Date Of Review: February 17, 2025
Review Left On GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6659030066
Review Left On StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0d4c02f6-7814-4e12-8654-4cf86868fd51

Improbable Magic For Cynical Witches

Author: Kate Scelsa
Narrator: Stacy Glemboski
Started: February 13, 2025
Finished: February 17, 2025
Genre: romance
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes
Part Of A Series: no
Type Of Book: audio
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56197346-improbable-magic-for-cynical-witches
Storygraph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/bcfb07be-4382-422d-b9e8-6fc0eae9264e

Review:

The age I read this at along with my life experiences are the reason I rated 3 stars (3.5 for StoryGraph). If I had read this when I was a young adult, it probably would have gotten a 5 star rating.

This is a romance that I prefer - not a lot of smut, if any at all. I also got really bored with this book towards the very end. Had I read this as a young adult it would have been a very good book. But reading it now, I see what's going to happen. I just want to reach in & knock some sense into Eleanor.

Tho I do wish I could meet non judgemental folks that the coven folks are portrayed as. Would be nice. It somewhat a dream for me.

The reading of the tarot cards, and the interpretation of the card pulled was probably the best part of this book for me.

Goodreads Description:

A witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem—from the acclaimed author of Fans of the Impossible Life. Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Becky Albertalli.

Seventeen-year-old Eleanor is the least likely person in Salem to believe in witchcraft—or think that her life could be transformed by mysterious forces. Ostracized by her classmates after losing her best friend and first love, Chloe, Eleanor has spent the past year in a haze, vowing to stay away from anything resembling romance.

But when a handwritten guide to tarot arrives in the mail at the witchy souvenir store where Eleanor works, it seems to bring with it the message that magic is about to enter her life. Cynical Eleanor is quick to dismiss this promise, until real-life witch Pix shows up with an unusual invitation. Inspired by the magic and mystery of the tarot, Eleanor decides to open herself up to making friends with Pix and her coven of witches, and even to the possibility of a new romance.

But Eleanor’s complicated history in Salem continues to haunt her, and she is desperate to keep Pix from finding out the truth. Eleanor will have to reckon with the old ghosts that threaten to destroy everything, even her chance at new love.

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches is an atmospheric and romantic coming-of-age about learning to make peace with the past in order to accept the beauty of the present.

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