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An Unlikely Coven

AM Kvita

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The outcast daughter of a powerful family of witches returns home to New York City and is immediately embroiled in a supernatural power struggle in this wickedly funny fantasy debut from AM Kvita.

After seven long years, Joan Greenwood is finally returning home. Unfortunately, her family totally forgot about it. Joan's homecoming is lukewarm at best, but soon turns disastrous when news hits that someone has created a spell that can turn an ordinary human into a powerful witch, threatening the balance of the magical world and the Greenwoods’ place at the top of it.

When her best friend confesses that he has secretly, accidentally, saved this human-turned-witch from an uncertain fate, Joan is thrust headfirst into a desperate race to undo the spell before it does permanent damage to its unwilling host.

Soon, Joan finds herself drawn deeper into the heart of the city’s magic, into an uncertain alliance with a (very attractive) family rival, and far beyond the limits of everything she thought her own magic capable of.

Welcome home, Joan Greenwood.

August Reading Wrap Up

I read a total of 12 books and so many of them were amazing so let’s get into it:

TOP THREE READS:
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (5⭐️)
This is one of my new ALL TIME favourite books ever. I think this book is so important to read (especially now) because of the themes surrounding oppression, resistance, protests, and the state of the world as a whole. This is one of the best dystopian books I’ve read and this will stick with me for a long time (probably forever).

My Friends by Fredrick Backman (5⭐️)
WOW. This book put me through all the emotions and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I finished. The way Fredrick Backman created such a layered story with discussions surrounding life, death, mental illness, and friendships was absolutely spectacular. This was funny, heartwarming, and absolutely devastating all at the same time. Highly recommend this one!

Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (5⭐️)
One of my new all-time favourite romance books! Sometimes with romance I have a hard time not getting bored throughout if nothing's happening lol BUT THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE ROMANCE!! The tension, the yearning, the ACTUAL SLOW BURN friends to lovers??? Absolutely ate this up. The exploration surrounding grief and loss was spectacular. Definitely a new fav!

EVERYTHING ELSE:

I can’t recommend An Unlikely Coven enough! This debut cozy fantasy was SO ADORABLE! This is one of my new favourite cozy fantasy books with such an adorable cast of characters! Joan was such an intriguing character to read from and I loved her little found family that she found.

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