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Synopsis
When a magic spell rewrites her past, a love-skeptic radio host must decide whether to protect her heart or finally risk it. Elliot West has built her brand on rejecting love. On her hit radio show, she trashes fairy-tale endings and insists happily ever afters are nothing more than a marketing ploy. Cynicism sells, and for Elliot, it’s paid off big-time. But when a mysterious tarot card reader casts a spell on her, Elliot laughs it off…until she wakes up the next morning in a life she doesn’t recognize. Leo, her summer fling, is suddenly her boyfriend, as if they never said goodbye. Soon, a family wedding in Belize forces Elliot to confront all the reasons she swore off love in the first place. Between dodging old wounds, navigating her mother’s fourth trip down the aisle, and making sense of a reality where she and Leo picked up right where they left off, Elliot starts to question everything. Torn between the life she’s built and a love she never believed in, Elliot must decide if this new reality is the second chance she didn’t know she was waiting for.
Is The Magic of Us appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A contemporary romance with magical elements about a cynical radio host who gets a second chance at love through a spell. Contains some mature themes around relationships and family dysfunction, mild romantic content.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include divorce and heartbreak.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the magical twist on a second-chance romance and the protagonist's journey from skeptic to believer in love.