Why did I pick a dress with glitter on it? Probably because Roya said it looked good on me. I wipe my hand on a non-glittery section of skirt, leaving behind a bright smear of silver. My palm catches on a patch of glitter, which immediately sheds, raining sparkles onto the carpet. The room is dark save for the light of a desk lamp, which casts a soft yellow glow on the desk and the bed. Think think think.” I wipe at my eyes and try to look at anything that isn’t my reflection or the bed. I’m a blur of bright blue, and I realize that my vision is fuzzy because my eyes are brimming with tears. I catch a glimpse of myself in the full-length mirror on the back of Josh’s door. I’m turning around in a slow circle, staring at the floor, watching for the flash of my gold heels. I know that I kicked them off, but I can’t remember when or where. By the time I get the dress zipped up, blood has stopped pumping out of Josh Harper and naked feels like a hundred years ago. I pull my dress on over it, and struggle to grip the zipper on the side. I put on my bra, but I can’t get the hooks done. I wipe my hands on the rumpled sheets until they’re clean enough that I can pull my underwear on.

Now there’s blood everywhere and he’s dead. It’s just that I was nervous, and condoms are more complicated than I was expecting, and one thing led to another and-well. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.

Their first attempt fails-and their second attempt fails even harder.

When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn’t change on prom night. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable-even when that love is complicated.

Being in love with your best friend is harder.Īlexis has always been able to rely on two things: her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. “A laugh-out-loud, exciting ride…a darkly comedic coming-of-age story.” - School Library JournalĪ moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an “author to watch.” “Profoundly thoughtful…An intimate portrait of female friendship laced with literal and metaphorical magic.” - Kirkus Reviews

When we were magic