The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

Release: August 1st 2021
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Source: Suzyapproved Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N

Phronsie Linnelle’s conception was at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer’s son . And came into the world with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she’s struggled between the two. But now due betrayal of both love and the once idolized mother, she wins her rational side

So when her best friend from childhood proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other, Phronsie agrees. Who better to spend your life with than your best friend? Maybe the connection they already have is love. Maybe there’s no falling . But immediately after they announce their engagement, she encounters someone who makes a very charming and compelling argument for revisiting romance.

While her even-keeled stepmother argues for the safety that comes with her new engagement and her mother relays messages from the universe to hold out for true love, Phronsie must look to her own heart to find the answers that have been there all along.

About the Author:

Maddie Dawson grew up in the South, born into a family of outrageous storytellers. Her various careers as a substitute English teacher, department-store clerk, medical-records typist, waitress, cat sitter, wedding-invitation-company receptionist, nanny, day care worker, electrocardiogram technician, and Taco Bell taco maker enabled her thinking up stories as she worked. Today Maddie lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with her husband. She’s the bestselling author of seven previous novels: A Happy Catastrophe, Matchmaking for Beginners, The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness, The Opposite of Maybe, The Stuff That Never Happened, Kissing Games of the World, and A Piece of Normal. For more information visit www.maddiedawson.com.

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The Magic of Found Objects Review:

If you want to read a delightfully light-hearted story about friendship, love, and marriage, you need to read “The Magic of Found Objects.”

After a row of mysteries, thrillers, and fantasy novels, I found it refreshing to sit down and read this book. It’s a humorous, emotional, and sweet story about Phronsie, who decides to marry her best friend, Judd. The whole book is about Phronsie’s decision to go ahead with the wedding or not. As the story progresses, the author toggles between the past and the present, and we see how different events in Phronsie’s shapes her decision.

Phronsie is lovely in the lead, and I feel people who are not yet married and are looking for the right one would relate to her. We all have that moment in our lives where we wonder if we should wait for the right person or go ahead and marry for convenience. Phronsie is quirky, emotional, and gets conflicted over making the right decision. I liked her conversations with Tenaj and how she contemplates if what she is doing is right. This story is one of those where all the characters are simply charming, including Mr. Swanky.

Moreover (and I may be the odd one out here), but I adored Judd and Phronsie. Even though they might not be in love, the friendship and the camaraderie they share is so funny and beautiful. No matter what flaws Judd had, I adored him.

Overall, “The Magic of Found Objects” is a beautiful contemporary fiction that you can pick up if you are in the mood for light-hearted emotional drama.