“‘We’ve had our magic for as long as we have had our land,” her mother said. “It goes beyond spells and charms and evocations - it is an extension of our souls. We cannot imagine ourselves without it, because then we would not be ourselves.’”

Exactly the heartwarming and fun romance I needed today. Despite wanting to savor it, I flew through this in less than a day. Actually frustrated that this is Nadia El-Fassi’s first book - I need more immediately!