

However, Alexis still has to live with the knowledge that she killed an innocent kid and getting rid of the body has cost each of the girls something valuable that they'll never get back. Alexis finally managed to confess to Roya, the group gained a new member in Gina, clearing the air between them, and no one suspects or can prove they had anything to do with Josh's death.

Alexis makes it a point several times that Josh, as far as she knows, wasn't a bad person at all. Asshole Victim: Completely averted with Josh Harper.Alexis' magic goes haywire due to her conflicting emotions when she tries to sleep with Josh Harper, resulting in her brutally killing him on accident. Accidental Murder: The Inciting Incident of the book.Alexis decides to accompany each of her friends as they hide away their part of the body and in the process her perspective of both herself and her friends undergoes some changes. Of course things go horribly awry and now Alexis and her friends are stuck with a magically torn apart corpse. Panicking, Alexis calls her five friends - Paulie, Roya, Iris, Marcelina, and Maryam - to get rid of the body with the help of their shared secret - their magic powers. For Alexis, it's anything but, because the boy she attempted to lose her virginity to is currently bleeding out on his bed. Supposed to be the most magical night of a young girl's life. When We Were Magic is a 2020 Young Adult Urban Fantasy novel written by Sarah Gailey ( Magic for Liars).

Being in love with your best friend is harder.
