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In the Company of Witches

Auralee Wallace

2021 · 336 pages · Fantasy

cosy moodmoderate pacelight and escapist toneresolved and happy ending

How it reads

In the Company of Witches is fantasy (cozy paranormal fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is cosy. Low stakes, warm company: the kind of book you read under a blanket. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in a small town setting, in the present day, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are family, friendship and redemption. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending resolves happily. At 336 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.

Pick it up if…

  • you're in the mood for something cosy
  • you want an escape
  • you like finding books before everyone else

Maybe not if…

  • you need something dark, tense or eerie

All 15 dimensions

Genre
fantasy
Author gender
female
Author experience
debut
Setting: place
small town
Setting: time
contemporary
Mood / feeling
cosy
Pace
moderate
Tone / weight
light and escapist
Length
medium
Narrative style
third person, one viewpoint
Publication era
recent
Popularity
hidden gem
Series vs standalone
standalone
Themes
family, friendship, redemption
Ending style
resolved and happy

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