Magic Lessons Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Simon Schuster Series: Practical Magic #0.1 CONTENT WARNING: harm to an animal, death of an animal, domestic violence, murder, slavery, antisemitism, religious intolerance, self-harm In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its […]
The Witches of Escazú (and Other Jewish Fairytales) Author: Roots Metals Genre: Fairytales Publication Date: October 31, 2021 Publisher: Roots Metals Dybbuks and golems. Witches and wicked kings. Tragedy and triumph in the Promised Land. The Witches of Escazú and Other Jewish Fairytales marries Jewish ancestral wisdom and […]
A Discovery of Witches Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 8, 2011 Publisher: Viking Penguin Series: All Souls Trilogy #1 CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, stalking, murder, suicide, gore, panic attack, blood, mention of miscarriage, mention of death of a child, torture, violence […]
The Ex Hex Author: Erin Sterling Genre: Romance Publication Date: September 28, 2021 Publisher: HarperAudio Series: Ex Hex #1 CONTENT WARNING: profanity Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. Sure, […]
This week’s topic is a Halloween freebie, so I decided to talk about a topic I can’t get enough of reading about, in all its many forms, whether that be history (non-fiction), historical fiction, fantasy, folklore, or romance. Since I’m a huge wimp, I tend to avoid scary […]
Cazadora Author: Romina Garber Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 17, 2021 Publisher: Wednesday Books Series: Wolves of No World #2 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: violence, mention of torture, blood, […]
The Once and Future Witches Author: Alix E. Harrow Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 13, 2020 Publisher: Orbit TRIGGER WARNING: homophobia, racism, sexism, torture, imprisonment, mention of abuse, kidnapping, mention of harm to an animal “I am terrified and I am terrible. I am fearful and I am […]
Kingdom of the Wicked Author: Kerri Maniscalco Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: October 27, 2020 Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Series: Kingdom of the Wicked #1 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, depression Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book to review. I am providing my honest […]
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on book 2 of Abigail MacQuillan’s adventures! She’s very endearing, and these short books are a quirky mix of scary and witty sarcasm sprinkled with a little dusting of […]
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Witch of Nightmares: Book 1 of The Trouble With Hedge Witches Series by Sarina Dorie is billed as dark fairy tales of mystery and magic. I wanted to ring in the […]
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