--- product_id: 10644715 title: "Old Magic Paperback – December 22, 2009" brand: "marianne curley" price: "¥5152" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/10644715-old-magic-paperback-december-22-2009 store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Old Magic Paperback – December 22, 2009 **Brand:** marianne curley **Price:** ¥5152 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Old Magic Paperback – December 22, 2009 by marianne curley - **How much does it cost?** ¥5152 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/10644715-old-magic-paperback-december-22-2009) ## Best For - marianne curley enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted marianne curley brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Old Magic Paperback – December 22, 2009 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51D44ycDgZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ I don't get the all the hype.. *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014* Alright, let's call this book what it is--Juvenile. And not just because it's supposed to be young adult fiction, but because at times I can believe a young adult actually wrote it. I read this book for the first time when I was 13 (that was 10 years ago). It was a random book that I chose out of the Barnes and Noble "Teen Romance" section, and recently found it again. For sentimental reasons, I read again and had I not previously read and loved it at the tender age 13, I do not think I could have compelled myself to keep reading further.Everything, but EVERYTHING, was boring, cliche, and predictable. This story is mediocre, at best, with a mildly unoriginal 'plot' and grating characters. The heroine, Kate, as soon as her temper goes off, is flicking through her Rolodex of petty spells, which she always "just barely" manages to hold herself from executing. The Hero, Jarrod, is frustratingly in denial, which, at least, is the way he is supposed to be written.Every character, every single character, is painstakingly one dimensional. Kate is the de-facto orphan gitl heroine whose father is unknown and mother abandoned her as a baby, and Jarrod is the vagabond kid whose family keeps moving around from city to city never staying anywhere long enough to develop roots--which anguishes them both considerably. That is the absolute most we get in the way of character development. Curley hints at backstory that she never really takes the time to unfold or piece together at any point for the readers. You've got obligatory group of popular mean kids who remain popular and mean to the very end, you've got the kindly old grandmother, and the mega boss bad guy who seems to be evil for evil's sake.But let's get to the most lackluster aspect of the story which, honestly, is going to be the pull for most readers--the romance. There hardly is any. It's very much high school. Middle school even. 99% of their romance is her pining after him and being upset at his non-reciprocation, and the other 1% is a single kiss. A single kiss throughout the whole of the entire novel. There are a few, and I do mean a FEW, flirty words and observations exchanged, but they sure do very little to stoke any real romantic tension into the air.As a 13 year old girl, perhaps this kiss was all I needed for me to write this off as a good story, but 13 is going to be about the limit that any body with half an inclination towards the opposite sex would regard this as a good romance. I'm actually very surprised at all these raving reviews. This story isn't a bad read, per se, but it certainly isn't 4-5 star material. I barely call it the three. ### ⭐⭐ Old Magic *by M***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020* This came highly recommended and I remember adding it to my "to-read" list almost ten years ago. I finally got around to reading it and have to say that I am not as enamored as a lot of people seem to be over this book. While I liked the concepts, the execution left a little to be desired for me.This book is solidly in the young-adult genre; teenage angst, unrequited (not really) love, misunderstood girl, mysterious boy, it's all there. And that's not a bad thing necessarily; there are plenty of good books that play to those concepts. It's that the characterization doesn't develop much beyond that.Both Kate and Jarrod leave much to be desired. They are too much of whatever it is they are supposed to be (obsessed with magic, in denial over magic, outcast, you get the picture). This causes their dialogue to be inauthentic because they're telling rather than showing you the plot. And since it's narrated from both of their views, you get to see both sides of the story, sorta, but not in a meaningful way. Rarely is something seen through one's eyes re-explored through the others.And for plot, I did love the idea of the magic and its use, the curse and it's origin story, and several other elements. I do think that the second part of the book though, and this is a somewhat possible spoiler so stop reading now if you don't want to see............... could have taken place in the normal time and setting rather than where the author chose and would have been a more effective story. I think doing what she did actually detracted and made it more inauthentic in terms of scene detail and focusing more on setting versus issue. But, if you like surprise twists or want to explore Kate's interests that are central to her personality, it fit for that reasoning. There were also some plot aspects that I wish would have been tied up neatly (like Jarrod's ancestral parentage questions), but overall the story finished itself and had a good resolution.I think that there's some good elements here, but I wish it would have been developed a bit further and the characterization worked on. The story wasn't for me, but the interpretation of magic was.Review by M. Reynard 2020 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Read *by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2020* This is a book I've wanted to read for a while. I remember seeing the mass market paperback on my high school library's shelf, but never got around to reading it before I graduated.I thoroughly enjoyed this book the same way I enjoyed reading books by Vivian Vance Velde. It has a lot of the same feel. The romance between the main characters is a slow burn and the focus is on their relationship with each other building as they discover more about their powers and each other.The separation of the story in parts was interesting. I did feel like the last part could have been built up further, but it was what ultimately gave it the same feel as most VVV books, and it worked well for this story. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/10644715-old-magic-paperback-december-22-2009](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/10644715-old-magic-paperback-december-22-2009) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*