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Such Familiar Magic

Laila Chu is from one of three magical Chinese families in Silverwood Cove, a cosy English seaside town where magic is less “glamorous chosen one” and more “please come home every weekend to polish the family shrine.” When her parents leave for Malaysia, Laila is trusted with the ancient cosmic potion that has allowed generations of Chus to communicate with the other realm. Naturally, she ruins it on Day One.

The only one who can help? The infuriatingly successful, insanely attractive Anthony Lim - a hot nature witch with a wildly popular skincare line because some people build an empire, while others accidentally destroy their family’s spiritual infrastructure before dinner. Oh, and he just happens to also be her childhood rival and not-so-secret teenage crush which she is totally over. Of course. Absolutely.

Sparks fly as they're forced into a quest to find the ingredients before her parents get home. Now Laila and Anthony must work out whether they’re brewing disaster — or something that feels a lot like magic...
Beautiful, funny and dizzyingly romantic
Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

About Natasha Ngan

Natasha Ngan is the New York Times bestselling author of several YA fantasy novels, including Girls of Paper and Fire, Girls of Storm and Shadow, and Girls of Fate and Fury. Natasha grew up between Malaysia, where the Chinese side of her family is from, and the UK. She studied geography at the University of Cambridge before working as a social media consultant and fashion blogger. She now lives in France with her partner and their Staffordshire bull terrier, Nova.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405976718
  • Length: 352 pages
  • Price: £5.99
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