A Little Night Magic
A Novel
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
In New York Times bestselling author Lucy March's new novel, Olivia Kiskey needs a change. She's been working at the same Nodaway Falls, New York, waffle house since she was a teenager; not a lot of upward mobility there. She's been in love with Tobias, the cook, for the last four years; he's never made a move. Every Saturday night, she gathers with her three best friends—Peach, Millie, and Stacy—and drinks the same margaritas while listening to the same old stories. Intent on shaking things up, she puts her house on the market, buys a one-way ticket to Europe, and announces her plans to her friends . . . but then she meets Davina Granville, a strange and mystical Southern woman who shows Olivia that there is more to her life than she ever dreamed. As Liv's latent magical powers come to the surface, she discovers that having an interesting life is maybe not all it's cracked up to be. The dark side of someone else's magic is taking over good people in town, and changing them into vessels of malevolence. Unwilling to cede her home to darkness, she battles the demons of her familial past and her magical present, with those she loves at her side . . . and in the cross fire. Can the most important things in life—friendship, love, magic, and waffles—get her through the worst that the universe can throw at her?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chick lit embraces the supernatural in this sweet, funny, and implausible tale of self-discovery, friendship, and trust. March the magical romantic alter ego of Lani Diane Rich (Wish You Were Here) brings a sassy-girl wit to waitress Liv, who can't get handsome cook Tobias out of her head (or into her bed). The arrival in Nowaday Falls of mysterious Davina and menacing Cain unleashes a surge of paranormal power in Liv that puts her on a fast-paced, frightening path to discovering a father and sister she didn't know she had, a family history of magic she didn't know she shared, a secret guardian angel who's as powerful as she is, and a looming showdown with the forces of evil. Along the way, there are black magic wannabes looking to steal power and the two cutest nonhuman sidekicks a girl could wish for: a coffee mug named Gibson and his seeing-eye BFF Niles, an origami paper crane. March knows the Twilight crowd is ripe for the picking with this convoluted and sexy thriller though the inscrutable mechanics of the magic border on the silly. It's the down-to-earth humor and humanity of a fiercely loyal and likable clique of smalltowners who'll keep new fans waiting for March's next trick.
Customer Reviews
A fun read
An enjoyable read. The characters were fun and believable.