One of my favorite movies. 🖤🖤🖤
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Being normal. 💯
Practical Magic | 
Woke up with an awful headache bc of my chiropractic adjustment. Going to watch the movie so I can return it to the library. Once the movie is watch I‘ll be taking a bath and reading to alleviate the tension before my day of errands. Here are my snacks for this am! Jasmine tea and a protein bar lol. #mrbook1inamillion #litsypartyofone #24b4monday
so-so#unpopularopinion I didn‘t love this- at all. Rules of Magic is so incredibly better and almost reads like a different story. Needless to say I‘m disappointed. I‘ll be watching the movie to see how it stacks up on Saturday.
so-soI had been meaning to read this a while and figured October was as good a time as any!
I liked the writing style, and thought the characters were good, but I sometimes struggled to follow the plot when it jumped to a new character. I also prefer my books to have chapters so it is easier to find my place again.
Overall I liked the story, but I wanted more background on the spells and witchcraft, and more magic!
#Witches #Magic
Happy Halloween!! Katie, I absolutely love everything in my #basicwitchswap box!! A perfect halloween treat!! And thank you so much for thinking of my kitties!! So kind of you! They've already been playing with them! 🐱
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Gonna post a few pictures!! It feels like Christmas morning but 100x better because Christmas never leaves me feeling fulfilled!! I love all these books @MoonWitch94 chose for me!! I‘ve been looking for a copy of Practical Magic for a while and this one is gorgeous! 🖤 #basicwitchswap
#ChillingPhotoChallenge #day26 #Magic I fell in love with the movie first, long before I came to read this novel. It‘s so very different from the movie, but I think the differences are what makes it just as strong to me. You have to think of them as two seperate stories to really appreciate them both. They both have their own unique magic. #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter 1point #PointsTotal-2,067
Another one that has been on my list forever but I've never gotten around to reading. I love the movie so the book has to be great too, right?
#scarathlon #teamslaughter #chillingphotochallenge #magic @Clwojick
Today‘s movie - Love this one! 4 points for #teamslaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick 🎃🧙🏼♀️👻
#scarathlon #teamstoker #magic #chillingphotochallenge
When I think of magic, I think of this book (which I haven‘t read yet).
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panUnfortunately this was a big disappointment, & I say unfortunately b/c I needed a good distraction. Had to evacuate my apartment in the middle of the night b/c of the fires & sleep on a cot in a shelter w/my cat crying in a cage next to me. Still don‘t know when I can go home, & then this book was boring & 90% telling-not-showing prose. The imagery was strong & the sisters‘ relationship was interesting, but otherwise meh, & I‘m annoyed. 2/5 ⭐️
pickLoved seeing the difference between this and the movie! It‘s one of my favorite movies and I only found out it was adapted from the book a few months ago. And both stories really seem to sing! This book wouldn‘t have made a good film as is and vice versa. My favorite thing about the book version is that it‘s a bit darker. #24B4Monday #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
And another favourite! I haven't seen this in years
#scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick
pickWhen your all your library holds come at the same time, you end up reading witchy books in October 🧙🏻♀️
Enjoyed this book. It was about two sisters, Sally and Gillian Owen, who are taken in by their two witch aunts when their parents die. The story focuses on the lives, loves, and children of the sisters. Themes include sisterhood, domestic abuse, magic, and the importance of family. Really enjoyed this. The film adaptation is not bad.
Decided to go for spoopy type reads in the week leading up to Halloween, and no better time for this one! I‘ve seen a lot of reviews from people who didn‘t like the book because it was too different from the movie, and I do love the movie (and would love to rewatch it soon) but the book also sounds great on its own, and I would definitely rate it on its own merits and not in comparison to the movie. #nowreading
Sick with a cold that hopefully doesn‘t turn into bronchitis- not thrilled about it.
🎶This Is The season of the witch🎶
Good morning #teamstoker Love Sandra Bullock- my fav actress💖
#scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid
📚 Practical Magic- Alice Hoffman
🎥 The Others ♥️💜💜 - Nicole Kidman
🎵 Ghosts soundtrack- from the Demi Moore Patrick Swayze movie 🤣lol
#ManicMonday @JoScho
Tonight I watched my favorite Halloween movie! 🎃 🎥 It‘s 21 years and later it hasn‘t lost a drop of its magic! #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
1. Almond Joys and Caramel Apple suckers!
2. Bottlecaps and Candy Corn 😖
3. With my family I love roasting pumpkin seeds Hocus Pocus. My parents and I used to dress up and go clubbing on Halloween after I turned 21 but I‘m not sure if we‘re doing that this year. With my boyfriend we‘ve gone to a improv murder mystery show for the last 3 years and it‘s hilarious.
4. Hmm Probably my dark circus ringmaster costume
#teamslaughter #scarathlon
so-soAfter last year's Book Riot Quizzes: https://bookriot.com/2018/10/08/which-literary-witch-are-you-quiz/
https://bookriot.com/2018/10/23/literary-witch-quiz-sequel/
I put this on my TBR for this year. Neither loved it or hated it. Just Meh. Mostly made me glad I don't have a Sister. I've got Rules of Magic on Library hold. Looks like several Litsians perfer it. 🧙♀️
Ok Litsy- I want to listen to this because of my commute. BUT I‘m concerned that it says abridged. Thoughts?
1. Practical Magic 🖤🕯
2. Well, I‘m a stay at home doggy momma, so pretty much everything.
3. This one. 💖
4. It‘s pretty late in the day, so open tag to anyone who feels like playing.
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Watched for the first time since reading the book and I liked it even more! ☂ #scarathlon #teamslaughter #halloween
pickI haven‘t seen the movie and I read The Rules of Magic first. I liked this, but not nearly as much as it‘s prequel. I think my expectations were really high and the story wasn‘t as compelling. I wasn‘t as invested in Sally and Gillian as characters as I was in Frances and Jet. However, this was the book that introduced the Owens family to the world, so it has my respect. I have to check out the movie now.
#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft
pickLoved it! Which isn‘t surprising. I always love Alice Hoffman. And I always love fairytales. And magic. And love.
#ScaryScavengerHunt -with a witch in it
#Scarathlon #TeamStoker 3pts
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Next in Melissa‘s not super scary Halloween movie pile! Practical Magic.
#Scarathlon
#TeamStoker
pickI enjoyed this magical story about family and love. A perfect October read!
Starting this audiobooks now. I read it maybe 21 years ago? Ugh, I'm old! But I wanted to do a re-read and then read Rules of Magic. #TeamSlaughter #scarathalon @Clwojick
We had our grandson stay over last night, so inbetween all the reading & not sleeping coz bub was up & down all night, I have a headache. So I‘m in bed watching an oldie but a goodie scary(sort of)movie for #Scareathlon This is one of my favourite witchy movies, I really want to live in the aunts house! I love the book too, even though it‘s very different. #TeamSlaughter 2points #PointsTotal-42
So this cover with a #BlackCat isn't the same copy that got me through many a hard time in my adolescence, but it's the same bear that I'd cuddle reading it! #FallIsBooked
By far my favorite Halloween movie of all time! Can‘t wait to watch it this weekend ☺️ on another note, just found out there‘s a prequel called “The Rules of Magic”. Just ordered my copy, can‘t wait to read it 🤗 #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter
This one is on my #scarathlon TBR. I know. I can‘t believe I‘ve never read it either.
#ChillingPhotoChallenge #Spell
#TeamStoker 1pt
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My entry for today‘s Spells theme. Love the cover of this book (Tullulah was like it is too early to have me pose in your photos 😾). #chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon 1pt #TeamStoker
#manicmonday Monday was crazy and I‘m good with not doing it over! Happy October!!
📚‘Salems Lot
🎬 Practical Magic
🎼 California Dreamin‘
Hope everyone has a great Oct 1st and Tuesday 😊
And all of the books have been moved! It only took all day. These shelves are H-Z. #sundsyfunday
pickBecause I read The Rules of Magic first and was completely enchanted by it, this was a little bit disappointing. I was emotionally invested in the prequel which failed to happen for this book. Still a pick, managed to finish this book in one day. Definitely looking forward to more Alice Hoffman.
Since I loved The Rules of Magic so much, it is obvious it should be followed by this one. It has mixed reviews so I hope it lives up to the expectations.
1. Fall leaves ; coconut lime ; fresh flowers 2. Jolly ranchers ; holiday shapes resses ; cheese its 3. Witches ; black cats ; spell books 4. Weather ; the kids dressed up ; all the spookiness #basicwitchswap @Meaw_catlady @sprainedbrain
so-soI enjoyed The Rules of Magic better, but this was still a good read
“What had she thought, that love was a toy, something easy and sweet, just to play with? Real love was dangerous, it got you from inside and held on tight, and if you didn‘t let go fast enough you might be willing to do anything for its sake.”
OMG!! I cannot wait!!! 🌙🌟🎃🔮
