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A claustrophobic, blood-soaked descent into a dark wood where female rage blooms into terrifying power. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Year of the Witching.
- claustrophobic
- dread-soaked
- eerie
- atmospheric
- 01
The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow
A fierce, autumnal fairy tale about fractured sisters weaving forgotten magic into a revolution.
- 02
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.
- 03
Nightbitch
Rachel Yoder
A feral, darkly funny descent into the primal rage of modern domesticity that will make you want to bare your teeth.
- 04
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix
A sweltering, blood-soaked slice of 1970s feminist horror where desperate girls turn to dark magic to reclaim their stolen futures.
- 05
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
Rivka Galchen
A wry, darkly comic, and quietly devastating portrait of an eccentric woman caught in the absurd machinery of a seventeenth-century witch hunt.
- 06
The Black Witch
Laurie Forest
A tense, atmospheric journey through a treacherous magical university where an unmagical girl must unlearn her prejudices to survive.
- 07
Witch's Heart
Genevieve Gornichec
A tender, heartbreaking reclamation of a mythological villain, centered on the fierce, world-ending power of a mother's love.
- 08
Cackle
Rachel Harrison
A cozy, darkly funny exploration of heartbreak that asks what happens when you stop playing nice and start embracing your inner monster.
- 09
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid
A blood-soaked, wintery journey through dark folklore where mutual hatred slowly thaws into fierce devotion.
- 10
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.
- 11
What Lies in the Woods
Kate Alice Marshall
A dark, tangled exploration of childhood secrets and the devastating cost of keeping them buried.
- 12
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Katherine Howe
A dual-timeline mystery steeped in the smell of old paper, hidden magic, and the lingering ghosts of New England's dark past.
