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Synopsis
After losing her job, her boyfriend, and her parents all within the same year, Cassandra Paisley inherits something she never expected—a mysterious cottage hidden deep in the woods from a relative she’s never heard of. Mystic Cottage feels alive from the moment she arrives. The house provides meals before she asks for them. The fireplace whispers. A talking bat enforces strange rules about the woods after dark. And something beyond the gate keeps calling her name in voices she desperately wants to believe. But the cottage is hiding secrets. As Cassandra begins uncovering pieces of Elowen Paisley’s past, she realizes the inheritance was never random. The woods know who she is. The cottage has been waiting for her. And the truth about her family may be far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Some doors should never be opened after dark.
Is The Girl Who Moved into Magic: Book 1 appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A cozy fantasy with mild supernatural tension and mystery. The protagonist deals with grief and loss from the death of her parents, but the tone is more whimsical than dark, featuring a talking bat and a magical cottage.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent, grief, and abandonment.
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Who'll love this
A woman inherits a mysterious magical cottage that has secrets about her family and destiny.