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A review by celandine
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker
1.0
Interesting premise meets boring execution. This book had a lot of potential, but it has more filler than anything.
The back cover quote "If Hermione Granger was an American who never received her Hogwarts letter, this might be her story." is a complete misconception. If Hermione was a whiny, useless and only vaguely intelligent American, sure. But (I can't even remember her name now because that's how boring she is. Oh wait, I think it's Nora.. yea. Nora.) Nora does not come close to the potential Hermione had.
The slow pace of the book put me to sleep. I was 100 pages in before any vague sense of the plot might be occurring. Oh nope, let's waste another 75 pages on bed rest and more fluffy filler.
The title was what drew me in. It sounded like the book could be humorous, intelligent, and fun. Nora certainly wasn't intelligent and she definitely had no humor or a fun bone in her body. By page 25, I would have been satisfied by a fart joke. But everyone in Nora's world are pretentious bores.
Couldn't finish. This book was a waste of potential.
The back cover quote "If Hermione Granger was an American who never received her Hogwarts letter, this might be her story." is a complete misconception. If Hermione was a whiny, useless and only vaguely intelligent American, sure. But (I can't even remember her name now because that's how boring she is. Oh wait, I think it's Nora.. yea. Nora.) Nora does not come close to the potential Hermione had.
The slow pace of the book put me to sleep. I was 100 pages in before any vague sense of the plot might be occurring. Oh nope, let's waste another 75 pages on bed rest and more fluffy filler.
The title was what drew me in. It sounded like the book could be humorous, intelligent, and fun. Nora certainly wasn't intelligent and she definitely had no humor or a fun bone in her body. By page 25, I would have been satisfied by a fart joke. But everyone in Nora's world are pretentious bores.
Couldn't finish. This book was a waste of potential.