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The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow
A book about witches and wayward sisters, with some suffragettes thrown in as well? Sign me up!
This was the second witchy book that I read in October and it did not disappoint. It follows three sisters who are determined to bring witching back to their world, for all the women who are tired of being abused and mistreated and ignored, to give them power and agency over their own lives.
I love books that explore the relationship between sisters, so I loved that this story was centered on three sisters. I really enjoyed the narrative voice as well, which felt almost cheeky, at times. I also loved the way that witches and magic and fairy tales were interwoven here. It was so fun to see familiar fairy tales from childhood being reimagined in this book.
I was rooting hard for Bella, Agnes, and June, the three sisters, as we went along this journey with them. They were all compelling characters, particularly June. This is a chunky book, but I found that it read pretty quickly and I enjoyed the themes of sisterhood and women’s rights, and the idea that maybe everyone has a little magic in them.
This was the second witchy book that I read in October and it did not disappoint. It follows three sisters who are determined to bring witching back to their world, for all the women who are tired of being abused and mistreated and ignored, to give them power and agency over their own lives.
I love books that explore the relationship between sisters, so I loved that this story was centered on three sisters. I really enjoyed the narrative voice as well, which felt almost cheeky, at times. I also loved the way that witches and magic and fairy tales were interwoven here. It was so fun to see familiar fairy tales from childhood being reimagined in this book.
I was rooting hard for Bella, Agnes, and June, the three sisters, as we went along this journey with them. They were all compelling characters, particularly June. This is a chunky book, but I found that it read pretty quickly and I enjoyed the themes of sisterhood and women’s rights, and the idea that maybe everyone has a little magic in them.