The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith
The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith
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The Witch Haven

Author: Sasha Peyton Smith

Narrator: Piper Goodeve

Unabridged: 13 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2021


Synopsis

A New York Times Bestseller

The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this “spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue) historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards.

In 1911 New York City, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother months prior. Everything changes when she’s attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet—her scissors in his neck, and she can’t explain how they got there.

Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn’t a sanitarium at all: it’s a school for witches. Within Haxahaven’s glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is dangerous. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her all she’s been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother.

Frances’s newfound power attracts the attention of the leader of an ancient order who yearns for magical control of Manhattan. And who will stop at nothing to have Frances by his side. Frances must ultimately choose what matters more, justice for her murdered brother and her growing feelings for Finn, or the safety of her city and fellow witches. What price would she pay for power, and what if the truth is more terrible than she ever imagined?

About Sasha Peyton Smith

Sasha Peyton Smith grew up in the mountains of Utah surrounded by siblings, books, and one very old cat. She attended the University of Utah and the George Washington University where she studied biology and public health. She is not a witch, though she does own a lot of crystals and always knows what phase the moon is in. She currently lives in Washington, DC.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sasha

I believe Goodreads is fundamentally a space for readers and reviewers, so I promise to post this and then dip, (though if you enjoy the book, please feel free to tag me on insta @sashapeytonsmith) but I wanted to appear here briefly to thank you all for your excitement and kindness about The Witch......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

5 STARS Wow! That was a rollercoaster of a book. This was a fantastic debut! I absolutely loved every second of this and I need more right now! I feel like The Witch Haven was a book made for me. It has everything I love: Historical fantasy (set in New York!), found family, dark academia, boarding sc......more

Goodreads review by Robin

2.5⭐ Thank you so much to Simon Teen and Netgalley for providing an e-arc copy. All thoughts and opinions are still my own. I am clearly in the very small minority but this book unfortunately just didn't work for me. I'm break this into parts starting with what I did like. What I Liked This book starte......more

Goodreads review by Emma

This was *ok* but not as good as I expected it to be. On paper it had all the ingredients I love in a historical fantasy book about witches and magic. But somehow the magic fell flat for me. I think there was too much emphasis on the murder mystery. I thought the way Hexahaven taught magic and why,......more


Quotes

"Goodeve brings Frances to life, capturing the young witch’s personality and placing listeners in the setting of 1911 New York. When conflicts arise, Goodeve’s narration highlights the action without sacrificing Frances’s emotional reactions. This bewitching production will have listeners hoping for a sequel."