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Family Magic by Patti Larsen is a young adult paranormal novel that won 1st place in World’s Best Story contest and is published by Premiere. The tour runs August 3-31 with mostly reviews as well as author interviews and guest posts. Check out the tour page for more information.
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Family Magic
The Hayle Coven Novels #1
by Patti Larsen
My Review
This is a story about a sixteen year old girl. She wants what everyone wants. To fit in. To find her place. But being a teen, she’s dealing with all of that angst, those hormones. Being bullied at school, responsible for her insane grandmother, and clashing with her mother have Syd all torn up inside.
She must find herself. Discover what she wants. She thinks she doesn’t wanted her magic. Doesn’t want to be a witch. And she keeps her demon half locked down inside her. All of this frustration and anger find a way out sometimes, like a pot boiling over.
It seems like every time Syd makes up with her mother, something else happens and she’s screaming how much she hates her, the family, the coven, her powers, and witches. She wants out and doesn’t want to wait until she’s 18 to give up her power.
After a huge blow out with her mother, Syd’s dad is waiting for her. When she enters the basement, both of her parents are there, but her uncle butts into the family meeting. He insists they stop lying to Syd. Tell her the truth. She needs to get control of her demon now more than ever.
Syd’s never whiney. She grows strong as she learns more, faces herself and her demon. Embraces her power. The author keeps her in character, genuine and believable. She’s a teenager and stays one, showing her growth, her confusion, her determination, and her doubts.
As the end of the book drew near, I became worried. I couldn’t see how it would all work out. I was worried, afraid for the characters.
The very first sentence in the last chapter is to telling and true. I wish I could share it with you, but you’ll see what I mean when you read it. So insightful. So powerful. As strong as the characters and magic displayed in this book.
5 Stars
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Her mom’s a witch, her dad’s a demon and she just wants to be ordinary. But, when an insidious evil comes after her family, Sydlynn Hayle has to choose to be the normal girl she craves or step up, embrace her magic and save her coven from disaster.
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About Patti Larsen
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Patti is an award-winning author with a passion for the paranormal. Now with multiple series in happy publication, she lives in Canada with her patient husband and six demanding cats.
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This sounds like a book my granddaughter is going to fall in love with. Thank you for introducing me to this author and book. 🙂
I hope she gets to read it. I had such a great read!
Nice review, Laura. This sounds like a very good YA book.
Thanks so much, Jan:) I gobbled it up!
Sounds like a good one to me. Thanks for introducing me to a new author.
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Sherry, I knew I was going to like this one, so I was caught by surprise when I loved it. LOL I couldn’t stop reading it!
So happy you loved it! Thank you so much for hosting a tour stop and sharing your thoughts!
I ate this up! LOL I loved it and I loved Syd! The author stayed true with her character and Syd was someone I would have loved to have as a friend when I was a teenager.
This sounds awesome! I love witches and demons, and I can’t wait to see what’s up with Syd! And why has she not learned the full truth before?
Great review!
I hope you read this one. I loved everything about it, especially Syd!