Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and the author for my gifted ebook to write my honest review for the tour.
In the spirit of Practical Magic and First Frost, a modern-day magic folk tale weaves a fantasy of love, secrets, spellbooks, and family bonds into evocative prose ….
It’s common knowledge in Duran Hill that some women in the Kinley family have certain gifts … and certain curses … running through their bloodlines. But for three sisters in all but name — Rachel, Juliette, and their cousin Sylvia — the ties that bind them close as ivy throughout their childhood are pulled apart in adolescence when both the gift and curse of that power is revealed between them.
Since that fateful incident, sensible Juliette has tailored a perfect and perfectly-ordinary life which unravels after she marries — and loses — the love of her life. Sylvia, drawn to the dark side, sets up a shop that caters to all the mystical powers the latter generations of the Kinley family shunned. And Rachel, the wild child, in whom its magic seems to create a charmed life, is a carefree wanderer who finds herself suddenly drawn home again.
Her arrival will stir old rivalries and test forgotten bonds in the brief span of a few weeks. But when an old friend in desperate trouble seeks her out, she will impulsively unleash the dangerous secret behind their power: one which has lain forgotten in the Kinley house for two generations.
From the Siren’s song of a dead man’s violin to a jar full of harmless-looking buttons, nothing under the shadow of the family’s roof is what it seems — nothing in their bloodline is safe from the dangerous past.
For Juliette, it brings a test of whether love that has withered can bloom again. For Sylvia, a question of whether a dangerous mistake can only be endured until it destroys you. And for Rachel, the choice is the price between the future of the souls she loves most in life and a powerful force that both makes her the enigma she is — and makes to destroy her like embers caught in a firewind.
Against the backdrop of Southern charm, Scottish superstitions, and bewitching romance, ABRACADABRA casts a spell which cannot be undone, from the ache of lost love to the familial links between souls which go as deep as blood and bone.
My Review
A story of romance and magic you say? Well! Count me in! Abracadabra is exactly that and with a cute cover that suits the book perfectly.
A brand new author for me and a story that I fell in love with! One family, the Kinleys are pretty well known for the fact that some women have ‘gifts’ and ‘curses’. Three women two sisters and a cousin of the family, Rachel, Juliette and Sylvia were as close as could be. Then during their teen years they discover the gifts and the curse, breaking them apart. All making their own way though life as adults until Rachel arrives home. This is the catalyst that nobody expected, and all three are tested to the hilt. Will familial bonds and love withstand what is coming?
I sooo loved this book! It is also the perfect time to read it too, October, nights growing darker and a cosy warm chair. Or, in my case Greece, 23-26 degrees, by the pool! I might have to read it again now I am home and halloween is looming.
I am a sucker for magic and when there are gifts and curses involved you can’t tear me away. I got so involved in these three women and their family history with the magic they all carry. The characters all called to me for different reasons and I felt for each of them. This is what I class as a great read, characters you can invest in, a storyline that is immersive and carries you out of your own world.
I couldn’t believe how fast I read Abracadabra. It felt like I had just started it and I was on the final chapter! The flow of the story just gripped me and I needed to know it all! I surprised myself as to how much I was involved.
The romance just makes this an even more entertaining read. I will definitely be looking out for Evanne Hardin Gray’s next book! She has me hooked!!
Youtube Links for Abracadabra trailers:
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKmNSqCOAKk
Short Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/edJevuMyWqk
Purchase Links
Amazon (Universal link): https://books2read.com/u/31ABBv
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/abracadabra-48?sId=3c2b0be2-df21-4aa1-82f7-3c38d91d5b38
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/abracadabra/id6748605399
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abracadabra-evanne-hardin-gray/1147826940?ean=2940181835467
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1809968
Author Bio
Evanne Hardin Gray has spent most of her adulthood (and part of her childhood) writing novels, short stories, and screenplays. She has family roots in both New England and the South, which is where she currently writes (sometimes as a ‘ghost’), gardens, and collects books and ideas for them.
Social Media Links –
Twitter: Evanne Hardin Gray (@Abracadabrabook) / X
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