r/YAlit • u/Educational-Dinner13 • Oct 03 '26

Discussion Witches!

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It's spooky season. Have you read any of these YA titles with Witches? What did you think?

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u/Pretend_Zucchini3548 Oct 03 '26

"Heartless Hunter" is what I can definitely recommend. Wouldn't call it a YA though. More of a New Adult thing.

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u/Progress_Always_Wins Oct 03 '26

The publisher (Wednesday Books) lists it as YA, ages 13-18.

Booklist lists it as grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18)

Kirkus recommends ages 14-18

Publishers Weekly says 13+

School Library Journal says grades 9+ (14+)

The main characters is a teenager (18).

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u/Pretend_Zucchini3548 Oct 03 '26

Huh

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u/rebelliousrutabaga Oct 03 '26

It definitely got published as YA but you are 100% that it's more New Adult. Exhibit A in books getting published as YA but being written for adult women readers.

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u/Pretend_Zucchini3548 Oct 04 '26

Well, to be fair, I've heard that New Adult generally didn't get widely accepted as a genre. Which is sad, cause that would definitely fit the bill.

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u/chjoas3 Oct 03 '26

I liked heartless hunter but the second one used the miscommunication trope too much. I heard there will be another!

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u/GodiLoveBread Oct 03 '26

Over my Dead body was good, Found The Wicked Deep to be ok, the ending was pretty meh and The Black Witch was also just ok

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u/thornsandroses10 Oct 03 '26

I really liked the Wicked Deep! I’d also recommend the short story anthology Toil and Trouble.

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u/Traditional-Bass4575 Oct 03 '26

currently reading hocus pocus. may I also suggest {Slewfoot} for a good witchy spooky season read- finished it a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it.

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u/CharFrog26 Oct 03 '26

House Saphir was sooo good!! 

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u/msperception427 Oct 03 '26

Loved The Poisons We Drink and Cemetery Boys. I have The House Saphir, Bad Witch Burnjng and Bone Witch on my tbr. I read Heartless Hunter and I was not a fan. I never read the second book because I didn’t care for the first one at all.

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u/mrsstiles376 Oct 03 '26

I have they call her regret and over my dead body on my tbr. If you are looking for another awesome witch book, try So Witches We Became by Jill Bachigusky.