Review: From Underground Book Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
With Wiccans and fairies and spells and magick, readers might expect The Flower Bowl Spell to feel like a complete escape from reality. But the charm of this novel is its ability to keep the reader grounded in ordinary life while making the otherworldly elements feel almost natural. “It’s amazing how simple a spell is, really. A little nutmeg, some moss from the rocks on Stow Lake… I couldn’t find any hazelnuts, so I brought along a jar of Nutella from Tess’s pantry, and I smear its chocolaty goodness on some sticks…”Memphis Zhang is likable, cool and outright funny at times as she tells her story about being a Chinese American journalist in San Francisco, attempting to live a normal life—despite her ability to see fairies, read auras and cast spells. She lets go of her Wiccan past after one of her spells fails to protect a friend. Consumed with guilt, she banishes magick from her life....read more at undergroundbookreviews(dot)com