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From New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young comes a deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love.

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence on the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and running the family’s business, Blackwood’s Tea Shoppe Herbal Tonics & Tea Leaf Readings. But when the island, rooted in folklore and magic, begins to show signs of strange happenings, Emery knows that something is coming. The morning she wakes to find that every single tree on Saoirse has turned color in a single night, August returns for the first time in fourteen years and unearths the past that the town has tried desperately to forget.

August knows he is not welcome on Saiorse, not after the night everything changed. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother’s ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from his past that has never healed—Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises spanning generations threaten to reveal the truth behind Lily’s mysterious death once and for all.

Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA

Publication Date: 27 Sep 2022

  • Advance Praise for Spells for Forgetting:

    “With magic, murder, and prose that reads like music, Adrienne Young weaves together an immersive tale amidst the Pacific Coast island of Saoirse, where love and pain both stick to the bone, in a novel that will surely stick with me for many years to come, too.”—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands

  • “With quiet magic like wind on a spooky autumn evening, Spells for Forgetting is so atmospheric it will leave you breathless. Adrienne Young’s exquisite prose blends slow-burn romance and intense mystery into a beautiful, twisty gem of a novel. You won’t want to miss this one.”—Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells

My Review:

4 Stars: 
📖Book: Spells for Forgetting
⭐️Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✍🏼Author: Adrienne Young
📚Genre: Teen & YA
🗏 Pages: 346
💕Tropes: Small Town, Miscommunication, Second Chance Romance
⚠️Warnings: Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Murder
🔖Readability: 4/5 Italic Front Present

What to expect:
✨Magic Realism
😀Multiple POV
🔪Murder Mystery

14 years after the death of Lilly Morgan, August, accused of never but tried for the murder, comes back to bury his mother after fleeing the island. He left behind his girlfriend Emery, who was also Lilly's best friend. August returns knowing that he is not welcome after the night that fire happened and took out the apple orchard, being back brings up the past.

This was my second magic realism murder mystery this year, and it is perfect for teen audiences. The pacing was a bit slow for me at times, but the story was compelling and kept me engaged until the end. The second chance romance was a bit annoying with the amount of miscommunication and the isolation I felt was needed between the two main characters for the story to work. The storyline is done in multiple characters throughout different times. I did, however, figure out the ending by the 1/4 mark. I enjoyed it, and this is my favorite book by Adrienne Young.

Thanks to Netgalley and Dolocrete Press for the advanced reader copy. I have purchased this book with my own money since getting an e-book from the publisher for free.

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Adrienne Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sky and Sea duology, the Fable series, and Spells for Forgetting. When she’s not writing, you can find Adrienne on her yoga mat, on a walk in the woods, or planning her next travel adventure. She lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

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From New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young comes a deeply atmospheric story about ancestral magic, an unsolved murder, and a second chance at true love.

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her. Years later, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence on the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and running the family’s business, Blackwood’s Tea Shoppe Herbal Tonics & Tea Leaf Readings. But when the island, rooted in folklore and magic, begins to show signs of strange happenings, Emery knows that something is coming. The morning she wakes to find that every single tree on Saoirse has turned color in a single night, August returns for the first time in fourteen years and unearths the past that the town has tried desperately to forget.

August knows he is not welcome on Saiorse, not after the night everything changed. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother’s ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from his past that has never healed—Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises spanning generations threaten to reveal the truth behind Lily’s mysterious death once and for all.

Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teen & YA

Publication Date: 27 Sep 2022

  • Advance Praise for Spells for Forgetting:

    “With magic, murder, and prose that reads like music, Adrienne Young weaves together an immersive tale amidst the Pacific Coast island of Saoirse, where love and pain both stick to the bone, in a novel that will surely stick with me for many years to come, too.”—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands

  • “With quiet magic like wind on a spooky autumn evening, Spells for Forgetting is so atmospheric it will leave you breathless. Adrienne Young’s exquisite prose blends slow-burn romance and intense mystery into a beautiful, twisty gem of a novel. You won’t want to miss this one.”—Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells

My Review:

4 Stars: 
📖Book: Spells for Forgetting
⭐️Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✍🏼Author: Adrienne Young
📚Genre: Teen & YA
🗏 Pages: 346
💕Tropes: Small Town, Miscommunication, Second Chance Romance
⚠️Warnings: Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Murder
🔖Readability: 4/5 Italic Front Present

What to expect:
✨Magic Realism
😀Multiple POV
🔪Murder Mystery

14 years after the death of Lilly Morgan, August, accused of never but tried for the murder, comes back to bury his mother after fleeing the island. He left behind his girlfriend Emery, who was also Lilly's best friend. August returns knowing that he is not welcome after the night that fire happened and took out the apple orchard, being back brings up the past.

This was my second magic realism murder mystery this year, and it is perfect for teen audiences. The pacing was a bit slow for me at times, but the story was compelling and kept me engaged until the end. The second chance romance was a bit annoying with the amount of miscommunication and the isolation I felt was needed between the two main characters for the story to work. The storyline is done in multiple characters throughout different times. I did, however, figure out the ending by the 1/4 mark. I enjoyed it, and this is my favorite book by Adrienne Young.

Thanks to Netgalley and Dolocrete Press for the advanced reader copy. I have purchased this book with my own money since getting an e-book from the publisher for free.

Writing
%
Font
%
Character Build
%
Overall
%

PRINT LENGTH PAGES

AVERAGE REVIEW RATING

$
HARDCOVER COST

$
E-BOOK COST

AUTHOR

Adrienne Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sky and Sea duology, the Fable series, and Spells for Forgetting. When she’s not writing, you can find Adrienne on her yoga mat, on a walk in the woods, or planning her next travel adventure. She lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

PUBLISHER

Penguin Random House is the international home to more than 300 editorially and creatively independent publishing imprints. Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come.

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