I really loved this book! It made me laugh and I loved the magical elements! What a great and refreshing twist on witchy magical fantasy! I devoured it in one sitting!! Sarah is a great character that I could connect with! The world building and characters led the charge here! I was able to immerse myself into the pages!

Thank you to NetGalley and City Owl Press for access to tis ARC in exchange for an honest review.

There's a dearth of Jewish lore in UF today, and this was a breath of fresh air with the mix of Judaism and food. LOVED it!

It took me a little while to get into Enchanting Sarah Greenberg, but then it started to pick up. It was such a cute and quirky book.

What a lovely book! The characters were really well done and the storyline was satisfying. Sarah was an imperfect heroine, full of doubt and feeling like an outcast. Her own family did an unfortunate job of this, as Sarah was born without magic. They took great pains to keep this from her, but in doing so made her feel inadequate and unloved. It would have been insightful to know why Sarah's magic manifested after meeting her boyfriends daughter, but maybe it was love? Sarah had just let down her barriers and realized that she could really love this girl and her magic appeared. I think Sarah had spent years being closed off emotionally from everyone because of how she was treated, and when she let go that little bit with a teenager (who maybe was 'safer' than adults), her magic appeared.
A sweet book full of really lovely characters, I had genuine tears at the end and a sadness that the book ended. I would love to read a sequel.

In this enchanting and very funny story, 39 year old Sarah Greenberg suddenly discovers that she can do magic. Her family informs her that it is Magyck and that her family, on her father's side is made up of Magycians. Combining magic and Jewish mythology, and food, the story revolves around Sarah and her Magyckal family and friends trying to save the family's magic shop from an evil woman named Zondra who wants to take over the store and it's magyckal resources. The story is a fun, lighthearted read and I enjoyed it very much.

Enchanting Sarah Greenberg, by Jennifer Inglis, is a book about a 39-year old food critic who suddenly learns she can do magic, and all that that spectacular happening entails.
I adored this book! It was so unusual and unique in that the heroine is in her late thirties when she learns she has magical powers, which really bucks the trend of witches discovering their lineage around sixteen or so, That alone would have been enough to make me sit up and take notice, but this book also had amazing writing, an amazing story, and amazing character development, with a very fleshed-out lead in Sarah, the namesake character.
I’d recommend this book to anyone who loves magic and a great story.
4/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks to NetGalley and City Owl Press for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Sarah access her magical abilities later in her life than most do. She doesn't get much time to learn to use her skills before an immortal woman threatens her family and puts the world at risk. I am not knowledgable about Jewish mythology and found that inclusion in the book to be fascinating. Several genres are enmeshed in this book and the result is intriguing.

Want more! Enchanting is the word in many ways - a truly delightful cast of characters filled with magic and mystery and a bit of humor. Some adventure thrown in and you have a fun and engaging story that I hope continues!

I've been reading and enjoying Paranormal Women's Fiction, and this is another good entry in this sub-genre. The MC, Sarah, is 39 years old, works as a food critic for a local Chicago publication and unbeknownst to her, belongs to a family of Magycians (people who can manipulate natural energy and "threads" to perform actions that would be considered magical by most). Sarah has always felt like an outsider in her family. All of sudden, after she unknowingly performs a magical act herself, she learns of her family's heritage, something that was never shared with her growing up because she was thought to be a "dud" with no inherent magical ability. Finally, her magic has made an appearance but it comes with all kinds of complications, including a business rival of her father's who is trying to get her family's long established magic shop. Sarah is starting from zero and has a lot to learn if she's to be able to fend off this challenge. Meanwhile, she's finally found a man who seems to be perfect for her, but how is he going to react to this secret magical world?

This was an engaging and relatively lighthearted paranormal fiction, more of a journey of self-discovery for Sarah, with Magyck and some romance thrown in for good measure. I loved the solid cast of family and friends supporting Sarah, and that Sarah's Jewish heritage was woven into the plot and the magical system. Although some of the plot and characters were inconsistent, it was all in good fun and I enjoyed it all. My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

Book Review
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: General Fiction (Adult) | Romance | Sci Fi & Fantasy
Author: Jennifer Inglis
Format: Digital

I was excited about reading this arc after seeing the blurb but unfortunately, for me, it fell short of the mark.
The style of writing was a bit too simple and more suited to a younger audience.
Although the pace of the story was good, I found myself wanting more out of the characters and the world building - the use of magical threads and energies was a great element though!

I did like Sarah. She was interesting, funny, a tad kooky and wonderfully sarcastic and definitely someone I’d have on my friends list.
Colin, for me, was dull, boring and weak. A pretty forgettable person.
The secondary characters I liked a lot (especially Dave, Esra and Raya). I would’ve enjoyed more of a backstory about them.

I’m confused as to what genre this book belongs in. It feels a little ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’ to me.
That said, it was a pleasant read, a bit of light fun with some laugh-out-loud moments.

Thank you to NetGalley and City Owl Press, who provided this ARC. This is my own voluntary and honest review.

My Overall Thoughts - 4/5
Sarah Greenburg has spent her life as the Mirabel Madrigal of her own family…the one without magic, except for the glaring fact that her family has kept this little trait of theirs a secret for all thirty-nine years of Sarah’s life. She is a Chicago food critic, a writer, and in the midst of falling in love with her boyfriend. The sudden appearance of magic was NOT in her plan, suffice it to say, but now she has no choice but to deal.
This book was a lot a fun. The writing is clever and contemporary, the characters were enjoyable, and the relationships were heartwarming. The read, itself, was rather enchanting.
Character Development - 3.5/5
Sarah seems like she was born to be the heroine of a contemporary romance novel and instead found herself the heroine of a fantasy novel…in the best way. She was scrappy and fun, family loving and career minded. She felt very fleshed out, like a real person I could sit down and have a coffee with. Some of the secondary characters were far better developed than others. Esra was wonderful and his quirkiness was always something I looked forward to in a scene. And while Colin was a great, supportive boyfriend, he was a bit flat and uninteresting as a fictional character.
Story Structure - 4.5/5
The structure and pacing were superb. I loved that in the final chapter, everything was brought full circle in a way I did not expect.
Tone/Style - 4/5
Inglis is studying comedy writing, and I think she sprinkles the humor and banter very well into the narrative. She’s not beating you over the head with her ability to sound hip, but the characters, teens to middle-aged, all sounded utterly believable in modern America. A couple of times, Sarah or Raya would say something that I totally say all the time and I’d chuckle.
World Building - 3/5
The bit of the Magycian world we see in the book is interesting, but it’s so obviously just a bit of the grand scheme and I would have loved to know more about the magic world. At no point was anything confusing or problematic, but it felt like worldbuilding in general took a backseat to plot and character.
Representation/Diversity
The Greenburg family is Jewish and one of the Magycians uses they/them pronouns
Content
Verrry mild language
My Final Thoughts
I’d love to keep reading more from this world! I think this book would appeal to fans of Garth Nix’s The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, and C.J. Archer’s The Watchmaker’s Daughter, and anyone who likes some light, fun, contemporary adult fantasy.

A big thank you to NetGalley and City Owl Press for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I found this to be a surprising book. It was not at all what I expected, and yes I read the blurb. Sarah is more and less than I expected. She is interesting, strong at times, but afraid to commit. I wish that some of the characters would have had bigger parts. I didn't understand all the singing but I skimmed that part. This is not really a romance, I guess it is a fantasy. I did have some difficulty with some of the plot, and all the secrets. For me, this is a 3.

This book was so awesome! I read it in two sittings. It would have been one but I had to work the next day.

Sarah Greenberg has always felt like the odd one out in her family. Her father Avi Greenberg, is world-renowned as the go to magic shop in Chicago. Her sister is the apple of his eye. So as Sara approaches 40 she finds herself startled to be part of the world of Magyck (with a Y...they repeat...all the time). Her family are actually practitioners and she is a late-bloomer. Sarah struggles with being so ordinary now becoming extraordinary and grappling with her powers, hidden parts of her father's store and a demon named Dave who likes to cook. The villianess is a rival Magycian who wants to take over the Greenberg's store based on an old outdated family pact.

I have read a lot of books with magical practitioners and I liked the unique take the author used in this one about magical threads and energies.. The concept she used is not new but she was able to put her own twist on it. All the supporting characters are golden, my favorites were Raya and Ezra.

I hope this book has the potential to become a series and you can sign me up for the next one right now!

I received this as a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I will start with the positives. I enjoyed the interactions between the characters. And enjoyed some of the humor in it. I did feel though the storyline did drag a bit in some places. But was overall enjoyable.

I really enjoyed this book. It took a while to get into the writing style but when I did it was easier to rea. I liked the developement of the characters and liked the fact that they had flaws and imperfections, and the world builidng was good.
This book was also really funny which I didn't expect so that was something else I really liked.
was it a perfect book or reading experience no but was it an enjoyable one - hell yeah. I cannot wait to read more by this author.

Sarah is a normal 39 year old. Working as a food critic in Chicago, she happy enough and will occasionally pop in to her family magic shop to lend a hand.
Sarah has never really had more than a passing interest in magic until one day when without even trying, she accidentally changes the colour of her boyfriends daughters hair.

Sarah's new talent is a big deal as she is quickly introduced to a world that she had no knowledge of before now. Her family are from a long line of Magycian's and Sarah finds out that the shop is in danger of being taken away due to an ancient rule.

Quickly, Sarah needs to learn how to protect her family, friends and community of magycian's from the woman who will do anything to get the shop.

Throughout all of this, Sarah also needs to come to terms with the fact that she is beginning to have feelings for her boyfriend - something that she has always managed to avoid until now - and his daughter and realise that she's actually capable of much more than she ever believed.

I really enjoyed this book although I don't think it was particularly well written. The conversations between characters didn't flow and the attitude / sarcasm that Sarah uses didn't come across in the way that I would have expected it to but this does seem to be true of most books that are written by people from North America - perhaps, their sarcasm is different to that of the UK.

There is also a nice little group of secondary characters who I would have liked to have known a bit more about - but there is always the possibility perhaps of the author giving them their own novels.

I just finished this book, and it was so delightful that I had to write my review immediately to get my thoughts down as soon as possible. Sarah was a delightful character who isn’t perfect, has an imperfect life, and finds out it’s not what she thought it was. There were so many laugh-out-loud moments, I couldn’t believe it. The picnic was especially fun. While this book isn’t perfect, I still found it so fun that it was perfect enough. I hope we get to see more of Sarah, Colin, and really all the characters again. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.