Book jacket image for Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills

Atheneum

9781665926911

STARRED REVIEW

Something Close to Magic

Emma Mills’ Something Close to Magic will remind readers of The Princess Bride: a fantastical tale with relationships that hit close to home.

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Review of ‘Something Close to Magic’

Aurelie possesses the rare skill of Seeking, the art of finding people, but she’s given up on magic—it’s an outdated practice in the kingdom, anyway. Being a baker’s apprentice isn’t her dream, but it’s safe and stable, and she’d be content to remain a baker forever. That is, until a bounty hunter named Iliana visits…

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