50 Books like Lessons in Magic and Disaster

The Bewitching

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A grad student researching a forgotten horror writer wakes a witch, and she's the next course.

3.81

46k+

🕯️ Academic Gothic 🌲 Folk Horror 💔 Saphic Yearning 📜 Found Manuscript 🔮 Generational Curse

The Bewitching 91%

A grad student researching a forgotten horror writer wakes a witch, and she's the next course.

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025

3.81

46k+ ratings

🕯️ Academic Gothic 🌲 Folk Horror 💔 Saphic Yearning 📜 Found Manuscript 🔮 Generational Curse

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

by Juno Dawson • 2022

One witch fights her coven to save the trans girl they believe will end the world.

3.81

36k+

🏛️ Witch Coven Politics 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 🇬🇧 Modern British Fantasy 💔 Sisterhood And Betrayal

Her Majesty's Royal Coven 94%

One witch fights her coven to save the trans girl they believe will end the world.

by Juno Dawson 2022

3.81

36k+ ratings

🏛️ Witch Coven Politics 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 🇬🇧 Modern British Fantasy 💔 Sisterhood And Betrayal

Everything She Does Is Magic

by Bridget Morrissey • 2025

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

3.75

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Everything She Does Is Magic 92%

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

by Bridget Morrissey 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Strange Folk

by Alli Dyer • 2024

Lee brings her children home to Appalachia, but the magic she fled waits in the woods.

3.64

2k+

🏔️ Appalachian Folk Magic 📖 Family Grimoire 🔮 Ancestral Magic 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌿 Reluctant Witch

Strange Folk 92%

Lee brings her children home to Appalachia, but the magic she fled waits in the woods.

by Alli Dyer 2024

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Appalachian Folk Magic 📖 Family Grimoire 🔮 Ancestral Magic 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌿 Reluctant Witch

Witchcraft in the Woods

by Auryn Hadley • 2023

A nature witch unites forest misfits into a coven before corrupt old guard destroys their town.

4.5

694

🧹 Witch Coven 🌿 Nature Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc

Witchcraft in the Woods 92%

A nature witch unites forest misfits into a coven before corrupt old guard destroys their town.

by Auryn Hadley 2023

4.5

694 ratings

🧹 Witch Coven 🌿 Nature Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

by Sangu Mandanna • 2025

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

3.93

117k+

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Summary

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 92%

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

by Sangu Mandanna 2025

3.93

117k+ ratings

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Witches of Scotland

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

3.94

8k+

🟣 Crystal Magic 🏫 Witch Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Inheritance

The Witches of Scotland 92%

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

3.94

8k+ ratings

🟣 Crystal Magic 🏫 Witch Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Inheritance

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

3.63

3k+

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells 92%

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.63

3k+ ratings

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Invocations

by Krystal Sutherland • 2024

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

4.06

13k+

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

The Invocations 92%

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

by Krystal Sutherland 2024

4.06

13k+ ratings

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

The Library at Hellebore

by Cassandra Khaw • 2025

A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.

3.07

7k+

📚 Dark Academia 🩸 Body Horror 🫂 Found Family 💔 Sapphic Longing 🕯️ Gothic Dread

The Library at Hellebore 92%

A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.

by Cassandra Khaw 2025

3.07

7k+ ratings

📚 Dark Academia 🩸 Body Horror 🫂 Found Family 💔 Sapphic Longing 🕯️ Gothic Dread

Magic Lessons

by Alice Hoffman • 2020

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

4.22

70k+

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Magic Lessons 92%

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

by Alice Hoffman 2020

4.22

70k+ ratings

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong • 2001

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

4.02

106k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Bitten 91%

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

by Kelley Armstrong 2001

4.02

106k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

When the Moon Was Ours

by Anna-Marie McLemore • 2016

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

3.87

11k+

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

When the Moon Was Ours 91%

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

by Anna-Marie McLemore 2016

3.87

11k+ ratings

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

by Emma Törzs • 2023

Two sisters inherit spellbooks written in blood. A secret library will kill to claim them.

4.00

64k+

🩸 Blood Magic System 👭 Estranged Sisters 📚 Secret Magical Library 🏚️ Lonely Caretaker 👤 Hidden Mother

Ink Blood Sister Scribe 91%

Two sisters inherit spellbooks written in blood. A secret library will kill to claim them.

by Emma Törzs 2023

4.00

64k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic System 👭 Estranged Sisters 📚 Secret Magical Library 🏚️ Lonely Caretaker 👤 Hidden Mother

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 91%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

The Women of Wild Hill

by Kirsten Miller • 2025

Estranged witch sisters return to Wild Hill, where a prophecy demands they end the world men built.

4.15

9k+

🧙 Witch Family Saga 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Ancestral Magic 🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

The Women of Wild Hill 91%

Estranged witch sisters return to Wild Hill, where a prophecy demands they end the world men built.

by Kirsten Miller 2025

4.15

9k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Family Saga 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Ancestral Magic 🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 91%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

White Trash Warlock

by David R. Slayton • 2020

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

3.91

12k+

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

White Trash Warlock 91%

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

by David R. Slayton 2020

3.91

12k+ ratings

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

Witches

by Tiffany Calligaris • 2015

Falling for a Salem witch awakens her dormant power and puts a target on her back.

3.64

1k+

🎓 Witch College 🧙‍♀️ Salem Witches 💔 Love Triangle 🌙 Hidden Magical Heritage 🐈‍⬛ Witch Familiar

Witches 91%

Falling for a Salem witch awakens her dormant power and puts a target on her back.

by Tiffany Calligaris 2015

3.64

1k+ ratings

🎓 Witch College 🧙‍♀️ Salem Witches 💔 Love Triangle 🌙 Hidden Magical Heritage 🐈‍⬛ Witch Familiar

The Last Witch

by M.J. Lawrie • 2022

A witch's fragile peace shatters when dark magic returns and her daughter is the prize.

4.42

743

🖤 Dark Witch Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Last Witch 91%

A witch's fragile peace shatters when dark magic returns and her daughter is the prize.

by M.J. Lawrie 2022

4.42

743 ratings

🖤 Dark Witch Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Lies We Conjure

by Sarah Henning • 2024

Two sisters impersonate witch heiresses at a dinner party; murder traps them inside with the killer.

3.63

2k+

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🧙 Witch Family Politics 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🫂 Found Family

The Lies We Conjure 91%

Two sisters impersonate witch heiresses at a dinner party; murder traps them inside with the killer.

by Sarah Henning 2024

3.63

2k+ ratings

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🧙 Witch Family Politics 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🫂 Found Family

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

by Stacy Sivinski • 2024

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

3.60

12k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

The Crescent Moon Tearoom 91%

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

by Stacy Sivinski 2024

3.60

12k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

Truthwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2016

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

3.85

54k+

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Truthwitch 91%

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

by Susan Dennard 2016

3.85

54k+ ratings

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Du thé pour les fantômes

by Chris Vuklisevic • 2023

In a Nice tea salon, a ghost medium and her poisonous twin unravel their mother's shattered past.

3.80

4k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💔 Estranged Sisters 👻 Ghost Medium 🍵 Magical Tea Shop 🔍 Family Secrets

Du thé pour les fantômes 91%

In a Nice tea salon, a ghost medium and her poisonous twin unravel their mother's shattered past.

by Chris Vuklisevic 2023

3.80

4k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💔 Estranged Sisters 👻 Ghost Medium 🍵 Magical Tea Shop 🔍 Family Secrets

A Magical Girl Retires

by Park Seolyeon • 2022

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

3.54

12k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

A Magical Girl Retires 91%

A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.

by Park Seolyeon 2022

3.54

12k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🌟 Not The Chosen One 💫 Sapphic Slow Burn ⚡ Trauma And Magic 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 92%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Every Gift a Curse

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

4.27

3k+

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

Every Gift a Curse 92%

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.27

3k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

by Sangu Mandanna

An internet witch is hired to teach three magical orphans before the outside world discovers them.

4.03

390k+

🏡 Cozy Witch Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 English Seaside

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Summary

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches 91%

An internet witch is hired to teach three magical orphans before the outside world discovers them.

by Sangu Mandanna 2022

4.03

390k+ ratings

🏡 Cozy Witch Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 English Seaside

The Witch's Daughter

by Paula Brackston • 2008

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

3.66

44k+

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic 💫 Mother Daughter Bond 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Witch's Daughter 91%

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

by Paula Brackston 2008

3.66

44k+ ratings

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic 💫 Mother Daughter Bond 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Magic in the Moonlight

by Auryn Hadley • 2022

She inherits a witch's cottage, a wounded forest, and two contractors who are already a couple.

4.25

1k+

🌿 Cozy Witch Fantasy 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 🦨 Animal Familiars 🌲 Enchanted Forest

Magic in the Moonlight 91%

She inherits a witch's cottage, a wounded forest, and two contractors who are already a couple.

by Auryn Hadley 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🌿 Cozy Witch Fantasy 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Found Family 🦨 Animal Familiars 🌲 Enchanted Forest

Spells in the Summertime

by Auryn Hadley • 2023

She inherits wild magic, two boyfriends, and a coven that kills to own her forest.

4.51

852

🏠 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌿 Nature Magic 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🏘️ Small Town Witch

Spells in the Summertime 91%

She inherits wild magic, two boyfriends, and a coven that kills to own her forest.

by Auryn Hadley 2023

4.51

852 ratings

🏠 Found Family 💕 Polyamorous Romance 🌿 Nature Magic 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🏘️ Small Town Witch

The Honey Witch

by Sydney J. Shields • 2024

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

3.54

29k+

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

The Honey Witch 91%

Her honey magic heals the land. Its price: she can never love. A skeptic moves in.

by Sydney J. Shields 2024

3.54

29k+ ratings

🏡 Cottagecore Fantasy 💔 Cursed Love 🐝 Nature Magic ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌿 Pastoral Fantasy

Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble

by Amie McNee • 2022

Her birthmark brands a Tudor bride a witch, exiling her to wisewomen, magic, and danger at court.

3.90

2k+

🧙 Tudor Witch Fantasy 🏠 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue 👩‍🏫 Witch Mentor 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble Summary

Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble 91%

Her birthmark brands a Tudor bride a witch, exiling her to wisewomen, magic, and danger at court.

by Amie McNee 2022

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧙 Tudor Witch Fantasy 🏠 Found Family 👑 Court Intrigue 👩‍🏫 Witch Mentor 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

404k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys 91%

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012

4.05

404k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Witch Roads

by Kate Elliott • 2025

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

4.00

2k+

🏚️ Post-Magical Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👻 Ghost Lover 🔍 Gender Questioning

The Witch Roads 91%

A courier has a blight-killing secret. A possessed prince demands she guide him through the wilds.

by Kate Elliott 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Post-Magical Apocalypse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👻 Ghost Lover 🔍 Gender Questioning

Small Town, Big Magic

by Hazel Beck • 2022

A small-town bookseller discovers magic is real, her memories stolen, and an ancient evil waking.

3.32

17k+

🏘️ Witchy Small Town ☕ Cozy Fantasy Romance 🪄 Hidden Magic Identity 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🧹 Found Family Coven

Small Town, Big Magic 91%

A small-town bookseller discovers magic is real, her memories stolen, and an ancient evil waking.

by Hazel Beck 2022

3.32

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Witchy Small Town ☕ Cozy Fantasy Romance 🪄 Hidden Magic Identity 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🧹 Found Family Coven

The Near Witch

by Victoria Schwab • 2011

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

3.65

49k+

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Near Witch 91%

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

by Victoria Schwab 2011

3.65

49k+ ratings

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 91%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Song of the Hell Witch

by Taylor Hartley • 2025

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

3.71

855

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

Song of the Hell Witch 91%

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

by Taylor Hartley 2025

3.71

855 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 91%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Every Heart a Doorway

by Seanan McGuire • 2016

Her Underworld door closed. At a school for magical exiles, a killer harvests students for parts.

3.80

124k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 💜 Found Family 🖤 Asexual Protagonist 🔪 Boarding School Murder

Every Heart a Doorway 91%

Her Underworld door closed. At a school for magical exiles, a killer harvests students for parts.

by Seanan McGuire 2016

3.80

124k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 💜 Found Family 🖤 Asexual Protagonist 🔪 Boarding School Murder

Rewitched

by Lucy Jane Wood • 2024

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

3.73

32k+

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

Rewitched 91%

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

by Lucy Jane Wood 2024

3.73

32k+ ratings

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

by Breanne Randall • 2023

A kitchen witch's curse ties her magic to heartbreak, and her first love just came home.

3.19

49k+

🧙‍♀️ Small Town Witches 🥧 Culinary Magic 💞 Second Chance Romance 🪄 Family Curse ☕️ Cozy Magical Realism

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic Summary

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic 91%

A kitchen witch's curse ties her magic to heartbreak, and her first love just came home.

by Breanne Randall 2023

3.19

49k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Small Town Witches 🥧 Culinary Magic 💞 Second Chance Romance 🪄 Family Curse ☕️ Cozy Magical Realism

Blood Magic

by Tessa Gratton • 2011

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

3.65

11k+

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Blood Magic 91%

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

by Tessa Gratton 2011

3.65

11k+ ratings

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree • 2023

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

4.11

117k+

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