Romance Audiobooks discussion

If you haven’t read Practical Magic published July 1, 1995, highly recommend...or any of the 4 books in this series!

PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 is an upcoming American fantasy romantic comedy-drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett, as a sequel to the 1998 film Practical Magic.

The film is based on Alice Hoffman's 2021 novel The Book of Magic, book# 4 to the original novel. “For over three-hundred years a curse has kept the Owens family from love—but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work.

A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love.

Practical Magic 2 celebrates mothers and daughters, sisters and brothers, and anyone who has ever been in love. (view spoiler)[It stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, and Dianne Wiest, who reprise their roles from the first film and produce alongside Denise Di Novi, alongside new cast members including Joey King, Xolo Maridueña, Maisie Williams, and Lee Pace. (hide spoiler)]

The film is scheduled to be released by Warner Brothers on September 18, 2026.

Audiobook Duration: 12 hrs and 52 mins


Who's in for a BR and discussion of the book? What did you think of book# 1?

Did you know there are 4 books in the "Practical Magic" book series?

The author shares this insight:
I'm often asked about the order in which you should read the books in the Practical Magic series. It’s your choice! You can read them in the order they were written (Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic) or you can read them in chronological order (Magic Lessons, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The Book of Magic). It’s up to you!"