Giveaway: What’s the Book That Made You Believe in Magic?

Long after we grow out of the ability to believe in mermaids and fantastic creatures, books offer us the opportunity to suspend reality and believe in magic, if even for just a few hours.

In this giveaway sponsored by Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama and Crewel by Gennifer Albin, we want to celebrate the books and stories that first ignited our imaginations. So tell us: what’s the book that first made you believe in magic? Five finalists will receive copies of Monstrous Beauty and Crewel, and one winner–selected by Book Riot readers–will get a $50 gift card to their favorite book retailer.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Complete the form below, and in 800 words or fewer, tell us the story of the book that first made you believe in magic. Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm Eastern, Monday, November 4th.
2. We’ll select the best entries and post them here on Book Riot for readers to vote on.