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A tender, heartbreaking reclamation of a mythological villain, centered on the fierce, world-ending power of a mother's love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Witch's Heart.

  • mythic
  • wintry
  • foreboding
  • tender
  • heartbreaking
  1. 01

    The Wolf and the Woodsman

    Ava Reid

    A blood-soaked, wintery journey through dark folklore where mutual hatred slowly thaws into fierce devotion.

    Shares:
    • mythic
    • earnest
  2. 02

    Year of the Witching

    Alexis Henderson

    A claustrophobic, blood-soaked descent into a dark wood where female rage blooms into terrifying power.

    Feels:
    • claustrophobic
    • dread-soaked
    • eerie
  3. 03

    This Poison Heart

    Kalynn Bayron

    A lush, eerie exploration of deadly magic and family secrets hidden behind the gates of a poisonous garden.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  4. 04

    The Gospel Of Loki

    Harris, Joanne M.

    A sly, subversive retelling of Norse mythology from the perspective of its most infamous, unappreciated outcast.

    Shares:
    • mythic
    • subversive
  5. 05

    Malice

    Heather Walter

    A lush, sapphic villain origin story that asks what happens when the monster decides she would rather burn the kingdom down than lose the girl.

    Feels:
    • darkly magical
    • oppressive
    • romantic
  6. 06

    The Blacktongue Thief

    Christopher Buehlman

    A foul-mouthed, fast-paced romp through a brutal world, guided by a rogue who is just as likely to steal your coin purse as he is to win your heart.

    Feels:
    • gritty
    • perilous
    • raucous
  7. 07

    Nightbitch

    Rachel Yoder

    A feral, darkly funny descent into the primal rage of modern domesticity that will make you want to bare your teeth.

    Feels:
    • claustrophobic
    • surreal
    • unhinged
  8. 08

    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

    Heather Fawcett

    A delightfully dry, footnote-filled expedition into a wintry village where the faeries are dangerous and the academic rivalries are even more treacherous.

    Shares:
    • wintry
  9. 09

    When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

    Nghi Vo

    A firelit, Scheherazade-esque tale of survival where the weapon of choice is a beautifully layered, fiercely debated myth.

    Shares:
    • mythic
    • intimate
  10. 10

    The Ten Thousand Doors of January

    Alix E. Harrow

    A lush, defiant love letter to the magic of storytelling and the hidden thresholds that lead us to where we belong.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  11. 11

    Girls made of snow and glass

    Melissa Bashardoust

    A wintry, feminist reimagining of a classic tale that shatters the mirror of female rivalry to explore the complex love between a stepmother and daughter.

    Shares:
    • wintry
    • earnest
    • melancholic
  12. 12

    The Winter of the Witch (Winternight #3)

    Katherine Arden

    A fierce, frost-bitten conclusion to a mythic journey where old magic and human history collide in blood and snow.

    Shares:
    • mythic
    • earnest
    • melancholic

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