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Spells to Mend Broken Hearts

by Marissa Macy

Small spells, complicated changes

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Small spells, complicated changes

Alex enters a new town already contending with loneliness and tension at home when she finds her grandmother’s book of small magic. The rituals she tries become part of her developing bond with Tess, while the girls also confront heartbreak and the limits of what spells can mend. Family separation, shifting friendships, and the possibility of feelings beyond friendship give the magical premise an emotional, everyday focus. The book’s central tension rests on the gap between wishing for change and facing what cannot simply be fixed by a ritual.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in stories about friendship and starting over in a new town.
  • Readers looking for a magical premise alongside family separation and changing relationships.
  • Readers interested in stories exploring the possibility of romantic feelings between friends.

Themes

Magic and wishful thinkingFriendship and lonelinessDivorce and family changeHeartbreak and changing feelings

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Book overview

Rebecca Stead meets Sarah Mlynowski in this enchanting, relatable, and commercial middle grade novel about dealing with divorce, friendship breakups, and how much we wish that magic could fix it all.

 

Alex is pretty sure the universe is conspiring against her. Friendless in a new town and with her parents constantly fighting, Alex spends her birthday unpacking alone when she comes across her grandmother's book of small magic. Alex doesn't believe in that stuff, but with no birthday plans and nothing to lose, she performs a ritual from the book to attract a friend.

 

It's just a coincidence that Tess crashes into her life the very next day...right? Their friendship forms fast and strong, and the way Tess makes Alex's heart flutter definitely feels like some kind of magic. Together, they make their way through the book's spells and rituals, healing Tess's recently broken heart and trying to mend Alex's broken family.

 

But it feels as though the book is turning on Alex when her parents announce they're separating. And when Tess uses a ritual to win back her ex-boyfriend, Alex is forced to face a truth she had not considered. Maybe the magic she felt with Tess was more than friendship . . .

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