A book-loving witch finds magic and mystery in a whimsical short story about the transformative power of friendship and community by the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop. After a challenging divorce, Ashley joins a witchy book club in search of a new social life. But when members ... more >
I read these two books in succession a bit after Halloween – they weren’t exactly spooky season reads, but I had been consuming media about the Salem Witch Trials – among other historical witch trials and hysterias – around the holiday, and a friend suggested these two title to me. ... more >
A powerful plant witch and a grumpy alchemist must work together to save their quiet town from a magical plague in this debut cozy fantasy romance about starting over, redemption, and what it really means to be a good person. Guy Shadowfade is dead, and after a lifetime as the ... more >
Dear Blair Fell, I stumbled across this author’s debut audiobook when it was a daily deal at Audible in 2022 (which for some reason feels like last year). The Sign for Home made my Best listens of 2022. (I have a brief review of it at Goodreads, here). So, when ... more >
Blurb: In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin and Broken Angels. In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless ... more >
Content notes: bullying and fatphobia, brief references to parental neglect Dear Charlotte Stein, Cassandra Camberwell has returned to Hollow Brook to sort out her grandmother’s house after her gran’s recent passing. She hasn’t been back for years, having left the small town she grew up in shortly after finishing ... more >