Books About Witches 🔮🕯️ Faves + TBR 🐈‍⬛ | The Book Castle | 2023

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Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Circe by Madeleine Miller
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The House Witch by Delemhach
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
The Virago Book of Witches
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The League of Gentlewoman Witches by India Holton
A Witch’s Guide To Fake Dating A Demon by Sarah Hawley
The Shadow Garden by Liz Parker
Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper
Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck
The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
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Hi! My name is Alice and I love books! I read just about everything from classics to contemporary fiction, adventures to mysteries, fantasy to all kinds of non-fiction - and I love reviewing and recommending books, and just generally having a chat about literature. I also adore baking, hot chocolate, crafts and basically everything cosy, soft and peaceful. I currently live in Oslo, Norway.
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[@MLLatUtube]

I read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and really enjoyed it. Very cozy with a found family I just loved. I highly recommend it!

[@krissyn.3366]

Discovery of Witches TV show was amazing!

[@linyq17]

I clicked on this so fast!! Witchy/magick is my most recent obsession

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

Alice Hoffman is an incredible writer! I first discovered her through the Libby App. I couldn’t put down, The Museum of Extraordinary Things. Now I’m hooked. 💝

[@TheBookCastle]

She is 😍😍

[@amena7387]

Thank you Alice ! there is something very special about witches !

[@pandora4037]

I read Slewfoot by Brom last year and it was just intense. It would be a great book to read during spooky season. 😁

[@BrookeReadsBooks333]

That’s a book I just couldn’t get into, and I was so excited for it. 😕

[@PrimordialChaos07]

I read it three times. It’s now my favorite book by Brom 🌹♥️🌹♥️

[@elizabethlussier4423]

THe house witch is in fact 3 volumes...when I reserved it was the moment that I learned of it. And It grow in you... Soo good.

[@ameerahalgohary]

I watched the first season of "A Discovery of Witches" and I wss afraid that it would be cheesy or cringey, but it turned out to be really fun and gripping!

[@starlasell5698]

❤️📚❤️...so many great reads! Some I've read, others I'll be adding to my TBR! Thank you!

[@booklover6963]

I am currently reading "Wildwood Whispers" by Willa Reece. The cover says A heartwarming tale of Hope, Fate, and Folk Magic unfolds in a sleepy town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. Also Weyward by Emilia Hart. I have never read Alice Hoffman but they sound really good.

[@booklover6963]

Update : I dnf'd it . too much back and forth and I couldn't keep track of characters for some reason.

[@LeanneRose]

Love a witchy book! I must pick some up for Halloween

[@thepapertraveler1122]

I absolutely love The Practical Magic series and feel each book gets better and better. Although I don’t usually cry with books, The Book of Magic(last book) had me tearing up at the end. Another wonderful book is The Witching Hour by Anne Rice. It’s quite the hefty read at over 900 pages but well worth the time investment. Thanks for the video. I love adding more witchy books to my TBR!🧙

[@KristinKravesBooks]

I came to say the exact same thing about Practical Magic. The series just gets better!

[@frannook]

The show (A Discovery of witches) is actually pretty good! I'd totally recommend it :) Perfect for the approaching spooky paranormal season 🤗 Also Payback's a witch is pretty darn good!

[@oyasumikisi4935]

Have you checked the "Mayfair Witches" series by Anne Rice? I haven't read them but since it's from the author of "Interview with the Vampire" it might be nice?

[@KristinKravesBooks]

I just finished A Witch's Guide to Faking Dating a Demon and it was ridiculous but in a fun way. It is definitely steamier than the cover would lead you to believe!

[@BrookeReadsBooks333]

I DNF’d that book at like page 50-60… it was just awful. The characters and writing was a mess. I can’t believe it was steamy, that’s wild!

[@GettingHyggeWithIt]

Oh this made me So excited for fall! I read The Familiars and LOVED it. I hope you do too!! Thanks for making such a cozy atmospheric video!

[@TheBookCastle]

Thank yoooou! :D I'm so excited for fall too!

[@indigo149]

That's funny that you brought up The Rules of Magic - I brought that on my cruise through Norway! I never did finish it though. I need to go back to it. And go back to Norway. :)

I'm more than halfway through The Witch Haven and I'm really liking it so far!

[@irhonda31]

This sounds like such a fun list!

[@Cozyknitsandreads]

Thank you for all of these recommendations! Perfect timing for fall :)

[@luminyam6145]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@leonief8066]

So many of my favourite books! I’ve just finished the India Holton books and loved them - such fun!

[@sandyokey1019]

This has been fantastic and I’ve noted several I want to read. One I read years ago is The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe. I’ve forgotten some of the plot, but I remember how much I loved it. It’s dual timeline, one being in the time of the Salem Witch Trials.

[@AdrianasWonderland]

the cozy witch is on my tbr, can’t wait to read it

[@debbiemurphy4971]

I love books about witches and your video added some great-sounding ones to my TBR. I’ve read all three in the Discovery of Witches trilogy as well as Louisa Morgan’s. Lots of good stuff here!

[@readacorn]

Great video! I loved The Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood and The Year of witching is on my tbr.

[@ReadingNymph]

Circe was lovely. I tend to find witchy books are a bit hit or miss but Im always wanting to try them

[@munglejoela]

Love this video! Stacey Halls is excellent, all of her books are good. I have an Alice Hoffman on my TBR so will try and get to it this autumn. I'd recommend Weyward by Emilia Hart very much, and The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke.

[@bonnieheckman5049]

I also enjoy books on witches. I have read the "Manningtree Witches" & enjoyed it very much. Two witchy books on my TBR right now (start reading in the Fall?) are: "In Defense of Witches" by Mona Chollett & "The Witch In The Well" by Camilla Bruce. Thank you for your recommendations. There are a couple that I can now add to my list.

[@ginaposa4506]

Love this all the books of witches magic.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stefanienordstrom6750]

I am hoping to read Small Town, Big Magic this fall! The Manningtree Witches caught my eye at the bookstore too, but I haven't gotten to it yet. Cackle is a witchy book on my TBR for this spooky season too!

[@jenniferrosebruce6385]

Hi. Im hooked on Lars Mytting books at the moment. Witchy books are next. ❤

[@JacquelineCaron]

Hello Alice - loved this video! ~ I have almost all of these on my TBR! The 4th book in the Alice Hoffman series you mention is The Book of Magic. Definitely need to look for The House Witch - sounds good, and you mentioning it being part of series - I'm in!! Have you read "Can't Spell Treason without Tea"? not sure if it was recommended to me by you or someone else- recently picked it up but haven't read it yet.

[@momonina2927]

Super late to this video but magic lessons was my favorite of the PM series

[@amg304]

Try VenCo by Cherie Dimaline, a modern take on witches. Thanks for all the recommendations!

[@chrissybooksandberries]

if ever I want to get into books about witches, I'll re-watch this. Haha

[@danieleigh6468]

I just got a couple witch books u may want to check out! I got A Legacy of Witches by Cass Kay and Mark of the Wicked by Georgia bowers

[@patrickwheeler5701]

pratchett : witches, some of them are good, some of them i haven't read. funny as hell. i think there is eleven

[@julieg9847]

I read Small Town Big Magic last year. It was cute, fun, and a little goofy. Have you read In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace. It's a cozy paranormal mystery. I really enjoyed it.

[@astralfoxx]

love this video, thank you for these recs! witchy books are my fav so i figured i'd share what's on my lists too :) some additional recs: - this poison heart by kalynn bayron - crime & poetry by amanda flower - belladonna by adalyn grace (currently reading) - serpent & dove by shelby mahurin - black magick by greg rucka (graphic novel) - snapdragon by kat leyh (graphic novel) - seance tea party by reimena yee (graphic novel) - witches of brooklyn by sophie escabasse (graphic novel) some more that are on my tbr: - in the company of witches by auralee wallace - conjure women by afia atakora - the diviners by libba bray - sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson - house of salt & sorrows by erin a. craig - her majesty's royal coven by juno dawson - the nature of witches by rachel griffin - cackle by rachel harrison - the girl who drank the moon by kelly barnhill - the once and future witches by alix e. harrow - all our hidden gifts by caroline o'donoghue - the fair botanists by sara sheridan - bitterthorn by kat dunn - the winter garden by alexandra bell - the coven by harper l. woods - threadneedle by cari thomas - the herbwitch's apprentice by ireen chau - ravens by kass morgan - wyrd sisters by terry pratchett - sweep: vol 1 by cate tiernan - the power of three (charmed) by eliza wilard - the fortune teller by gwendolyn womack - spells for lost things by jenna evans welch - the lighthouse witches by c.j. cooke - the witching hour by anne rice

[@TheBookCastle]

Absolutely amazing, thank you for sharing!!!

[@astralfoxx]

my pleasure!! ^_^@@TheBookCastle

[@bookowlie4376]

Tips: "The Ex Hex" och "The Kiss Curse" av Erin Sterling! Jag läst dem i somras - mysiga fantasy/romance med häxor

[@TheBookCastle]

Ååå, de må jeg lese! :D

[@nihad-m]

I think I'm gonna sound like a broke record but I really think you should read Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente. It's fairy tale retelling but there is Baba Yaga so it gives witchy vibes.

[@dani22257]

I watched the first season of Discovery of Witches and it was a mixed bag for me. The good: the chemistry of the leads and the cinematography. The bad: some of the writing and the continuous feeling some things were left unexplained or glossed over. Thanks for the recommendations; one can never have too many witchy books!

[@macylouwho1187]

I do a home haunt for Halloween and our town so that we can interact with the town in a fun way, and because of that I got on Facebook Halloween groups. Apparently because we like Halloween, Facebook algorithm was like “oh then you’re going to like witch groups, here you go!” 😂. Curiosity got the better of me, so I bit the bait. At first I just giggled a bit at some of the stuff that I saw because, come on-you really think you can make things happen by speaking some words and burning some incense??? But the longer that I read there the more that I realized that a) most of these people are not evil by any stretch of the imagination and b) they do no harm (most of them, there are a few bad people in any demographic there is) and c) a lot of what they do operates almost like a prayer and manifesting their dreams is nothing but wishing hard and focusing on what they want or need-again almost like a prayer. Some of the rituals are almost like those at different churches, and let’s be honest here that most religions have some overlap on practices anyway. So much of what I see is one calling the same thing by a different name. I’m starting to like some of the practices because it relies a lot on our own power to accomplish things ourselves, which can lead to us focusing and working harder to achieve those things. It’s almost like a vision board, a life dream journal, a list of things we want to accomplish in our life. Things of that nature. Except the rituals are interesting and dramatic and make you feel powerful and like you can do these things if you try. I can’t think of a way that is bad or wrong. It just isn’t, it’s helpful if anything. I was also surprised at the amount of Christian witches that were in the groups. They are of the opinion that the craft isn’t a religion, it’s a craft only. No different than making herbal remedies (they have some good ones!), or hand crafting anything else for that matter. It’s something you work on with your hands. Anyway I’ve become interested in certain parts of it as a useful tool in life to help myself work towards things, and also as a way to incorporate healing plants into my home garden. It’s just cool. I like it, and now I love reading witch books. Thanks for the recommendations. I recently read The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and it was an absolute hug of a book, so cozy and happy and sweet. I’m currently listening to A Secret History of Witches on Spotify, if you pay for premium they have a ton of podcasts and audiobooks you can listen to for free that come with premium. There is a good selection of witchcraft books on there for anyone interested in finding out more about it, or reading fiction stories on it.

[@MaryAmongStories]

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[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I have read Circe, A Discovery of Witches, Winternight trilogy, Practical Magic, and Rules of Magic. I love Circe and A Discovery of Witches, but after reading Practical Magic a second time it was a disappointment to me. I love the adaptation, though. I also loved Winternight trilogy. I have the two seasons of A Discovery of Witches and I thought the first season it was great.

[@anastasiay5137]

The very secret society of witches, didnt like it, couldn't even finish it, found it really predictable even though i dont know how it ends. Didn't care about main protagonist, children were cute but thats pretty much it. Hope you have better luck with it and enjoy it more than me

[@eelenaivan]

I watched 1 and a half seasons of "A discovery of witches" and dropped it. The scenery is beautiful, absolutely amazing filmig locations, and I could tell that the story is also very good (I haven't read the book) but something happened there in the directing room.... it just felt like it was directed by an amature... such a pity😢

[@dominikasedlackova9163]

I read Small Town, Big Magic and I really hated it. 😏 The characters were unbearable.. I would recommend Kitchen Witch Mysteries series by Lynn Cahoon, it's very cozy, small town vibes, lots of amazing food, a little bit of magic, and usually some murder 😊

[@gailsgrandplan3561]

Magic lessons is by far my favourite in the series Practical magic was my least favourite (although I love the movie).

[@ChanelChapters]

Witches are my bitches so I loved this 🖤

[@TheBookCastle]

10/10 comment 🖤

[@desertwitch9608]

What? No Witching Hour by Anne Rice......🌟

[@staceygiosi3878]

A classic 🌟

[@TheBookCastle]

I really need to get a copy of that!

[@allisonryder4781]

Aren’t make witches called warlocks?

[@themodernbookwoman]

Okay I'm super excited to find this bc I'm on the hunt for witchy books! I'll offer some other suggestions of ones I enjoyed: Weyward by Emilia Hart. The Witches of Moonshyne Manor-sooo cute! The Ex Hex. And Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow. 🧹🌙