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Editorial Reviews
Review
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
“Debut author Randall explores the courage it takes to deal with grief and dare to love.”
—Publishers Weekly “Equal shares of romance, magical mystery, and delicious descriptions.”
—Booklist
“Deftly blending contemporary romance with urban fantasy . . . a fun and memorable read from first page to last.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Fans of magic, family, lost loves and intrigue will enjoy this novel.”
—Red Carpet Crash
“An enchanting tale of love and loss, heartbreak and hope that bewitched me from get-go! Breanne Randall combines exquisite prose and vivid worldbuilding to create an utterly charming novel filled with magic, mystery, and mouthwatering recipes. If you’re in need of a bit of magic and a heaping dose of hope, look no further than The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic. Fans of Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen will flock to this enchanting novel. Breanne Randall’s magical debut is sure to cast a spell on its fortunate readers.”
—Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany
“Heartbreaking and enchanting in turn: readers will want to climb into this book and never leave!”
—Hazel Beck, author of Big Little Spells and Small Town, Big Magic
Jenn Trocine –
? “ℍ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ????, ??????? ?? ???? ?????’? ????, ?????????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ??????????? ???? ??????? ?? ?????????? ??? ?????.” ✨Synopsis: As the legacy goes, every member of the Revelare family has magic, but unfortunately it is accompanied by a curse. Sadie Revelare learned of her curse at thirteen. It is that of four heartbreaks ?, each one which will be worse than the last. Her grandmother advised her to love only as she is willing to lose her magic. From that day, she held her magic close and built walls around her heart.Now at age 29, Sadie has already been through two devastating heartbreaks. The third happens when her grandmother is diagnosed with cancer and only has weeks to live. Sadie’s carefully orchestrated life spirals with the diagnosis, her first heartbreak Jake McNealy returning to town after a decade, and her estranged twin brother Seth coming home (carrying dark family secrets) after abandoning her for a year.With only one heartbreak left, Sadie needs to decide if love is more important than magic. Will she allow herself to fully rekindle her feelings for Jake? Will the secrets Seth reveals tear her and her family apart?⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️I adored this magical, mystical, and enchanting book! It was written with so many emotions, and I literally felt every single one. One moment I was crying and the next I was laughing… and everything in-between. All. The. Feels. If you love the curse aspect of Practical Magic and Lorelai & Luke’s relationship in Gilmore Girls, this book is for you!? Romantasy✨ Second Chance Love? Slow Burn✨ Dark Family Secrets? Family Relationship Dynamics✨ Healing ❤️? (Mental Health Rep)? Small Town✨ Enchanted Garden ?? Magical Bakery✨ Yummy Recipes ?
Constant Reader –
This book is a light and enjoyable story of magic, heartbreak, romance, and recipes. I enjoyed it. It was a welcome respite for taking a break from a very serious and depressing book filled with starvation, suffering and poverty. It was fun that each member of the family had a different type of magic. And that each type of magic was offset by a curse that was intended to make some sort of karmic balance. This book will not change your life, it would not be a book group book for my group, and it did not make me a better person, but not every book needs to. It was enough for it to be distracting and entertaining even if I am unlikely to remember much about it. The romance is fairly chaste, the language is fairly mild, and there is no gory violence. Dramatic tension is provided by the need to defeat a curse before the expiration of a time deadline and some romantic complications.
JMcClelland –
I pre-ordered this book after seeing it hyped so much on social media and I was so excited to read it. I wouldn’t necessarily describe it as “Gilmore Girls,” although I think it got that reputation from the small town setting and the grandmother, Gigi, whose dialogue reads like Babette. I would say that it is a nice, simple, cozy fall read for a rainy day. There was nothing very special about this book for me, although there were elements that I did enjoy:Pros:• The magic – I liked that with each person’s magic comes a curse and that everyone’s magic is different.• The recipes at the end of each chapter. Very cute and unexpected.• I thought the romance ending between Sadie and Jake, while predictable, was decent. I like a good second chance romance.• Gigi’s rules were so cute- I would have loved a master list somewhere in the book to look at them all.Cons:• I was not expecting the religious aspect. It was odd and forced in my opinion- almost bordering on preachy. Definitely not for me, but everyone is different.• The main character Sadie was completely unlikeable. She had no real believable growth and no real lessons were learned.• I understand the ending was probably left open for possible sequels, but the ending was lackluster and dissatisfying.• The first 1/3 of the book was slow and disorganized. It could have done with a lot of editing. But the story and action did pick up.• The romance was extremely predictable. Between the main characters and others. Which is fine, but there are zero surprises. Absolutely nothing to keep anyone guessing.Honestly, the story is cute. There are some very glaring technical problems with this novel, but if you can get passed that, it’s fine. For me personally, I didn’t enjoy it as much as I anticipated I would. However, I would still recommend this book to people who are looking for a book to get them in to the fall/October spirit.
Twila Leininger –
Wow! What a story … I’m hungover now! I cried at times reading this because there definitely was heartache and you felt it. There was hope as well and I loved the magic factor. I enjoyed the relationship between twins, Sadie and Seth than I did Jake and Sadie. This story was about family, love and forgiveness.
Jenny Lake –
OBSESSED
5⭐️ delicious orange infused honey DROPS of pure nostalgic, warmth and joy!This is very different from what I’ve currently been reading but has without a doubt, been the warm I’ve been searching for!Imagine yourself watching practical magic, in a ginormous sweater, wrapped up in a large blanket, eating apple pie and sipping cinnamon tea THIS IS THE VIBE you get from reading this book.Watching Sadie overcome her grief, exploring her purpose, gasping at plot twists, Jake just being his hot ass self in the background, it was as if we’ve all seen this story before BUT Breanne kept me GUESSING and wanting more from it.I gasped, I teared up, I wanted to go bake something… it was magical.AND THE RECIPES, new recipes every chapter for you to explore and create at home. Genius. I’m making them all!I hope we see more from her!!
juju –
roman
bien. merci. caractère de police un peu petit.
Angelica –
The Unfortunate Side Effect of Heartbreak and Magic
Heartbreaks are tough, her ex moving back and it rekindles the feelings they shared as teenagers.
Cat –
Amazing just amazing
This book will rip your heart out, stamp on it, set it on fire , and put it back together again.What an incredible read, I laughed, and by gosh, I cried.Watching the main character, Sadie, navigating her curse and loss throughout the book, is heartwarming to see.Each and every character was so lovable.The recepies at the end of each chapter were a fabulous bonus and well thought out. I couldn’t put it down
Amazon Kunde –
Disappointed
Doesn’t live up to the hype. It’s not bad -bad, ? but it feels a little rough around the edges. There are a lot of illogical parts.I think that’s the danger, when a book is super hyped on Book- Tok you have certain expectations….