Witches

How it reads

Witches is literary fiction (literary feminist fiction, specifically), and its dominant mood is eerie. It's atmospheric and uncanny, with a sense that something is wrong. It's a slow burn: character-driven, with a payoff that comes from accumulation rather than twists. It rewards attention and suits unhurried reading more than five-minute gaps.

It's set in a rural setting, in the present day, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are identity, family and secrets. In weight it's heavy and literary — denser, more serious, and more demanding of you.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. At 240 pages it's a quick read. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.