The Charmed List
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
3.5
Julie Abe
"The best friends to enemies-to-lovers story I needed in my life! The Charmed List utterly enchants with its delightful characters and heartfelt themes of family, friendship, and first love. I adored this fun-filled and swoony road trip romance with a magical twist!" —Axie Oh, author of XOXO and The Girl Who Fell Beneath the SeaSometimes you need a little magic to fall in love. Ellie Kobata has spent most of high school on the sidelines, keeping her art Instagram private and shying away from the world. She can’t even tell her only friend, Lia, who she really is: Ellie is part of a secret magical community, and no one outside of it can know it exists. The only person Ellie could fully relate to was Jack Yasuda – her childhood friend who mysteriously started to snub her a few years ago.But before senior year, Ellie is ready to take some risks and have a life-changing summer, starting with her Anti-Wallflower List – thirteen items she’s going to check off one by one. With this list, she hopes to finally come out of her shell; even though she can’t share her full self with the world. But when number four on Ellie’s list goes horribly wrong—revenge on Jack Yasuda—she’s certain her summer is cursed. Instead of spending her summer with Lia, Ellie finds herself stuck in a car with Jack driving to a magical convention. But as Ellie and Jack travel down the coast of California, number thirteen on her list—fall in love—may be happening without her realizing it.In The Charmed List, Julie Abe sweeps readers away to a secret magical world, complete with cupcakes and tea with added sparks of joy, and an enchanted cottage where you can dance under the stars.
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Author
Julie Abe
Pages
320
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-07-05
ISBN
1250830109 9781250830104
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"This is such a fun read!"
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Jonathan Kent
"I almost never dislike books and I feel guilty giving this a thumbs down but it just wasn’t enjoyable for me. It was very high school but not even in a fun way. The motivations for the characters made little to no sense at times and it didn’t feel like the love interest really gave a genuine apology. Plus, the main characters kissed before even airing out anything that had happened in their past. It just didn’t feel very realistic to me and was a struggle to get through. "