[PREORDER] Such Familiar Magic

By: Natasha Ngan

Release Date: January 12th, 2027

A burned-out millennial witch ruins her family’s ancient potion and must enlist the help of her next-door nemesis to reconstruct the recipe and save her ancestors in this magical, wise adult debut from New York Times bestselling author Natasha Ngan

Laila Chu comes from one of three magical Chinese families in Silverwood Cove, a sleepy seaside town a train ride away from London. Despite a busy career and some semblance of a life in the city, she dutifully returns home every weekend to uphold her family’s mystical traditions (basically, she does chores for her mother which involve dealing with spirits who are meant to be resting in peace). When her parents embark on an extended trip to Malaysia, Laila must look after an ancient cosmic potion that has allowed generations of Chus to communicate with the other realm for the last 800 years.

She ruins it on Day One.

The recipe is actually quite simple: five ingredients, each representing one of the Chinese universal elements. More complicated, are the emotional elements that must accompany them. And of course the only (living) person—her ancestors have plenty to say on the matter—who can help her recreate it is her childhood nemesis, Anthony Lim.

To Laila’s amazement, Anthony agrees to help (though, he continues to glower while doing it). And as they search for the elusive ingredients, her greater surprise is how much fun she’s having—which is strange given her ancestral line will go poof if she doesn’t get this right and because Anthony has never been known for fun. Still, she begins to wonder if this disastrous turn of events might be the start of something…if only she can fix the potion before her parents return, or before she falls too hard for a man who’s only here for the magic.

Binding: Paperback