magical realism
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We Are the Light
by: Matthew Quick
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Harry's Trees
by: Jon Cohen
"This was a complex and modern fairy tale, with all of the magic and wonder and none of the young adult drama that "modern fairy tale" usually includes. It dealt with real, adult issues in a multi-faceted, thoughtful way. I absolutely loved the combination of fairy tale elements and the exploration of grief and the forms it takes. Somehow the magic makes the delivery of the message even more potent."
- katelynn
01/16/2019
- katelynn
01/16/2019
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Gone Like Yesterday
by: Janelle M. Williams
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The Keeper of Lost Things
by: Ruth Hogan
"I LOVE this. Heart and humor, whimsy and magic. This put me in mind of Sarah Addison Allen - with a British twist. It was charming, but not superficial, from beginning to end."
- katelynn
10/19/2020
- katelynn
10/19/2020
Mr. Fox
by: Helen Oyeyemi
The Cost of Knowing
by: Brittney Morris
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)
by: Isabel Ibañez
Island Beneath the Sea
by: Isabel Allende
Becoming Leidah
by: Michelle Grierson
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The Change
by: Kirsten Miller
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The Snow Child
by: Eowyn Ivey
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The Sugar Queen
by: Sarah Addison Allen
"4.5"
- katelynn
05/02/2023
- katelynn
05/02/2023
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The Peach Keeper
by: Sarah Addison Allen
"As with every other Allen book I've read, this was a delight from start to finish. It's thoroughly southern and magical. She writes romance so well!
The story was simple, but that didn't bother me. For this author, it's all about the setting and atmosphere and magic - with some great character growth thrown in for good measure. "
- katelynn
02/12/2020
The story was simple, but that didn't bother me. For this author, it's all about the setting and atmosphere and magic - with some great character growth thrown in for good measure. "
- katelynn
02/12/2020
Summer of Salt
by: Katrina Leno
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
by: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
by: Sarah Addison Allen
The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic, #0.2)
by: Alice Hoffman
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The Midnight Library
by: Matt Haig
"Just beautiful!!"
- katelynn
01/25/2023
- katelynn
01/25/2023
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Weyward
by: Emilia Hart
The House of the Spirits
by: Isabel Allende
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The Light Pirate
by: Lily Brooks-Dalton
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The Thirteenth Tale
by: Diane Setterfield
"What a fantastic gothic mystery in the vein of Jane Eyre, The Woman in White, and anything at all by Kate Morton. The language was beautiful, causing me to think for a while that it was either written in the more distant past or else set in the past. But no! It’s just incredible writing weaving a thick atmosphere and crafting complex and really unique characters.
There was one moment, right in the middle of this serious, heavy novel, where the author makes a self-aware joke that made me laugh out loud!
Surprises: this was much darker than I expected. On a scale from 0-10 of how twisted a plot is, this was about a 2.5 where I usually read at 0-1. But it didn’t ruin it for me."
- katelynn
10/30/2019
There was one moment, right in the middle of this serious, heavy novel, where the author makes a self-aware joke that made me laugh out loud!
Surprises: this was much darker than I expected. On a scale from 0-10 of how twisted a plot is, this was about a 2.5 where I usually read at 0-1. But it didn’t ruin it for me."
- katelynn
10/30/2019
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The Wishing Game
by: Meg Shaffer
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The Terror
by: Dan Simmons
Augustown
by: Kei Miller
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The Unmaking of June Farrow
by: Adrienne Young
Exit West
by: Mohsin Hamid
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The Lost Bookshop
by: Evie Woods
The Water Dancer
by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The Cartographers
by: Peng Shepherd
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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
by: Shubnum Khan
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A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by: Douglas Westerbeke
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
by: Leslye Walton
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First Frost (Waverley Family, #2)
by: Sarah Addison Allen
"This story plunged me right back into that wonderful, magical Waverly world. Even the most simple plotlines (and this was a very simple story) are completely enchanting! I certainly don't think this followup novel was as riveting as the first, but I still loved it. Sweet characters, beautiful language, easy-to-relate-to issues handled in thoughtful ways, all wrapped up in a lovely package with just the littlest bit of magic."
- katelynn
11/03/2019
- katelynn
11/03/2019
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Once Upon a River
by: Diane Setterfield
"This book was wonderful.
Just enough gothic, just enough fairy tale, just enough adult/complex relationships and struggle - this will be a favorite. I love the language, sense of place, and story-telling themes.
Now we need a movie, please and thank you."
- katelynn
03/05/2020
Just enough gothic, just enough fairy tale, just enough adult/complex relationships and struggle - this will be a favorite. I love the language, sense of place, and story-telling themes.
Now we need a movie, please and thank you."
- katelynn
03/05/2020
The Last of the Moon Girls
by: Barbara Davis
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Ink Blood Sister Scribe
by: Emma Törzs
The Dovekeepers
by: Alice Hoffman
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Midnight at the Blackbird Café
by: Heather Webber
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
by: Zoraida Córdova
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To The Bright Edge of the World
by: Eowyn Ivey
"4.5. This is just beautifully written. I was engrossed in the setting - time and place. I loved the way it was a compilation of artifacts. That was such a fun and interesting way to paint a complete picture! I really grew to love all of the characters.
And as always, I LOVED the magical realism elements.
The only reason it was 4.5 instead of 5 was that weirdly...not a lot happened. The characters were certainly developed but the plot was fairly simple."
- katelynn
07/17/2019
And as always, I LOVED the magical realism elements.
The only reason it was 4.5 instead of 5 was that weirdly...not a lot happened. The characters were certainly developed but the plot was fairly simple."
- katelynn
07/17/2019
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Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
by: Sarah Addison Allen
"I wish I could give more stars! I devoured this book and was sad when it ended. It was so completely wonderful- I loved the setting, the garden and cooking themes, the growing relationships, and the MAGIC! Magical realism is a genre I am coming to really adore - it's just enough magic to make the novel sort of hazy and romantic. Everything about this novel was romantic, in the literal and the classical sense. I related to the main character's introversion and creativity expressed through food - watching her open up and grow as a sister, friend, and love interest was a joy. And the ensemble of characters in the family and the town made me think of Stars Hollow, so that was a win. Just read this book!!"
- katelynn
01/13/2019
- katelynn
01/13/2019
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At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
by: Heather Webber
The Absolute Book
by: Elizabeth Knox
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The Island of Missing Trees
by: Elif Shafak
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Unlikely Animals
by: Annie Hartnett
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
by: Aimee Bender
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Everything Sad Is Untrue
by: Daniel Nayeri
The Seas
by: Samantha Hunt
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The Bullet Swallower
by: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
The Bone People
by: Keri Hulme
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The Island Child
by: Molly Aitken
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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
by: Jamie Ford
The World That We Knew
by: Alice Hoffman
Hell of a Book
by: Jason Mott
The Hummingbird's Daughter
by: Luis Alberto Urrea
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
by: Lesley Nneka Arimah
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What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
by: Isabel Ibañez
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Practical Magic
by: Alice Hoffman
"3.5
I wish I read this book before I read Garden Spells because it’s clearly the inspiration. This book is just Garden Spells with less charm and more darkness, set in the Northeast instead of the Southeast.
That being said, I will always love this genre and the writing was lovely at times."
- katelynn
11/14/2020
I wish I read this book before I read Garden Spells because it’s clearly the inspiration. This book is just Garden Spells with less charm and more darkness, set in the Northeast instead of the Southeast.
That being said, I will always love this genre and the writing was lovely at times."
- katelynn
11/14/2020