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A Mixture of Mischief (Love Sugar Magic #3), by Anna Meriano (blog tour)

A Mixture of Mischief (Walden Pond Press, February 4, 2020) is the third and final book of Anna Meriano's Love Sugar Magic series, that tells the story of how Leo, the youngest daughter in a family of magical baking burjas, finds her own gifts for magic and her own place in her family.

Leo, still fed up about her place as the youngest sister (there are four older ones), is chomping at the bit to learn all she can about the magic that makes her family's bakery so successful.  Finally, her mother is starting to teach her, but before she can relax and enjoy being a dependable part of the bakery, dark clouds appear.  A rival bakery is about to open in town, and her family's magical heirlooms, part of what makes their baking magic work, start to go missing.

But most disturbing at all is the appearance in her life of her father's father, who abandoned his family when he found they hadn't inherited his magic.  Her grandfather has discovered that Leo's' magical gifts might make her just what he wants-an heir to his work as slayer of dangerous magical creatures.

Leo's smart enough to realize he's a threat.  Frustrated by the fact that her parents keep acting like everything is under control, she decides to take matters into her hands.  Her developing magic lets her turn invisible, and with the help of her friends Caroline and Brent, and her cousin JP, she sets out to foil her grandfather and set things right.

It's not a smooth path to figuring out just what her grandfather is up to, but Leo rises to the occasion beautifully (after a few steps in the wrong direction).  All the lovely family dynamics that made the first two books such fun are here, and it's a pleasure to see Leo setting of on the path of magic (and increased bakery responsibilities!).  If you loved the first two books (as I did), you'll love this one too!  

GIVEAWAY

Walden Pond Press is kindly offering a giveaway of this book for American readers. Leave a comment  by February 4 for a chance to win!

Here's the full book tour (for more chances to win!)


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anna Meriano is the author of the books in the Love Sugar Magic series, A Dash of Trouble, A Sprinkle of Spirits and A Mixture of Mischief. She grew up in Houston, Texas, and earned her MFA in creative writing with an emphasis in writing for children from the New School in New York. She has taught creative writing and high school English, and she works as a writing tutor. Anna likes reading, knitting, playing full-contact quid- ditch, and singing along to songs in English, Spanish, and ASL. Her favorite baked goods are the kind that open hearts. You can visit her online at www.annameriano.com.

NB for teachers--there's a great educator's guide for the series available from the publisher!

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