When We Were Magic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534432871)

A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an "author to watch."

Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder.

Alexis has always been able to rely on two things: her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable--even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love.

That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn't change on prom night.

When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails--and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.

Author: Sarah Gailey
ISBN-10: 1534432876
ISBN-13: 9781534432871
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2020 pg. 90
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 77
Publishers Weekly 02/03/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2020 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020