Wild is the Witch

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin

9781728229454

320 Pages

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Release Date: August 2, 2022

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Adventure, Romance, Magic, Witches, Spells, Curses

Iris Gray is a Lunar Witch and works with animals. Stellar Witches use their magic on humans and Solar Witches use their magic on the earth. Iris’ friend, Amy used her magic to try and turn her human boyfriend into a witch, but the power was too much for him and he burned to death. After the incident, Amy was stripped of her magic and sent to prison for the unlawful use of magic. Iris and her mother moved away for a fresh start to the Pacific Northwest and established a wildlife sanctuary.

Pike is a summer intern working at the sanctuary while studying ornithology. He is lazy and always pushing his work choses onto Iris. After a long day, Iris finds out Pike set her up to clean the sloths cage again and he is angry. When she is done and goes home, she creates a curse and intends to bind it to the herbs like her grandmother taught her. Something goes wrong and an owl intercepts the curse instead and flies away. Iris must do everything and anything to remove the curse from the owl. If the owl dies, the curse would be released onto Pike and everyone near him.

The story is fast paced and takes place over the course of a few days. The characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. I really enjoyed this story and the fact that magic is recognized, and witches are accepted. This is an excellent example of think before you act because of the consequences. If you enjoy young adult sci fi fantasy books, you will enjoy this one.