I absolutely devoured this book! If you are a fan of Gilmore Girls and identify as "an autumn," this book is for you. This book follows Scarlett, the middle daughter in a family of witches, who lives in an Inn (that reminds me a lot of the Dragonfly Inn). Scarlett is called home to Oak Haven from San Fran to help save the town and restore the magic. There are a lot of twists and turns and magic mishaps along the way, and you'll just have to read to find out what happens. And in the joy of being from a small town, Scarlett comes face to face with her old friend, and potential love, Nate. I loved the slow burn between the two. However, I could have done well with a little less indecisiveness from Scarlett. Overall, the vibes of this book were just what I was looking for- cozy, fall, love, magic, small town. If that is the kind of book you're looking for this crisp spooky season, this is the one for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for a free arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I really liked this book, I think it was an enjoyable silly, fun fall read. This was a bit of a palette cleanser for me after reading some denser high fantasies, so I appreciated I was able to get through this book on vibes alone. Scarlett felt a bit immature especially at the start, I didn't understand why she didn't expect that people had changed in the 10 years since she left, but was also confused people were upset with her for not having contact/visiting in 10 years. Aside from the rocky start, I think the book improved once it found it's rhythm.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

This is exactly as described - a perfect mixture of Gilmore Girls and a little witchiness, with just a dash of second-chance romance and yearning. This is the perfect book to curl up with in the summer - though it felt like sometimes the plot meandered a bit (I was particularly annoyed at the magician in this book from the get-go, just bad vibes I guess?) I felt like this book somehow captured coziness - even if it was a bit in your face about it. Perfect fall read!

Thank you to NetGalley and to Avon UK for sending me an early copy of this book. Although I did love all the witchy and fall vibes, this one fell a little short for me. The writing seemed a little chaotic and some parts of the story were not easy to follow. The plot of the story had a lot of potential, but this one was not for me.

“Impractical Magic” by Emily Grimoire was, unfortunately, not my cup of tea.

As advertised, I found the story to have very fun, whimsical and witchy vibes.✨”Magic isn’t something you do… [it’s] something you are”✨

However, the plot never really “hooked” me and I struggled to get invested in the story. I found myself getting bored of how much backstory was being set up (up until around the 35% mark) before the action actually began. Honestly, I think this (the pacing) may have been the biggest factor in how difficult it was for me to want to continue reading.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am super excited for this book to come out! I will be picking it up on the publication date to support the author. I love the premise of witches and who doesn't love a good story about magic going astray? especially when the only one to help is the old flame; sign me up!

This debut had a lot of great starts. If you’re looking for a witchy fall book with cozy vibes and small-town charm, this is a cute and fast read that will deliver on those things.

Where it fell flat for me was the writing. I’m honestly still not sure if this was written by a person or by AI. But it felt very much like a first draft that had not found its voice. It read like it was written someone who had only experienced American culture through media, but the author is apparently a US native. A few more round of edits would have helped this story be told in the way it deserves to be. I hope this author finds a better editor moving forward because she had great ideas, I just don’t think they were nurtured enough.

This was such a good solid cozy fall read. I do not understand the hate at all. This is a readable in one day type of read and I found it very cozy and funny if I’m being honest. I would definitely recommend as a quick palette cleanser. I will say more than “Charmed” vibes I was getting Halloweentown/Thistle Grove by Lana Harper vibes but I did really enjoy!

this book was such a good way to start fall off! it had the perfect amount of cozy fall vibes! if you’re looking for something super cute and witchy look no further! it’s giving gilmore girls, charmed, halloweentown- all the nostalgic cozy vibes we know and love! felt the ending was a little rushed but overall a really fun read!

thank you to netgalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review!

This book promised fall vibes and it certainly delivered! This is a cute, quick story where the FMC returns home after a decade away to join her family in fighting against a threat to their magic. The overall story line is a good one but the execution fell a little flat. The writing feels very YA, as do the relationships between the characters. The pacing felt off, especially towards the end where important events were sped along very quickly. I didn’t hate this book in the slightest but it felt underdeveloped.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC provided in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a fun book to get me into the spirit of fall. It has all the cozy vibes you want in a fall read and the slow burn grumpy x sunshine romance was exactly what you want during the fall. It reminds me a lot of books from Erin Sterling who also writes books perfect for the fall. I would definitely pick this one to kick off your fall TBR.


Perfect for fans of:

Grumpy x sunshine ☀️

Slow burn 🔥

Witchy aesthetic 🔮✨

Cosy small town 🍂☕

Sweet, funny and the perfect treat for autumn. This is a gorgeous little novel which will capture hearts and attention.

Scarlett hasn’t set foot in Oak Haven in a decade, but when her older sister asks for help, she reluctantly returns. Oak Haven is a magical town where women are witches, and anyone who leaves forgets it exists. Back in town, Scarlett quickly realizes that something is wrong with the magic, and no one seems to know how to fix it. Alongside her sisters and mother, she tries to unravel the mystery while rekindling unresolved feelings for Nate, her old flame. With its magical, small-town charm, family dynamics, and romance, this book makes a cozy fall read.

While this wasn't my favorite, I feel that the author has a lot of potential, and I would be willing to read more of her future books.

A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Gilmore girls meets Halloweentown and makes a very cute and cosy fall read.

It was nice to have a magic system, where magic just existed and different communities accessed it differently, the minutiae of how the system worked wasn't important and I'm glad the story wasn't bogged down by it. I laughed at the little shoutouts to The Magicians and Harry Potter!

The setting was very reminiscent of Lana Harper's Thistle Grove and Erin Sterling's Graves Glenn, but for a younger audience. It was easy to read, but could still use some work, perfectly paced (except for one year at the end), and only frustrating at times because Scarlett being blamed for everything and never believed, hit a bit too close to home but the pay off was worth it.

I stan an unproblematic unconditionally supportive boyfriend, and Nate was just the cutest. So much was mentioned about his familial line I really expected something to come of it, but maybe that's for another time.

While the story works as a stand alone, there's still some mysteries unanswered. I look forward to reading more from Emily Grimoire, hopefully about Delilah and Luna's adventures, and maybe with Viz and Handsome Dan as the office bosses?? cough cough..

I was so excited to get this book because it looked like a cute, witchy, cozy fall book. I loved Charmed and Gilmore Girls growing up so this would be perfect for me. Unfortunately, this book did not live up to the hype. There are way too many pop culture references in this book. When I like to read I don’t wanna have to think about worldly things as much, but let the book be more of an escape. Also, the FMC was annoying and immature. Her relationship with her mother and older sister, wasn’t that great and hard to read and like her for because of it. The romance part was way too drawn out as well. This could have been a great book but needs a lot more editing.


Thank you AvonUK & NetGalley for advanced readers copy. This is my honest and voluntary opinion.

Impractical Magic takes place in the magical town of Oak Haven, when Scarlett returns from San Francisco and ten years avoiding magic. The town she returns to, though, is in chaos as the source of all their magic has been tainted. She and her sisters, and the town, come together to try and purge the poison and save their home and their magic.

Feeling really hit and miss with this one. I wasn’t anticipating the greatest book I’ve ever read and yet I still feel let down by it.

The long and the short of it is - I know this wasn’t for me, but it’s definitely for someone out there. For me, the stakes and the writing don’t align, which made the whole book confusing. I loved the quirks of the messy magic throughout the story, and I appreciated that Grimoire unabashedly made the story very 2024, with modern references and slang. PLUS, the Halloweentown vibes? That’s nostalgic for me.

But the overall story plotting and magic system didn’t make an awful lot of sense to me and made this book feel more like a slog than an enjoying read for me.

Thanks Net Galley and Avon Books UK for the Advanced Digital Reading Copy.

A great premise, and an enticing title, but the execution falls flat. It could've done with more rigorous editing, there were a lot of repetitive phrases, the pacing is off, and some of the references were a little cringeworthy.

thank you netgalley for the eARC of ‘impractical magic’!

this book has all the pieces to create a cozy fall read, but unfortunately the characters and plot fell flat for me. I could not get past the toxicity of scarlett’s family towards her, specifically her mother who was literally, a witch to her. it wasn’t until the end when scarlett has finally found her voice that her mother shows any sort of affection towards her, and that just rubbed me the wrong way. the relationship between the sisters had so much more potential, but took roughly ¾ of the book to develop into something meaningful. the romance element was there, but didn’t quite make sense in the overarching story. scarlett just had so much trauma (which is totally okay) that she was almost completely incapable of being happy in oak haven. the world itself was interesting, but the story just failed to capture my complete attention.

I received this as an ARC and I just want to say that I loved this book. It was so cozy and cute. It explored some difficult concepts when it came to Scarlett’s feelings of guilt and inadequacy.

Scarlett is a witch from the town of Oak Haven, who fled 10 years ago to San Francisco. She receives an urgent message from her older sister asking her to come home because the magic has gone haywire. Reluctantly, she makes the trek home to discover that not much has changed since she last left. Her mother is still harsh and her sister’s witty, but her almost love? He’s turned into a hunk! This story follows Scarlett’s time back home and she rediscovers her first love and faces the things that made her flee in the first place.

I love a good second chance romance. Nate and Scarlett were always meant to be. And the way he stayed in the grove for a whole year put the icing on the cake. He never rushed her, even though she was hot and cold. He literally followed her lead and would follow her anywhere.

The dynamic between the sisters is what you would expect from teenagers. That’s something that I didn’t quite like. Generally, the personalities would mature after 10 years, but it seemed the sisters literally picked up where they left off. Not the mention the way Scarlett immediately felt inadequate around her mom. Her mother has a terrible way of expressing her concern and love. But not everyone can be perfect, so I did find her mom to be relatable.

The plot was pretty easy to follow and the culprit was pretty easy to sus out. You didn’t quite know the depth of all the treachery and it left a lot of questions that could be answered in a second book, perhaps following the love story of a different sister?

I was really excited for the witchy/fall vibes of this book but unfortunately DNF’d at 40%. I liked the beginning and was curious to see what would transpire between Scarlett & Nate and how the sisters would save Oak Haven from the magic mishaps. About 15% in the book started to lose me. It was just not holding my attention. I felt like the writing was a little bit scattered and it was hard to follow the dialogues.

However, I did like how the author described the town. It was fun to picture the small town and envision the community/nosy townsfolk.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the eARC.