Magic by Any Other Name - (Witch's Odyssey) by Alison Levy (Paperback)

About the Book

After fleeing from her wealthy, manipulative family and changing her name from Ivy to Georgette, a young witch travels with her Wood Nymph friend, Mei-Xing, across the country in search of a new life. When they meet a Werehyena who needs magical assistance to find his kidnapped wife, Georgette wants to help--but she will only be able to do so if she can overcome the shadows of her past.

Book Synopsis

Ivy Nichols O'Reilly has grown up in a wealthy family full of magic, fantasy creatures, and emotional abuse--but when her narcissistic mother arranges an unwanted marriage for her, the young witch reaches her breaking point. She drops out of college, changes her name to Georgette, and flees across the country with her best friend, a Wood Nymph named Mei-Xing.

Georgette is determined to build a new identity and a new life. But her journey leads her to cross paths with a number of magical characters--a Werehyena searching for his kidnapped wife; a Vampire who runs a unique magical business; a curandero, a shamanistic practitioner of traditional medicine; and a Valkyrie who, along with her raven partner, wants to make a risky deal--who make it clear to her that the past is not so easily left behind. In order to grow into her new identity, help her new friends, and develop a healthy relationship with a man she's beginning to care for, Georgette will have to confront the privileges that have shielded her from the pain and ugliness of the magic community in which she was raised--and find the strength to overcome the trauma of her childhood.

Review Quotes

"Levy's Magic by Any Other Name is a thrilling and thought-provoking fantasy ride. Her motley crew of vibrant characters will frighten, inspire, and tug at the heartstrings. Don't miss this moving, courageous, and imaginative tale."
--Lenore Borja, author of The Last Huntress

"Wildly imaginative and bursting with creativity, Magic by Any Other Name is a powerful and heartfelt story about the ties that bind us--and who we choose to bind ourselves to."

--Jen Braaksma, author of Evangeline's Heaven