What Became of Magic
A Novel
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
From Paige Crutcher, the author of The Orphan Witch and The Lost Witch, comes a new tale about a witch, a book of magic, and a beguiling and powerful creature whom she must free, even if it puts her life and soul at stake.
Aline Weir, a witch who can talk to ghosts, has kept her talents hidden ever since a disastrous middle school slumber party, choosing to be invisible and use her powers in secret to help lost souls reunite with the keys to send them home. All the while, she finds solace in a bookstore and the three mysterious women who run it… until Aline discovers the book of Mischief, and her powers are enhanced.
Living a solitary life until the age of thirty, Aline’s life takes an unexpected turn when the wrong (or perhaps right) person witnesses her using her powers and she is invited to a town that doesn’t exist on any map. Arriving in Matchstick, Aline learns of a lost magic that desperately needs to be found and only her unique powers can do it. But what she’s not told is that Magic is a person. One that is dangerous and seductive and has been waiting for a witch with a power like hers for centuries.
Customer Reviews
“This is where we try to save magic.”
Magic is an illusion, an appearance of the impossible, with supernatural powers that are hard to understand. In “What Became of Magic” our heroine, Aline, was born with magical powers that she didn’t know how to deal with while she was growing up. She tried desperately to fit in but the mean girls still made fun of her until one day when Aline’s new friend Dragon entered her life. They would be friends forever and Dragon would always protect, even from afar.
Aline’s parents were horrible people who didn’t understand her and it wasn’t until she befriended the proprietors of a mysterious bookstore, that she realized what family was all about. Aline flourished during her time at the bookstore as it became her refuge from the harsh outside world. It was there that she came upon a bewitching book that would change her life forever. From her readings, she became aware of the mystical town of Matchstick. Aline set off on her quest to find the answers she was looking for but when she arrived at her destination, she was met by the handsome man she had been dreaming about her whole life. Who was this magical soul who she thought only existed in her dreams? Why was their connection so strong that she felt connected to him in the most intimate ways? Would he be able to help her find the magic that had gone missing? Will her life ever be the same again or will she be stuck in between the worlds, unable to find her way out?