Books like Practical Magic

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman reads as whimsical, warm. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Como agua para chocolate

Laura Esquivel · 1989

Both explore love & family

58% genome match

Eva Luna

Isabel Allende · 1987

Both explore love

53% genome match

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Aimee Bender · 2010

Both explore family & cozy fantasy

68% genome match

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern · 2011

Both explore love & romantasy

83% genome match

Garden Spells

Sarah Addison Allen · 2007

Both explore sisterhood

67% genome match

Summer of the mariposas

Guadalupe Garcia McCall · 2012

Both explore sisterhood & family

59% genome match

Cooking Up a Storm

Emma Holly · 2002

Both explore love

59% genome match

Crescent

Diana Abu-Jaber · 2002

Both explore love & family

56% genome match

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel Garcia Marquez · 1985

Both explore love

54% genome match

In the Time of the Butterflies

Julia Alvarez · 1994

Both explore family & sisterhood

54% genome match

Dona Flor e seus dais maridos

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria · 1966

Both explore love

53% genome match

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna · 2022

Both explore witches & romantasy

81% genome match