might have been set up to fail here since the movie is so good, and the book is SO different. Instead of following Sally and Gillian, half the book is from Sally's daughters' POVs - and honestly, I understand why the makers of the movie chose to chop them from the storyline. They basically are just teenage girls doing teenage girls things, not much plot to speak of. The writing style is VERY particular. Instead of chapters, the book is split into 3 parts at about 80 pages each. This means pages of dense narration, head hopping around 6+ characters, jumping timelines on the same page. I can see how this is a beloved book, since the pace is slow and cozy, but personally I get bored by useless descriptions and random scenes (example: the amount of space dedicated to the very specific ways in which Sally is a shitty cook?? Like literally a long paragraph of her chopping vegetables for pasta) Lastly: for a book called Practical Magic.. i wanted more magic! and more of the aunts! sadly wont be continuing the series