What made me want to read this book is Gilmore Girls x Practical Magic! Ahh, just that combination was enticing enough without having to need any other reason and receiving it as fall is about to start? Double perfect!

“Playing the Witch Card” is a book about Flair who has sworn off magic, tarot cards & love as she has seen how it has wrecked her mother & was ditched by her ex. However, her life falls apart and she goes back to her hometown called Rattleboro, Kansas to her grandmother’s home and bakery. Flair gets sucked into Halloween preparations and ends up decorating her cookies as Tarot cards, which lures her mother into town, tempts her daughter, curses her ex and brings up her one & true love. The story goes on as Flair attempts to control her life, magic, the tarot cards and everyone around her.

Reading the synopsis after hearing the combination of Gilmore girls x practical magic just made me want to devour this book as soon as I got it! As I read the book, I liked the plot but Flair went between being a character I like/HEAVILY relate to and annoying me ALOT. This is because Flair attempts to control everything & everyone around her. I know, this is easily said than done in real life as it is to Flair in the book.

What I liked about this is that it is a cozy and comfort read that is light (for the most part, there is a lot of serious topics discussed but in a light way). Keep in mind that there is a trigger of domestic abuse in the book. I liked how it delved into Flair’s thought on everything happening around her.

However, despite a lot of good things in this book, I rated it 3 stars as it lacked in having proper plot development. The book picks up halfway through. I also did not feel as if the relationship between Flair & her daughter Lucie resembled Gilmore girls in terms of development and interaction between them as you do not see many conflict resolving as you do in the show.

I would recommend this book to people who love a light read about magic and halloween centred books to enjoy this fall!

Favourite Quote • "Because it (Magic) ruins everything. Whenever anything magic appears in my life, it's like the cautionary part of a fairy tale. Everything's great, and then I make a wish and bam - there's a sucker punch hidden behind the rainbows and unicorns."

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.