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Playing the Witch Card

By: KJ Dell'Antonia
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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Publisher's summary

Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters

She gave up on magic. But magic didn't give up on her.

Three generations of magic. Two rogue exes. One Tarot deck.

The perfect recipe for chaos.

Flair Hardwicke knows three things: Magic is real, love isn’t, and relying on either ends in disaster. So while she’s grateful for the chance to take over her grandmother’s Kansas bakery after she finally leaves her cheating husband, she won’t be embracing Nana’s fortune-telling side-hustle. Hers is a strictly no-magic operation—until the innocent batch of Tarot card cookies Flair bakes for the town’s Halloween celebration unleashes the power of the family deck, luring Flair’s unpredictable mother to town, tempting Flair’s magic-obsessed daughter, and bringing back Flair’s first love while ensnaring her ex in a curse she can’t break.

Flair’s attempts to control the chaos only make things worse, playing right into the hands of a powerful witch. Suddenly there’s far more at stake than her status as the most reluctant witch in town, and the magic Flair has long rejected becomes the only card she has left to play.

©2023 KJ Dell'Antonia (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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One of Country Living’s 28 Best Fall Books to Put at the Top of Your Reading List
One of
Reader’s Digest’s 20 Spellbinding Books About Witches That’ll Enchant Adults and Teens Alike
Featured in Zibby Mag’s Spooky Roundup
One of the New York Public Library’s Bewitching Romance Books for Spooky Season

“An enchanting story of small-town magic, love, family, and friendship as delicious and captivating as Flair's tarot-themed cookies. It'll have you craving both witchy baked goods and a visit to your nearest swoonworthy magical town.” —Lana Harper, author of Payback’s a Witch and the Witches of Thistle Grove series

“A heartwarming, magical story about complicated families and the legacies they leave behind. Flair's journey of self-reclamation, her cozy bakery, and the charming town obsessed with Halloween cast a delightful spell over me and had me longing for autumn!” Judy I. Lin, New York Times bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology

“Dell'Antonia's third novel is full of mysterious and eerie plot twists… A complex tale about motherhood and witchcraft…” –Kirkus Reviews

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Great listen

The Practical Magic inspiration was easy to see and since that’s my favorite Halloween movie I was happy. I wish Jude’s character and history had been explored more, but I loved the bits of him we did get. This is really a mother daughter healing story. Yes there’s magic and a lot of madness going on at its core it’s about the bond between a mother and daughter and the lengths we will go to for that bond. Overall I enjoyed it. It’s not what I expected, I was expecting more drama with the cars cookies, but I still felt satisfied at the end. Good listen.

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Irritating protagonist

The plot was excellent - nicely paced with unexpected twists - but I kept yelling at Flair to grow up and stop getting in her own way. Because Flair is constantly stressed and whining, the audiobook narrator had to reflect that stress and panic and anxiety. She did a great job with it, but it was not a relaxing book to listen to. I actually skipped five chapters to listen to the last three.

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A great read that really sticks the landing

I am a huge fan of KJ’s fiction and this is my favorite one so far… KJ has this wonderful way of weaving family ties and romance into the rides she takes us on. I love how this one incorporates magic and tarot cards, plus it really sticks the landing! Very well performed too! I could feel the characters’ personalities coming through in every scene.

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Mediocre at best

This storyline is this book was just ok. The narrator ruined all of the potential. The narrator made me dislike the main character so much. Not to mention her terrible male voices.

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