30 must-read fiction books like Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology by Olivie Blake

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Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

By: Olivie Blake

3.91

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

From the pages of Witch Way Magazine comes a new collection of stories by longtime fiction contribu…

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1. A Lesson in Vengeance

By: Victoria Lee

3.55

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill mountains, the centuries-old… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Lee's A Lesson in Vengeance book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Just so,"

-Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance

"For coffee-stained girls in libraries."

-Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance

"The question isn't whether magic is real. It's whether I can touch it without being consumed by it."

-Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance

"The poems circle the same question: how one’s soul could possibly endure when life’s beauty vanishes from reach."

-Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance

Cover of Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1) by Marina Dyachenko

2. Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

By: Marina Dyachenko

4.02

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Ukrainian novel—a br… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Think of what you told me,"

-Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

"All girls are mad. Each in her own way."

-Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

"Silence . . . Silence is what, Samokhina?"

-Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

"This institution of higher education had no such concept as mercy."

-Marina Dyachenko, Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

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3. Undercover (Into Shadow, #5)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.01

Format: 59 pages, Kindle Edition

When a stranger comes to town, secrets are sure to come out. New York Times bestselling author Tams… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The dancer moaned and scrabbled at the cage mesh. She made guttural honks of frustration and excitement. The raspberry mouth opened to reveal the long black tongue and pointed pink teeth. It was a lo…"

-Tamsyn Muir, Undercover (Into Shadow, #5)

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4. In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

By: Marie O'Regan

3.39

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

ENROLLMENT BEGINS NOW A beguiling, sinister collection of 12 dark academia short stories from ma… read more

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  • fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • anthologies
"As early as she could remember, she was escaping into books, falling into stories, cloaking herself from the great summer storms with silken words."

-Marie O'Regan, In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

"A Tom Sawyerish figure she imagined growing up on some widwestern farm, reading adventure books and butchering chickens, pulling the braids of milkmaids and leaving his hometown to travel the world; …"

-Marie O'Regan, In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

"People seemed to live so differently in the past, with real purpose and romance—true romance—born of suffering and sacrifice and courage, not this modern-day idea of romance made up of cheap words, a…"

-Marie O'Regan, In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Cover of Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1) by S.T. Gibson

5. Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

By: S.T. Gibson

3.66

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov. As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodig… read more

Similar categories in S.T. Gibson's Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"He looked as he always did: slightly underfed, terminally scholastic, and two weeks overdue for a haircut."

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

"She didn't quite share her husband's passion for antiquarian books, but she understood it. She understood that if you cracked Rhys open, he would probably have paperback pages inside him instead of o…"

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

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6. It Waits in the Woods

By: Josh Malerman

3.72

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

Some chilling campfire tales ring too true to ignore. For one young woman, an urban legend calls he… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's It Waits in the Woods book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. A Letter to the Luminous Deep

By: Sylvie Cathrall

3.69

Format: 432 pages, ebook

Dive into the curious correspondence of Sylvie Cathrall’s delightful debut novel, A Letter to the L… read more

Similar categories in Sylvie Cathrall's A Letter to the Luminous Deep book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Cleaners (Faraway Collection) by Ken Liu

8. The Cleaners (Faraway Collection)

By: Ken Liu

3.48

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Touch the past or wash it away? Two sisters have a choice in this unforgettable short story of ever… read more

Similar categories in Ken Liu's The Cleaners (Faraway Collection) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3) by Alix E. Harrow

9. The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)

By: Alix E. Harrow

4.33

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

The Saint of War spares the life of a servant girl so she can fulfill her destiny as the kingdom’s … read more

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  • romance
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"He doesn’t move or speak, but he doesn’t need to. I know his desires by the pace of his breath and the tilt of his shoulders, by the shape of his jaw and the heat of his gaze. I know him, and in know…"

-Alix E. Harrow, The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)

Cover of Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) by Seanan McGuire

10. Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.07

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Every night, a Moon shines down on the Impossible City… New York Times bestselling author Seanan M… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Tidal Creatures (Alchemical Journeys, #3) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of What the Dead Know (Into Shadow, #4) by Nghi Vo

11. What the Dead Know (Into Shadow, #4)

By: Nghi Vo

3.63

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman posing as a medium who can channel the spirit world comes face to face with the truth in th… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's What the Dead Know (Into Shadow, #4) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"She tried to lie back down, but her heart took a while to slow, and when it did, she found herself lying awake. She was exhausted, but her body was restless, humming like the wires that webbed the sk…"

-Nghi Vo, What the Dead Know (Into Shadow, #4)

"He looked disheveled, still in his clothes, and there was a packet of papers in his hands. She moved to the side of the hall, giving him ample room to pass to the earth closet, but he was still watch…"

-Nghi Vo, What the Dead Know (Into Shadow, #4)

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12. Nothing but the Rain

By: Naomi Salman

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's d… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Salman's Nothing but the Rain book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. Twelfth Knight

By: Alexene Farol Follmuth

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Reese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24 "YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun… read more

Similar categories in Alexene Farol Follmuth's Twelfth Knight book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • fiction
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14. The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology)

By: Heather Walter

4.17

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her sid… read more

Similar categories in Heather Walter's The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. The Prince and the Troll (Faraway Collection)

By: Rainbow Rowell

3.26

Format: 26 pages, Kindle Edition

A charming everyman and a mysterious something-under-the-bridge cross paths in a short fairy tale b… read more

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  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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16. Swordcrossed

By: Freya Marske

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“Clever, sparkling, and perfectly indulgent, Swordcrossed feels like stepping into a party already … read more

Similar categories in Freya Marske's Swordcrossed book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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17. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • witches
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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18. The Princess Game (Faraway Collection)

By: Soman Chainani

3.51

Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no happy endings for the Princesses of Chaminade High in this short, twisty tale of teena… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's The Princess Game (Faraway Collection) book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. The Wickeds (Faraway Collection)

By: Gayle Forman

3.67

Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition

The reviled villainesses of Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel team up to set the record straight… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • short stories
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20. Don't Let the Forest In

By: C.G. Drews

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thoma… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Drews's Don't Let the Forest In book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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21. Graveyard Shift

By: M.L. Rio

3.49

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night sh… read more

Similar categories in M.L. Rio's Graveyard Shift book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Fractured Fables: Containing A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow

22. Fractured Fables: Containing A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.87

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

“Implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness, and a good working knowledge… read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables: Containing A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • fantasy
Cover of A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

23. A Dark and Drowning Tide

By: Allison Saft

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Dark and Drowning Tide book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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24. A Dark and Secret Magic

By: Wallis Kinney

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with e… read more

Similar categories in Wallis Kinney's A Dark and Secret Magic book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. The Wild Huntress

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Dive into a lush, standalone fantasy, set in the same world as The Drowned Woods and The Bone House… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Wild Huntress book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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26. Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

By: Olivie Blake

3.91

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

From the pages of Witch Way Magazine comes a new collection of stories by longtime fiction contribu… read more

Similar categories in Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • witches
  • fantasy
Cover of The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

27. The City in Glass

By: Nghi Vo

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in th… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The City in Glass book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Odd Spirits (The Summoner's Circle, #0.5) by S.T. Gibson

28. Odd Spirits (The Summoner's Circle, #0.5)

By: S.T. Gibson

3.60

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Learn more about the characters from The Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson's Evocation in… read more

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  • romance
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong

29. Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longing… read more

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  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

30. The Bog Wife

By: Kay Chronister

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this atmospheric Appalachian gothic, the Haddesley siblings of West Virginia must unearth long-b… read more

Similar categories in Kay Chronister's The Bog Wife book and Olivie Blake's Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

31. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

By: H.G. Parry

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, ma… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction

29 Top fantasy books like Grow Your Own Optimist!: A Witch Way Anthology by Olivie Blake

Transform Your Habits

A Lesson in Vengeance

Victoria Lee

3.55

Transform Your Habits

Vita Nostra (Vita Nostra, #1)

Marina Dyachenko

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Undercover (Into Shadow, #5)

Tamsyn Muir

4.01

Transform Your Habits

In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology

Marie O'Regan

3.39

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24 Top fiction books like Odd Spirits (The Summoner's Circle, #0.5) by S.T. Gibson

Transform Your Habits

Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)

Sarah Rees Brennan

3.96

Transform Your Habits

For She Is Wrath

Emily Varga

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Swordcrossed

Freya Marske

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood, #1)

K.M. Enright

3.66

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