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Willow only wants to spend her senior year in Paris with a cousin and isn't too happy when her mother informs her they need to take care of business in Salem. Mason is a foster kid who has been bounced around after his addicted mother leaves him. Both come together after Willow's mother puts a witch house on the market that her twin Sage left her. The problem is Willow never knew her mother had a twin or that she grew up in Salem. When Mason's new foster father, a realtor, tries to put the house on the market, her meets Willow. There's a magical chemistry between the two that is helped along by Willow's 'aunties' when they try to solve a mystery that Sage left behind for her twin. Add a book of spells to the mix and you'll find that sometimes there is magic in the cards.

What worked: Poignant story of two teens who try to make sense of their lives after coming to Salem, Massachusetts for the summer. This is a sweet, endearing new story by the author of LOVE GELATO. Readers are introduced to two very unlikely love interests. Seems fate has brought them together. I really loved the backstory of the witch house and the eccentric witch aunties. Willow's reaction to learning about her mother's past is very realistic. She's hurt, confused, and angry. When she sees the house Sage left her mother, Willow feels at home.

There's secret messages left throughout the house. I loved the letters that tell the backstory of Willow's family. Great pacing and chemistry throughout.

Mason's story is poignant and heart-wrenching at times as he continues to try to find his mother. His big escape is stargazing and astrophysics. Little by little he opens himself up to Willow as he tries to help her solve a mystery that Sage left behind.

Magical story of two teens who try to find themselves and learn that sometimes fate is where you least expect it.