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When We Were Magic
Written by Sarah Gailey
Narrated by Amanda Dolan
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an "author to watch."
Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder.
Alexis has always been able to rely on two things: her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable—even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love.
That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn't change on prom night.
When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails—and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.
Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder.
Alexis has always been able to rely on two things: her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable—even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love.
That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn't change on prom night.
When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails—and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherTantor Media, Inc
Release dateMar 23, 2021
ISBN9781705280461
Author
Sarah Gailey
Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award and British Fantasy Award winning and bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over seven different languages. They have written comics for Marvel, EC, and BOOM! Studios, including multiple original series. They are the editor and publisher of Stone Soup and Love Letters: Reasons To Be Alive. You can find links to their work at sarahgailey.com.
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Reviews for When We Were Magic
Rating: 3.823529411764706 out of 5 stars
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What our readers think
Readers find this title to be a mixed bag. Some reviewers felt that the book was not up to the author's usual standard, finding it childish and lacking in depth. Others appreciated the excellent narration and were left wanting more closure from the story. However, there was a negative review about the main character and the ending not making sense. Overall, the book has potential but falls short in some areas.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Oct 3, 2023
2.5 stars
It’s not a bad book, but it’s not a good one either.
I really appreciated the other books by the author, this one seems very childish and bland in comparison1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Oct 3, 2023
Unerwartet gut und gerne würde ich mehr von den Mädels erfahren. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Oct 3, 2023
I've never hated a MC that much, she was horrible and the end doesn't make sense. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Oct 3, 2023
The narrator is excellent. The books story left me wanting more closure.