The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
(Book #1 in the The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic Series)
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"If Hermione Granger had been an American who never received an invitation to Hogwarts, this might have been her story." -- People Earning comparisons to wildly popular fantasy novels by Deborah Harkness and Lev Grossman, Emily Croy Barker's enchanting debut offers an intelligent escape into a richly imagined world. And with an appealing female protagonist, cinematic storytelling, wry humor, and wonderfully clever literary references, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic is sure to capture the imaginations of readers everywhere. During a miserable weekend at a friend's wedding, eager to forget about her disastrous breakup and stalled dissertation, Nora Fischer wanders off and somehow finds herself in another realm. There, she meets glamorous Ilissa--who introduces Nora to a decadent new world--and her gorgeous son Raclin. But when the elegant veneer of this dreamland shatters, Nora finds herself in a fairy tale gone incredibly wrong. And the only way she can survive is by learning real magic herself.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0143125672
ISBN13:9780143125679
Release Date:July 2014
Publisher:Penguin Books
Length:576 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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4 ratings
Soothes my English Major heart
Published by LeeAnn , 20 days ago
I'm currently reading for the third time. Nora is my favorite main character of all time. She feels like the quintessential grad student; smart and makes mistakes, sees the patterns in things (especially literary), has relationships with awful men who overlook her... I could go on. This is what we all wish would happen to us, right? That we get kidnapped by a handsome guy then find out we have magical abilities!
Found in the self help section...
Published by Snow , 3 months ago
I loved this book so much I immediately had to find the second book and have loaned it out to everyone I can. It builds to something you don't expect, and you can sense the layers that sometimes catch and hold Nora back. I loved the feeling of being immersed in the struggle Nora has and the quips are fantastic! Let this story and the writing suck you in. There is a bit of time when the story seems to drag, but it fully matches what the character is going through. I'm looking forward to rereading this series soon.
Love it
Published by Katiabd , 11 months ago
After a somewhat so-so start, the story picks up and it becomes difficult to tear yourself away from the book.
Don't do it
Published by Ask Ashley , 2 years ago
This sounded like a fun Narnia like fantasy, but it was not. Unless you are a 30+ year old women who has never been in a relationship of any kind, even a close friendship, with a man, you're not going to like this. The only magical thing about this book was the marketing team. I did not read the whole thing after over 100 pages of WTF, I skimmed the rest until close to the ending. I went to read some reviews which confirmed that the middle was as bad as I thought it would be, worse actually. The voice was really good, but it was kind of like listening to a pleasant sounding drunk telling you a story that makes no sense to anyone but them. O.K. I'll stop now.
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