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A Dark and Secret Magic
A Dark and Secret Magic | Wallis Kinney
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A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with echoes of the classic Hades and Persephone story, in the tradition of Practical Magic and Witch of Wild Things.
Hecate Goodwin, Kate to her friends, has curated the perfect life as a hedge witch, living in a secluded cottage with only a black cat for company. She spends her days foraging herbs from the Ipswich forest, gardening, and creating tinctures to sell at the apothecary she owns. Most evenings pass without her speaking to another human being, an arrangement she quite prefers.
Kate’s solitude is thrown into disarray when her older sister, Miranda, reaches out and asks her to host their coven’s annual Halloween gathering. The day marks the beginning of the new year for witches and is also Kate’s birthday. The pressure from her coven to make the evening memorable mounts as the event draws near. To complicate things further, a handsome man from Kate’s past turns up at her cottage, asking for sanctuary. It is Kate’s duty as a hedge witch to honor this request, much to her dismay. Matthew Cypher is no ordinary lost soul–he’s a practitioner of forbidden magic who’s tricked Kate once before, and her guard is up.
As she juggles Matthew’s arrival and the preparations for Halloween, Kate comes across an old tome shrouded in dark magic. She is horrified when she realizes the blood-red inscription is written in familiar handwriting: her recently deceased mother’s. Afraid to even touch the dark magic her mother secretly studied, Kate can turn only to Matthew for help. Her idealized memory of her mother begins to distort, and as she and Matthew grow closer, Kate has to reevaluate whom she can really trust.
A Dark and Secret Magic is a celebration of the Halloween season and a love letter to anyone who drinks pumpkin spice in August and carries the spirit of a witch inside their heart all year long.
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ICantImReading
A Dark and Secret Magic | Wallis Kinney
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Mehso-so

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This book really gives peak autumnal witchy vibes! The characters and plot just didn‘t fully cast a spell on me. It sounds like the physical book has recipes from the story in the back, which I always love, so I am a little bummed they weren‘t included with the audiobook. 🎧

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MaleficentBookDragon
A Dark and Secret Magic | Wallis Kinney
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Chocolate Walk eve shopping in Lititz Pa. Plus wine and gaming with my sister. New book from Aaron‘s Books. Knitting for later.

#hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew
#bokscavengerhunt #pumpkin

LiteraryinPA That‘s my hometown bookstore!! 💗💗 1mo
BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 1mo
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DiffidentBookworm
A Dark and Secret Magic | Wallis Kinney
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All the fall & witchy vibes. This gave me Practical Magic vibes. It‘s a pretty cozy read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🎃 2mo
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CloakNQuill
A Dark and Secret Magic | Wallis Kinney
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#CasttheDie list for October @PuddleJumper
Will also add these to my #bookspinbingo & #readyourkindle for next month
@TheAromaofBooks @CBee

PuddleJumper Looks very broody! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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