magic they have within them. But, when Kylie hears the deathwatch beetle she runs to her Great Aunt Fanny for help. Three generations of Owens women and a long last brother come together to fight the curse that has been part of the Owens family for centuries.


I want to first say that I am a huge fan of the Practical Magic series. I have loved and treasured all three books that I have read and wanted to hug them during and after reading. Unfortunately, this was not the case with The Book of Magic. While it is a magical story of family and love, there are many portions that drag on and on. The beginning was great but as the story continued I kept finding reasons to close the book and do other things. I felt that the story could have been told in a shorter amount of time and still been able to do the Owens family justice.


With that out of the way, I still enjoyed the book and believe that it is a 3.5/4 star read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was everything I wanted in the conclusion of this series. I have loves every book about the Owens women and this one tied them all together with returning characters and perfect continuity. I feel like I just took a vacation all over the world after reading this because Alice's writing is so lyrical and descriptive that I always feel like I am in her settings watching the action. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how everything unfolded with the ancient curse and which characters showed their true natures. This was maybe my favorite of the series. I want to go back and reread them all now. All the stars! Fantastic!!!!!!

I adored every page of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic Series. It’s been so much fun following generations of Owen’s women as they discovered their magical abilities, fell in love, and realized how forbidden love was for them.

In The Book of Magic, we return to the story of the Owens but Jet and Franny are now old women. They’ve still got spunk, but even they know that all good things must come to an end. At the beginning of the book, Jet discovers that she has a week to live and is able to prepare in the way that anyone magical would for her very own demise.

But while the sisters embraced magic many years ago, their nieces were never told of the curse. It must have never seemed the right time. But Kylie hid a love affair from her family and the curse has come knocking. Part of Jet’s preparations included leaving a book for the person who would break the spell. With her death, a new plan is set in motion that takes the family abroad to break the curse once and for all.

Hoffman has drawn such rich characters in The Practical Magic Series, that I truly feel that I know them. I laughed, I cried, and I was terrified right along with them the whole time. I’m a little jealous of someone who hasn’t come across the series because it’s just that good. I wish I could go back and read them all again for the first time.

Special thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for an advanced e-galley in exchange for my honest review. The Book of Magic is out now.

"How lucky they'd been to be raised by women who taught them what was most important in the world. Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in darkness. Have faith in yourself. Know that love is what matters most."

I am so sad this series is over! It was a great series and I thoroughly enjoyed every book.

I loved getting more of Sally and Gillian. I think this was a great conclusion to the series. Now if only they would make more movies!

If you have enjoyed this series I think you'll like this one. If you haven't read any of this series, what are you waiting for?!

Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for the eARC of this book.