The Wrong Magic

By: Ken La Salle

Narrated by: David Saling

Good relationships take a certain kind of magic to succeed, and what Alex Petroya seems to have is the wrong magic.

After his wife Stephanie leaves, Alex has one place left to go: The pink house his parents left to him in Cambria, California. After moving in, he discovers a box filled with unfinished stories Stephanie had written during their marriage.

Could finishing them win her back? Alex decides to try but finds writing is harder than it looks. With help from his brother-in-law, Conner, he learns a simple incantation to increase focus. As Alex writes the stories, they come true, creating strange, unnatural events. Then he gets another idea: He will manipulate the stories further to make Stephanie return to him.

With the incantation and the stories, Alex seems to have tapped into a magical combination. But in the end, he finds there is no magic stronger than that of the human heart.

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Engaging and Funny

Honestly this book did not look like it would be appealing to me but on a recommendation, I gave it a chance. I'm glad I did- it was very engaging and I actually found myself caring about the characters and what would become of them. It was light (though some dark themes) and humorous. The narrator was strong (although there are some technical hiccups in the preface- Don't give up-its well done after that) and smoothly related the tale and all the characters had distinctive voices. I would recommend.