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The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

  Published: 2021, Simon and Schuster Genre: Fiction Themes: witchcraft, curses, love My rating (out of 5): ❤❤ I don't usually annotate books (mostly because they belong to the library and it would be frowned upon) but there are times when I was reading this book I just want to grab a pen and scrawl 'REALLY???' in the margin. For instance:  One of the principal characters, Kylie, wants to end a curse that has been put on her family so she seeks out a man who is known to be an expert in curses.  Because of his surname she suggests that they may have a common relative from centuries ago.... 'Tom realized who she was.  The seven-times great-granddaughter of a witch who had been married to his six-times great-grandfather.' Well obviously. Anyway, Kylie belongs to a family where the women are bloodline witches and the curse hanging over them was set to prevent them having their hearts broken through love.  They must avoid falling in love and if they don't abide ...