Williams, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, and Wicked as You Wish by Rin Chupeco will like this book. Fans of Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova, The Babysitter’s Coven by Kate M. 'Haelsford, Florida is a Hellmouth,' the official description reads. To whom would you recommend this book? Teenagers who like dark fantasy and witches. Isabelle's debut novel The Witchery follows a quartet of teen witches who are about to get way in over their heads. The book switches between six characters, which can be overwhelming as the reader might blend some characters together. This is a great book to add to your collection of YA witchy novels.Īnything you didn’t like about it? No. Thalia, Jailah, and Iris are African-American and showcase Black girl magic: the good, the bad, and the complicated. Full of specific witch abilities and world-building, the suspense of the mysterious curse will keep readers up into the night. Written by an African-American librarian, The Witchery is a haunting tale of distrust, dark forces, and danger. Old dangers lurk, personal demons arise, and the six teens must confront the true source of evil in Haelsford, or else doom the town to a bloody future. To complicate things, two boys from the Hammersmitt School prepare to make a sacrifice to the wolves and unfortunately get tangled in the witches’ quest to stop the curse. As Hunting Season approaches, the girls grapple with the mystery of the curse, the tragic history of Haelsford, the difficulties with their abilities, and the tensions between each other. Four students at Mesmortes Coven Academy take a stand against the curse: Logan, a new witch who struggles to unleash her powers, Thalia, a greenwitch running from a violent past, Jailah, a witch obsessed with status and power, and Iris, a deathwitch whose destined doom spurs her to break the curse once and for all. Every year, demonic wolves rise from the swamp to kill both witches and humans, hungry for blood and vengeance. However, a curse plagues the people of Haelsford. What did you like about the book? Haelsford, Florida, is a middle-of-nowhere town that boasts one of the best schools for witches in the country, Mesmortes Coven Academy.

Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5įormat: ARC Paperback (publication date 7/26/22)

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