Witches Books
Covens, hexes, blood magic and the people who burn witches for a living.
Spiciest here: A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon. Darkest: Juniper & Thorn.
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The books
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A Discovery of Witches
Diana is an Oxford historian and reluctant witch who calls up a bewitched manuscript at the Bodleian, and suddenly every creature in town is watching her, including the very old vampire Matthew Clairmont. Lots of wine, research and yoga. Slow, and people love it anyway.
- Witches
- Vampires
- Forbidden Love
- Possessive Hero
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Stalking
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A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
Mariel botches a spell and summons Ozroth, a grumpy demon who's stuck with her until she agrees to a bargain. She refuses. So they fake date to annoy her mother instead. Small-town cozy fantasy with much more open-door heat than the cover lets on.
- Demons
- Witches
- Deals and Bargains
- Forced Proximity
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse
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Daughter of the Forest
The Six Swans in early Ireland. Sorcha's brothers are cursed into swans and she can't speak a word until she's woven shirts from nettles. It's slow, patient and lovely, with one assault scene early on that's very hard to read.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Curses
- Witches
- Slow Burn
Content warnings
Sexual assault, Physical or emotional abuse, Torture, Death of a loved one
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Heartless Hunter
A witch rescuing other witches from the gallows fake-dates the hunter tracking her down. Both are lying about everything. Twisty and quick.
- Witches
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Death of a loved one
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Juniper & Thorn
A retelling of the Grimm story The Juniper Tree, set in an industrializing city with a monster loose in it. Marlinchen and her sisters are the last witches, kept locked up by their abusive father. This is gothic horror first. Check the warnings, they're heavy.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Witches
- Curses
- Revenge
Content warnings
Sexual assault, Physical or emotional abuse, Harm to children, Gore, Self-harm, Murder
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Kingdom of the Wicked
Sicilian witch summons a prince of hell to find out who killed her twin. Wrath is the best part, and the spice goes up a lot in book two.
- Witches
- Demons
- Enemies to Lovers
- Revenge
Content warnings
Murder, Gore, Death of a loved one
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Night of the Witch
Sixteenth-century Germany, where the witch trials are real and so is magic. Fritzi is a witch, Otto is a witch hunter, and they need each other to find her missing brother. Alternating chapters with real historical dread underneath.
- Witches
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
- Forced Proximity
Content warnings
Torture, Graphic violence, Murder, Death of a loved one
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Serpent & Dove
A witch on the run ends up married to a witch hunter. It's exactly as chaotic as it sounds, with a dark streak that shows up in the back half.
- Witches
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Physical or emotional abuse
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Tender Morsels
After years of abuse from her father, Liga is given a private heaven where nothing bad can happen, and raises her daughters there. Then the real world starts leaking in. Snow White and Rose Red, made very adult. Not for everyone.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Witches
- Found Family
Content warnings
Sexual assault, Physical or emotional abuse, Harm to children
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The Bear and the Nightingale
Medieval Russia, winter spirits and a girl who refuses to stop feeding the household demons. Cold, beautiful and slow in the good way.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Witches
- Demons
- Curses
Content warnings
Death of a loved one, Physical or emotional abuse
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The Witch's Heart
Angrboda was burned three times by Odin and walked away. She hides in a forest, falls for Loki and has three monstrous children the gods have already decided to destroy. Norse myth from the witch's side. Quiet for a long stretch, then devastating.
- Witches
- Gods and Mythology
- Found Family
Content warnings
Torture, Death of a loved one, Harm to children, Physical or emotional abuse
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Uprooted
Every ten years a wizard takes one village girl. This time it's Agnieszka, which nobody expected. The real villain is the Wood, which is properly creepy.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Curses
- Slow Burn
- Witches
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Death of a loved one
