Natalie Lloyd

The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.

A Snicker of Magic

Mary Horton

Wowowowow. 

I'm so in awe right now.

This book resonated so deeply in my heart, and it had so many profound statements. I'm just...in shock. 


  Lovely Things:


- The characters. This book was chock full of vibrant, amazing characters. The author breathed life into this story through the heartbeat of every character. From the big-hearted Jonah Pickett to the hedgehog-collecting Cleo to the banjo-playing Boone and word-collecting Felicity, this whole story was alive. I don't know how to explain it. All the characters were just so real and distinct and wonderful. THEY WERE PERFECTION. <3

- The setting. Oh my goodness. This setting is about the most magical place in existence. Technically it just had a "snicker of magic"...but Midnight Gulch is a place that you can't help but feel a part of when you read it. It screams, "HOME" and makes you want to sigh happily and stare at a starry sky. It's infused with everything that makes life beautiful.

- The writing. YES YES YES. I'm just here silently screaming because Natalie Lloyd's writing voice is fabulous. It's poetic and beautiful and profound...yet still simple and full of wonder and curiosity. I LOVE IT.

- The depth. I can't even tell you how much this story impacted me. WOWZERS. It just goes to show how powerful fiction is. 

"Everything you touch, everything you smell, everything you taste, every picture you see-- all of that has the potential to call up a sad memory. You can't choose what comes first. But you can choose to replace it with something good. I choose to think on the good parts."

I think if you're lucky, a sister is the same as a friend, but better. A sister is like a super-forever-infinity friend.

Home isn't just a house or a city or a place; home is what happens when you're brave enough to love people.

That's a wonderful word: maybe. I watched maybe stretch out, long and starry. The letter y looked as fiery as the tail of a comet; it looped around our shoulders, connecting us all together.


  Not So Lovely Things:


- Um...I'm drawing a blank here. I know there were a few instances of crude humor (using words like barf and fart and such), but other than that, not much to mention. 

- I will mention just briefly that I didn't fully enjoy this book because I kept reading it in "snippets." I've been too busy to sit down and devour books so I probably didn't get the whole experience out of this. BUT STILL. This book was absolutely spindiddly.

Overall? I LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK. Everyone, go get yourself a copy of A Snicker of Magic.

Factofabulous: this book is perfect.

4.5 stars!

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Introducing an extraordinary new voice---a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing.

A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)

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A Snicker of Magic

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