A TRIO OF COSY WITCHES, BUT WHICH WITCH WINS? | Reading Vlog

[@emillyw5622]

I appreciate you discussing your triggers with The House Witch as it’s a good reminder that trigger warnings are valid and it’s okay to stop a book to protect your mental health and comfort ❤

[@Jadeyraereads]

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[@EFergDindrane]

Well said. I'm weary of even other die-hard readers judging the validity of my own trigger, which is not the same as Janey's, but is very real to me. I read a metric ton of horror, and yet someone can decide I'm not "hard core" enough because I don't like this one thing? Oh, whatever. At 52, I have *finally* realized I don't have to explain my reasons to anyone, much less someone trying to judge me for something that dumb. I'm so glad younger readers are realizing this so much earlier than I did! 🎃

[@lisagna7234]

The House Witch really should have trigger warnings! They're especially important for cozy books

[@abibliophobe2731]

I wish most books had trigger warnings. I don't really need them but I know others would benefit from them.

[@Jadeyraereads]

I think so too, I was expecting a nice warm time, and it totally took me by surprise!!

[@sakurahan91]

A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness is my favourite witch book ever! It’s the start of the All Souls series. The Sweep series by Cate Tiernan is a good series about witches. The first book is called Book of Shadows. ADOW is adult and Sweep is YA.

[@professordekarios]

i'm writing a cozy-ish series where the main character has a past with DV but it's only referenced (not in detail) because it was really important to me. i have trigger warnings, and i truly hate when authors don't use them. we all need friends like steph that look out for our reading mental health 💕

[@Jadeyraereads]

I, and I’m sure many others, appreciate you putting the content warning there! It’s nice to know when an author is able to put a readers mental wellbeing first 🧡🧡🧡

[@MarinaUz]

I love witchy books! Very excited to read The Honey Witch now

[@bookschocaholic]

Trio of dark witches sounds great!

[@DarkBeauty73]

I liked the House witch, forgot about that part of the story, been awhile, didn't think it was a big part, but I don't remember much now and I have honey witch on my TBR

[@Jadeyraereads]

That part of it certainly took me by surprise, but I was enjoying otherwise!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

The honey witch sounds right up my alley 😭

[@MotionPicturesandPaperbacks]

I'm glad you enjoyed one of those books at least. I hope you have better luck when you do this "challenge" again. I also hope you have an amazing weekend filled with lots of reading!! My plan was to read all weekend but I don't think that will work out this time and I have plans during the week so I guess I'll focus on reading in November.

[@MelanieDennis-q2p]

Nora Roberts Dragon Heart Legacy is amazing.. cozy fantasy with witches

[@surpriseitsus9622]

I loved it too 😊

[@KayBethBookish]

The nature of Witches sounds like one of those books where I go "That is a book that I read" and nothing more. It's not bad, but there was nothing super special about it either. I have started that book but only got to 20% before I soft dnf'd it

[@anikamercier2651]

I felt the same way about The Nature of Witches. It was just okay.

[@arobinreads]

Lovely vlog ❤ I think there shouldn't be graphic content in a cosy fantasy book. I just looked up The house witch on SG for the triggers and there are 3 at the graphic tier. I also think there shouldn't be any moderate ones and there are 3 of those as well. Quite a lot for a supposed lighthearted cosy book. Tip, I do think you use SG: on you profile preferences you can put trigger warnings in there and on a book it will alert you if it's in that book. Might help

[@lindsayjardine3376]

The honey witch sounds so cozy x

[@Jadeyraereads]

It defo had the cosy vibes!

[@abibliophobe2731]

The thing that annoyed you in Honey Witch... Annoyed me too and it was one of the biggest things about the book that didn't work for me... But I read it during a time when things felt really bleak and it was a book I needed to just shut off my brain.

[@Jadeyraereads]

I hope things are feeling a little brighter for you now, and that the book gave your brain a little reprieve!

[@bern_loves]

Thank you for sharing the trigger warning for The House Witch, I’d been thinking of reading it but will give it a miss now - I can’t read that at all.

[@Jadeyraereads]

Glad to have helped someone else here! 🧡🧡🧡

[@jessicabridges4335]

As a DV survivor, I get what you are saying! Hugs. It's not a fun thing...

[@Jadeyraereads]

Hugs straight back to you! 🧡

[@sooh6299]

You should try Rewitched ❤

[@abibliophobe2731]

I have this but had to soft DNF... I was struggling to get through it but I think I was in a mild slump. Hoping to give it another go at some point

[@kalliopelovesbooks1375]

I read it and was dissappointed, just 3 stars. I like to read love stories, but this one fell flat. They should have opted for just found family and friendship.

[@Jadeyraereads]

I’ve heard mixed things on this one, I may wait to see people with similar taste to me give it and shot and see how it lands!🧡

[@andieland1923]

OMG Thank you for mentioning the triggers for House Witch!! I was going to read it this week but DV is a huge trigger for me. I'm so mad/upset it's in a cozy. Definitely skipping it now.

[@Jadeyraereads]

Glad I was able to help someone else with this one 🧡🧡🧡

[@surpriseitsus9622]

It's really not a big part of the book and not the series. I'm wondering if this trigger warning is a bit overblown.

[@KayBethBookish]

The HOney Witch was so close to a 5 star for me with the grief aspects and writing but the romance really annoyed me and I do feel the pacing was off which stopped me giving it the full marks when normally if a book makes me cry, it's normally a five star but this wasn't/ And yeah, Marigold came across as almost determined to be oblivious which annoyed me as her intelligence just did not match the way she was introduced!

[@kalliopelovesbooks1375]

Are any of the books sapphic?

[@Jadeyraereads]

I do believe the main character in the Honey Witch is bi (very queer normative world) and her love interest in the book is a woman. Similarly I think the main character in The Nature of Witches is bi, as we see a past relationship with a woman, but her love interest in this story is a man.

[@kalliopelovesbooks1375]

@@Jadeyraereads Thank you! 🥰

[@JessicaRoseReads]

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[@cuppa.books.]

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[@kialazyeyereader1822]

Hmmm... I honestly don't think DV and hard triggering content like that should feature in a book marketed as "Cozy Fantasy"... It at least should have trigger warnings then 👀... Cozy fantasy is supposed to be, well, Cozy, low trigger, low trauma, low anxiety etc.

[@thegreatspooney]

My chaos demon wants you to lick the deodorant too

[@cat.book.nook.]

I've overall liked The House Witch okay, but I truly disliked some of the humorous takes, especially for alcoholism. I do not appreciate it being treated as a fun joke. I think it made me not want to pick up the next book, maybe I will one day, but eh.

[@cat.book.nook.]

And also, I'm glad you've stopped reading, protecting your mental health is so important!