Wild Is the Witch also explores witches living among us, but it stands alone. You might remember Rachel Griffin from The Nature of Witches, another fantasy that explores how witches living among us use their powers to manipulate climate for the greater good. But Pike doesn’t know the truth, and as more dangers arise in the woods, Iris must decide how far she’s willing to go to keep her secrets safe. The owl is a powerful amplifier, and if it dies, Iris’s dark spell will be unleashed not only on Pike but on everyone in the region.įorced to work together, Iris and Pike trek through the wilderness in search of the bird that could cost Pike his life. But just as she’s about to dispel it, an owl swoops down and steals the curse before flying far away from the refuge.

When Pike makes a particularly hurtful comment, Iris concocts a cruel curse for him.

And while she loves working at the wildlife refuge she runs with her mother, she loathes Pike Alder, the witch-hating aspiring ornithologist who interns with them. Now settled in Washington, Iris hides who she really is and vents her frustrations by writing curses she never intends to cast. It doesn’t matter that the Witches’ Council found her innocent or that her magic was once viewed as a marvel ― that night on the lake changed everything. 2, 2022, Hardcover, $18.99 (young adult, ages 14 and up)Ī young witch is forced to face the past and her own fears in Wild is the Witch, new YA novel by Rachel Griffin.Īfter a night of magic turns deadly, Iris Gray vows to never let another person learn she’s a witch. WILD IS THE WITCH, by Rachel Griffin, Sourcebooks Fire, Aug.

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