Recs if you like The Near Witch...

Books where someone, at some point, lets out a breath they didn’t know they were holding. I fully intend to update this every time I come across this line, but let me know which ones are missing in the comments!

books about witches that follow a very specific naming convention; complete the list to meet every kind of witch!

I can't be the only one who want to remember all the books without jumping around in a video, right?

what gab smolders read in 2025 as per her book talk video! horror + in tier order from most to least liked by her:

★ S TIER: from "night shoot" to "old country"

★ A TIER: from "what stalks the deep" to "listen to your sister"

★ B TIER: from "the long walk" to "the gathering"

★ C TIER: from "banquet for the damned" to "model home"

★ D TIER: from "3 streets" to "my darling dreadful thing"

★ F TIER: from "basilisk" to "survivor song"

spooky season might be over but my itch for witchy books is never over

Fiction and non-

The way these books are written made me feel like i was in a sort of fairytale

Qualifications: I'm a practicing folk witch, I read a lot of fantasy. This list isn't specific to people calling themselves 'witches,' or just using 'spells,' but just magic systems I enjoy. And yes, please do give recommendations!

A completely unbiased literary investigation into the prevalence of Alexes in fiction. Alexandra, Alex, Lexi, or any other variation. No deeper criteria, just me collecting fictional versions of myself across genres.

books by V.E. Schwab that blurr the lines between heroes and villains, humans and monsters and question what it means to be each

Cauldron? Maybe. Broom? Maybe. Wonderfully witchy women? Definitely.

All the witchy books I can think of, be it in German or English. This is an ongoing list 🙈