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A Little Magic by Lindsey Lanza
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
๐ A Little Magic
โ๐ป Lindsey Lanza
โ๏ธ Contemporary Romance
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ๐ซ | 4.5
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
This was SO sweet!! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Overview:
โขChildhood Friends to Lovers
โขBrotherโs Best Friend
โขSecond Chance Romance
โขDual Timeline + POV
โขChronic Illness
โขChristmastime/Hanukkah
โขSnowed In
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐
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I donโt always love friends-to-lovers, but Ellie and Theoโs love story is filled with SO much heart. Their relationship development from childhood acquaintances to more felt natural, filled with tender moments and holiday traditions.
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข, ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฉ...
โ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ขโ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฉ, ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค.โ
My favorite part of this story was Lanzaโs depiction of chronic illness (in this case: lupus) and how it deeply affected every member of the family. The complicated dynamics made the narrative so compelling and relatable.
Plus, this included the FMCโs therapy sessions, which were so honest and real. So often we want therapy to be a Quick Fix, where our therapist just explain all of lifeโs answers - and very unfortunately, it doesnโt quite work like that.
โ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ข ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ.โ
โ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ. ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ. ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐. ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ.โ
โ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง?โ
Furthermore, I will always adore stories where loss and grief are depicted so beautifully. In this case, we get to see how grief changes shape over time, cementing old memories and filling up unexpected moments.
โ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ.โ โ๐๐.โ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐?
This book wasnโt filled with eloquent speeches or perfectly crafted scenes - it overflowed with raw, candid moments that felt like real life. And I loved it.
I highly recommend this book, especially around the holiday season. If you enjoyed The Ex Vows or Love And Other Words, definitely pick this one up!
โจ Available via Kindle Unlimited โจ