The Thinking Woma's Guide to Real Magic Giveaway and review

About The Thinking Woma's Guide to Real Magic

Nora Fischer is a bluestocking-ish grad student with a stalled thesis, unsure future, and a broken heart. At a boring wedding reception, she finds herself in a beautiful garden near a tiny cemetery—and suddenly in a different, bizarre sort of world. Here she takes up with a group of glamorous new friends who throw incredible parties with the likes of Oscar Wilde. If things sometimes seem a little off-kilter, Nora's having too good a time to notice, especially since her romance with the gorgeous Raclin is heating up.

When her head finally clears, Nora is shocked to find herself in a magical world where men rule with swords or spells and most women are illiterate chattel. Surviving here will take skills Nora never learned in graduate school. Her only real ally—and a reluctant one at that—is the magician Aruendiel, a grim, reclusive figure with a biting tongue and a murderous past. And it will take Nora becoming Aruendiel's student—and learning magic herself—to survive. While waiting for a passage to her own world to open, Nora must weigh the chance to resume what she still considers her “real life” against the dangerous power of love and magic.

My Review:

wow. This book was 563 pages, in hardcover. I read every word. I could not put this book down. At fist I thought that this was going to be like other fairy tales, but I was wrong. This book was so much more. Nora feels as though every thing in her life is going wrong. She finally gets some peace at a beautiful garden. The sound of running water relaxes her, and she veers off the safe path. She soon finds herself with Ilissa and is drawn to Ilissa's friendship. She does not know who she is dealing with. After her first party with Ilissa her life seems to be going in fast forward. She gets an offer for marriage from Raclin, and her life is changed forever. She does not know Raclin's true identity, nor does she know who he is related to. By the time she realizes who Raclin is, it is too late to go back home to her family, she has no choice but to escape to Aruendiel's home. I loved Aruediel's character. He reminded me of my dad, straight forward, no drama, your in trouble, and stern. He promised to help Nora, but he did not know what it would entail, nor did he know that it would almost cost him his life. After the spells are gone, except for the enchanted ring, Nora finally starts to see and love with her heart. She also learns how to do magic and can project herself to her family on Earth. She realizes that she has been gone longer than expected and wants to go home badly to see her family. Does she choose family love or does she choose her love for Aruediel, which is a love that she is not even sure of yet. Whatever she chooses to do will impact the rest of her life, and will definitely have an impact on her happiness.

Between the magic, dragons, wizards and spells I found a love story that is strong enough to transcend different worlds. I am giving this book a 4/5, only because the ending left a cliffhanger and I felt as though the book was not completely ended. However I will definitely be reading more about Nora.! I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own. Also on a side note I loved the Cole/Phoebe relationship on Charmed, and I thought of that a lot as I read this book! 

I am also able to giveaway a hardcover print copy to a lucky reader! 

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