This town is cut off from the world by the self-fulfilling prophesies of their superstitions. The Clark women have their sexual prowess, the Hopkins family, whose men only dated older women, and the family who always had a man named Phineus, who was the strongest person around. There is an interesting vibe in the town that everyone’s destiny has been pre-ordained. There is no sudden poof! It is a subtle magic that has such power, all within a family in a special town that seems to have a magic of its own.Įach person in the Waverly family has their own power – Claire, with her flower magic, Evanelle, who knows what people need Sydney, with her ability with hair and young Bay, who knows where things belong. This is real magic – created by r ealisti c characters from within. Still feel s ick to my stomach about it today).īut the magic in this book always fascinated me more. A flip of the hand and poof ** a guinea pig! (A beautiful Abyssinain – my parents bough my brother and me a pair of all white ones after that show, who unfortunately died a few years later by accidental 13 year-old neglect. Yes, I had a magic kit as a kid, but it mostly frustrated me since I could never truly bring off the tricks the way the magicians on the boardwalk at the Shore did. From childhood on, magic with its wonder and amazing splendor has filled me with glee. This book has always touched the part of me that continues to believe in magic.
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