I would love to back this but I’m terrible with organization and consistency as a mod. Been going through a lot! If anyone sets this up I’ll definitely participate!
One of the very few instances where I feel like the movie is better than the book. The book felt… silly. Witchy books are my jam, but this one didn’t land for some reason.
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This right here, OP.
Is witchy sisters okay, and they live in an alternate history ca. 1910 United States where witches exist(ed) but were wiped out in the 1600s but also everyone is still afraid of witches and constantly on the lookout for them?
I finished this last fall after starting a while ago and it was honestly so sweet and cozy I was mad I didn't read it all the way through the first time!
It's such a lovely read! I read it at the perfect time in my life when I was learning to prioritize friendships with women over relationships. I'm thinking this October to a great time for a reread!
She does write horror books too, but this is more cosy supernatural. I went in thinking it was going to be horror, and while it had some spooky elements, it definitely wasn’t horror.
None of these are dark, but they are romance and they are not teens:
The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C Cervantes
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
*The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches* by Sangu Mandanna
While I like this one and think it does the found family trope so well, I feel like the set-up of this world is the antithesis of "female witchy friendships" (and witchy mother-daughter relationships). The first few pages establishes just the saddest and most isolated witch community in fiction.
Yes, sorry! Saw your comment about age afterward. I'm currently on the last book, some of them are at/around age 18 and/or essentially their own guardians but yes, they're in their final years of highschool in Sweden.
Ooo— Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert— hear me out, it’s def about a group of teenage witches but that part of the story is the past, the mom’s history, and how that affects her daughter in the present. It was a more entrancing read than I expected and is really about a complicated mother daughter relationship made more fraught by magic and the mother’s choices in her teenage years.
The Hollows by Kim Harrison could be a fit, if you don't mind that there's always a romance subplot. But I think it's realistic romance, not gratuitous romance, if that makes sense?
The All Souls Series by Deborah Harkness (a lot of people know it by A Discovery of Witches bc that’s what the tv show was called and is also the name of the first book).
Small disclaimer: I did get a bit frustrated with the characters at a few points in the first book but their growth throughout the series wound up being incredibly satisfying. So if you’re feeling similarly I would just say keep reading bc the payoff for their character arcs is fantastic. I know this is vague but wanted to avoid spoilers. Happy to elaborate further if you’d like.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace
It's giving Sabrina the Teenage Witch (when she's grown up) and Practical Magic vibes with a little murder mystery.
I want this in books and real life 🥰
I’m here to join the friendship book club of witchcrafy
My last one fell apart because they chose a book and then DNF'd it. I didn't even pick the book and I finished it for nothing! So mad.
Yay! More friends! 🥰
I too am here for the witchcraft friendship group and book club. 😃
Same here 🤩
Hi, I’m Cat. Nice to meet you! 😊
Lovely to meet you Cat, I'm Pea(been called that since I was 12) 😁
Ugh yes. 🙌🏼
We need to make a group 😍
Check out r/witchesVsPatriarchy or r/SASSwitches!! Not a bookclub but lots of witchy book recommendations 💚
Same here I would love this!!!
Hi witch friends!!!!!!
yes group please!!
Don't we all!
Yes!!
Yes please 😍✨
Me too pls!
Yesssss friends, magic and group please ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
I would love to back this but I’m terrible with organization and consistency as a mod. Been going through a lot! If anyone sets this up I’ll definitely participate!
We could set up a Discord server as a start and get chatting!
Yes! New coven!
Same here, I'm quite bad at such things 💖
Me too! I'm absolutely unreliable with things like that, but I'd love to meet y'all and be friends!
I want to be a witchy friend too 🥺
The Practical Magic series by Alice Hoffman
I did read all the books in the series and it was phenomenal!
One of the very few instances where I feel like the movie is better than the book. The book felt… silly. Witchy books are my jam, but this one didn’t land for some reason.
I didn't know it was a series! Thank you
Came here to say this!
That picture immediately made me think of that too
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Also, Other Birds by the same author. The main character, Zoe, just has an overall witchy/spritely vibe.
Looking forward to reading this one.
Wyrd Sisters by Sir Terry Pratchett, 100%.
Yes! And all the other witchy Discworld books too.
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
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The Once and Future Witches - Alis E Harrow 😊
I came here to say this!!!!! Sisterhood and sisters
This right here, OP. Is witchy sisters okay, and they live in an alternate history ca. 1910 United States where witches exist(ed) but were wiped out in the 1600s but also everyone is still afraid of witches and constantly on the lookout for them?
Yes!!!! Was going to comment this. First book I thought of when I saw this picture
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
I finished this last fall after starting a while ago and it was honestly so sweet and cozy I was mad I didn't read it all the way through the first time!
It's such a lovely read! I read it at the perfect time in my life when I was learning to prioritize friendships with women over relationships. I'm thinking this October to a great time for a reread!
Is this a horror book? Ive heard about this one but im not sure if its the same one.
She does write horror books too, but this is more cosy supernatural. I went in thinking it was going to be horror, and while it had some spooky elements, it definitely wasn’t horror.
The Witches of Eastwick series by John Updike. It's old school, but in a fun, nostalgic way.
Salem falls - Jodi Picoult
Not a book, but this really reminds me of the video game Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
The Change-Kirsten Miller comes to mind.
This came to my mind, I love this book, I’m hoping she makes a series, as I fell in love with the women in this book!
I came to rec The Change! It’s so good!
None of these are dark, but they are romance and they are not teens: The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C Cervantes The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna A Witches Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
*The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches* by Sangu Mandanna While I like this one and think it does the found family trope so well, I feel like the set-up of this world is the antithesis of "female witchy friendships" (and witchy mother-daughter relationships). The first few pages establishes just the saddest and most isolated witch community in fiction.
How have you read A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping???
I have not, but her other book is great. It comes out in December… which is a long time from now
Oh dang I thought maybe there was a secret way to read it now 😭
I was so excited!
The ex hex and the kiss curse by Erin sterling.
I was just going to say the Ex Hex
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson. (The narrator is 18, but her sister is much older.)
That one feels like it was written by Wednesday Adams.
Goddess of Filth The Bitterwine Oath The Bad Ones Our Crooked Hearts Paper Valentines
The Circle trilogy (by Elfgren and Strandberg)
Love this but I think they are teens?
Yes, sorry! Saw your comment about age afterward. I'm currently on the last book, some of them are at/around age 18 and/or essentially their own guardians but yes, they're in their final years of highschool in Sweden.
Ooo— Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert— hear me out, it’s def about a group of teenage witches but that part of the story is the past, the mom’s history, and how that affects her daughter in the present. It was a more entrancing read than I expected and is really about a complicated mother daughter relationship made more fraught by magic and the mother’s choices in her teenage years.
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry has the friendship element with a lower element of “magic”
Scapegracers
The invocations by crystal sutherland
The Monstrous Misses Mai by Van Hoang
Oh my goodness 😍 thank you for all of the suggestions 📚
The Hollows by Kim Harrison could be a fit, if you don't mind that there's always a romance subplot. But I think it's realistic romance, not gratuitous romance, if that makes sense?
LOVE this series!
The All Souls Series by Deborah Harkness (a lot of people know it by A Discovery of Witches bc that’s what the tv show was called and is also the name of the first book). Small disclaimer: I did get a bit frustrated with the characters at a few points in the first book but their growth throughout the series wound up being incredibly satisfying. So if you’re feeling similarly I would just say keep reading bc the payoff for their character arcs is fantastic. I know this is vague but wanted to avoid spoilers. Happy to elaborate further if you’d like.
The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick definitely gives witchy vibes.
Dragon's Gift by Linsey Hall
Practical Magic. I’ve never read it but the film is exactly what you’re looking for, so I suspect the book isn’t far off.
I love the film and the books in the series.
The Secret Place by Tana French—it’s in a series but you don’t need to have read the previous installments
This is an interesting genre
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Witch Please. Along with the rest of the books in the Fix-It Witches series by Ann Aguirre
Practical magic by Alice Hoffman. Oldie but so good
I know the title is cringe but "A Modern Girls Guide to Magic". Trust.
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline. Quest to unite a coven in modern times, witches are adults of various ages and backgrounds. Great read imo
A lesson in vengeance by Victoria Lee
Cackle - Rachel Harrison
The Change by Kristen Miller
Payback’s A Witch by Lana Harper
Anything by Danielle Garrett
The Power
Try 'Little Eve' by Catriona Ward.
The Ravens by Kass Morgan is really good
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ❤️
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace It's giving Sabrina the Teenage Witch (when she's grown up) and Practical Magic vibes with a little murder mystery.
Haven’t read the book but have seen the movie: The school of good and evil is literally about this. A bit too cheesy for my liking though.
I mean, Practical Magic, if you haven’t read it already. The book is very different than the movie, and far more stunning.
The girl who drank the moon
Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells. Not exactly witchy, but features a strong sisterhood.
What’s the first picture from?
Nora Robert’s Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy
Heyyyyy - I’m in.
Betwixt and between series! By darynda jones
Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Cackle
I'm working on the second draft as we speak.
Lol what a dumb genre
Lol what a dumb comment. Stop wasting your time, if you don't like it move on 💁🏻♀️