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Witchy Fiction for Teens and Adults

Whether cozy or creepy, these books will cast a spell over you! Enjoy these suggestions? Looking for a new book to read? Book Match is a book recommendation program offered through AC Library. Check out the website at the top of the list to go to the Book Match page.

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  • Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic.
    BookNew York : Berkley Romance, 2023 — Romance VASQUEZ GILLILAND,R
  • Told over five centuries through three connected women, this riveting novel follows Kate, in 2019, as she seeks refuge in Weyward Cottage; Altha, in 1619, as she uses her powers to maintain her freedom; and Violet, in 1942, as she searches…
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2023 — Fiction HART,E
  • Boardwalk Empire meets The Vanishing Half with a touch of earth magic in this sexy and action-packed historical fantasy set in the luminous Golden Twenties from debut author Desideria Mesa, where a part-time reporter and club owner takes…
    Book[New York] : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — Science Fiction MESA,D
  • As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don't mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and…
    BookNew York : Berkley, 2022 — Science Fiction MANDANNA,S
  • With a breathtaking array of original stories from around the world, P. Djèlí Clark, Amal El Mohtar, Garth Nix, Darcie Little Badger, Sheree Renée Thomas, and two dozen other fantasy and science fiction geniuses bring a new and exciting…
    BookNew York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — Science Fiction BOOK
  • Into the Forest

    Tales of the Baba Yaga

    A collection of stories centered around the legendary character, Baba Yaga. They are filled with transformation, retribution, magic, and powerful women.
    Book[Nashville, TN] : Black Spot Books, [2022] — Short Story INTO
  • Mer, the last living water diviner in the isles of Wales, seeks revenge against the prince who used her powers for his own evil ends.
    BookNew York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, [2022] — Science Fiction LLOYD-JONES,E
  • After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra-the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter-has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself. Seeking help from…
    BookNew York : Tor/Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2022 — Science Fiction KINGFISHER,T
  • After failing to come into her powers, sixteen-year-old Voya--a Black witch living in near-future Toronto--is forced to choose between losing her family's magic forever, a heritage steeped in centuries of blood and survival, or murdering…
    BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2021] — Science Fiction SAMBURY,L
  • A young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father, while a monster lurks in the midst of their city.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — Fiction REID,A
  • In her teenage years, lovelorn Jessica Gold cast a spell that went disastrously wrong, and brought her all the wrong kind of attention--as well as a lifetime ban from the World Council of Witches. So no one is more surprised than Jess…
    BookNew York, NY : Avon, [2023] — Romance CABOT,M
  • Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one - in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own…
    BookNew York : Jove, 2021 — Romance HARPER,L
  • Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown.
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, [2023] — Science Fiction HASSAN,R
  • Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in the tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put her there? Told from her own perspective, The Book of Gothel is a lush, historical retelling filled with dark magic, crumbling towers,…
    BookNew York, NY : Redhook, 2022 — Science Fiction MCMYNE,M
  • Two enemy witches must enter into a deadly alliance to take down a tyrant who threatens both their worlds-with unpredictable results.
    BookNew York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — Science Fiction SMART,C
  • At the dawn of their adolescence, on the eve of the summer solstice, four young girls--Helena, Leonie, Niamh and Elle--took the oath to join Her Majesty's Royal Coven, established by Queen Elizabeth I as a covert government department.…
    BookNew York : Penguin Books, [2022] — Science Fiction DAWSON,J
  • Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but what’s a witch to do when he won’t leave her side—and she kind of doesn’t want him to?
    BookNew York : Berkley Romance, 2023 — Romance HAWLEY,S
  • In Mr. & Mrs. Witch, the next novel from bestselling author Gwenda Bond, a couple discovers at the altar the surprising secret identities they’ve kept from each other.
    eBookNew York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2023 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • A "witty, magical, romantic and altogether brilliant" (Lev Grossman) reimagining of Pride and Prejudice , told from the perspective of the troublesome and--according to her--much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia.
    BookNew York : Grand Central Publishing, 2023 — Fiction TAUB,M