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Kennt ihr das, wenn ihr realisiert, dass ihr eine Reihe beendet habt, obwohl ich das gar nicht wollt? So ging es mir. Ich war so davon überzeugt, dass es noch einen vierten und fünften Band gibt, dass ich richtig baff war, als ich erfuhr, dass mit Teil drei Ende ist.

Dafür wollte ich mich gar nicht von Leo und ihren Freunden und ihrer Familie verabschieden... Aber gut, besser aufhören, solange es noch gut ist, anstatt alles zu Tode zu schreiben. Und gut aufhören, das gelingt Meriano ganz gewiss.

Es ist ein schönes Ende und der Weg dorthin unterhaltsam, kurzweilig, berührend, aufwühlend, süss. Wie man es aus den anderen Büchern kennt, mit gelungener Entwicklung der Figuren, neuen Einsichten und Entwicklungen.

Aber natürlich hätte ich auch nichts gegen eine weitere Geschichte, wenn die Autorin ihr Niveau halten kann.

mora55's review

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5.0

This was probably my least favorite of the three Love Sugar Magic books, but it was still a fun read and I enjoyed it!

The reasons I didn't like it as much were the way there was so much anger and arguing and bad feelings; and I know that's part of the point/things Leo learns, but it made me a little sad. I also felt parts of the plot were thrown in or contrived and I wasn't a personal fan of some of the decisions it made.

However, I loved the continued importance of family and friends, Isabel, the addition of JP, Brent's comic relief role, Leo's

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birth order power

, the audiobook narrator (even though she pronounced GIF as 'jif'), and of course the baking!

I don't know if there will be more of these books, but I hope so!

cedardleland's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cyngharris's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

madelinefmcguire's review

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5.0

It's spring break in Rose hill and Leo has a lot of work to do before she can officially become a full fledged bruja like all the other women in her family. She's still memorizing what herbs and spices do what, and she's still trying to find out what her birth order magic is. In addition all of her magical family heirlooms go missing and a new bakery called Honeybees has opened up across town, with a suspiciously similar menu to Amor y Azucar (Leo's family bakery). Everyone's hiding secrets, but the biggest secret of all comes to Leo in the form of her long-lost Abuelo Logrono who promises to answer some of her questions. But Leo isn't sure he can be trusted. With the help of her family and their magic Leo will figure out how to save her families bakery and figure out the truth about Abuelo Logrono.

THIS WAS PERFECT. I loved the addition of Leo's cousin JP and the causal way he had type 1 diabetes. I loved Isabelle getting a bit of her own story line and the new magic this book included. Such a heart warming story and this one fits great with the other two.

teacher2library's review

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5.0

Leo is as impatient as ever to learn magic, take on more responsibility at the bakery and grow up like her big sisters! But when her mysterious grandfather appears and offers to teach her how to harness her true powers, Leo learns magic isn't just about what you can do - it's what you do with it.

One of my all-time favorite children's series! Nice to see some more world-building in this one, plus some big-time character development for Leo.

mindyleereads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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