A review by woodsofthebooks
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i’d give this book 17 billion stars if i could. i don’t think this book will ever truly leave my thoughts, and it will certainly never leave my heart. every twist and turn, every lost girl and foolish hope will always be with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment

the author’s website also contains content warnings, so go check that out too. MAJOR content warning for pregnancy, abortion, childbirth