Book description
A Champagne Gothic!
Three days after I was expelled from the Marable School for Girls, our poor Simon arrived.
In the 1920s gothic comedy Uncommon Charm, bright young socialite Julia and shy Jewish magician Simon decide they aren't beholden to their families' unhappy history. Together they confront such horrors as…
Why read it?
1 author picked Uncommon Charm as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Apparently, I was on a bit of a gothic kick in the past year or caught up in stories centered more on character drama and banter.
Bergslien and Weaver create a fantastic alternate 1920s setting where magic is widely accepted as a thing but, okay, uncommon. The journey they take you on is equal parts hilarious and heart-wrenching, with two young people just trying to navigate their frustrating and bizarre families and the high society they’re surrounded by.
If quiet fantasy has a parallel with horror, this book should probably be the first example people hold up.
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