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Which witch?
255 pages
A delightfully macabre and witty romp where being bad is the goal, but being good might just win the day.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a delightfully eccentric haunted house where the monsters are more concerned with their tea times than terror. It is a brisk, whimsical romp that balances gothic trappings with an incredibly warm, beating heart. The narrative voice is wry and exuberant, painting a world where dark magic is treated with bureaucratic absurdity and the ultimate underdog must navigate a hilarious pageant of wickedness. Readers who delight in cozy-macabre atmospheres and quirky, lovable misfits will devour this charming tale. It offers a joyous emotional arc that celebrates staying true to your own nature, wrapped in witty, sparkling prose that never takes its own gloominess too seriously.
- Mood
- cozy-gothic
- eccentric
- delightfully macabre
- cheerful
- Tone
- wry
- whimsical
- playful
- affectionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- embracing true nature · the absurdity of evil · underdog triumph · unconventional romance
- The writing
- Witty, exuberant, and richly descriptive, balancing gothic vocabulary with lighthearted charm.
- The arc
- Moves from comical despair over not fitting in to a joyous, triumphant celebration of unexpected strengths.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love slightly spooky but ultimately warm-hearted magical romps with quirky, lovable misfits.
Content notes
- mild comic peril
- bullying
About the book
Arriman the Awful, feared Great Wizard of the North, has decided to marry, because he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful. But his wife must be a witch of the darkest powers... A sorcery competition among the witches of Todcaster is held to discover which witch is the most potent and fiendish. The competition begins, and each witch it turn pulls out of the cauldron her especially wicked spell. But some go terribly, horribly wrong. Glamorous Madame Olympia conjures up a thousand plague-bearing rats! Belladonna, the white witch, desperately wants to be a wicked enchantress, but her magic produces flowers instead of snakes. How can she become more devilish than all the other witches?
Description from Open Library.
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