5 must-read witches books like The Witches of North Yorkshire by Michael Francis Wray

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The Witches of North Yorkshire

By: Michael Francis Wray

3.72

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Inside this little book you will meet some of the North Riding’s more notorious witches. All of the…

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1. Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.08

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

The song. That’s what apprentice wizard and London Metropolitan Police Constable Peter Grant fi… read more

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"He threw a fireball at me. I threw a chimney stack at him - that's the London way."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

" Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards , I thought. For they are soggy and hard to light. "

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

"It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)

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2. The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)

By: Shaun Bythell

3.72

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100… read more

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"the immersive capacity of a good novel to transport you into a different world is unique to the written word."

-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)

"...people still cling to the notion that first editions are somehow imbued with a magical and financial value."

-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)

"I am putting a mental jigsaw together of what a hobbit looks like, based on a composite of every customer I have ever sold a copy to."

-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)

"A less than friendly email this morning... [from a booksop customer] After lunch I went to my parents' house to get my shotgun and shoot a kindle (broken screen, bought on eBay for £10)"

-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)

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3. Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast

By: Oscar Wilde

4.30

Format: None pages,

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4. Nutcracker

By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, co… read more

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5. Rotherweird

By: Andrew Caldecott

3.69

Format: 98 pages, ebook

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn: a book with special and dangerous properties,' Hilary Mante… read more

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6. The Toy Makers

By: Robert Dinsdale

3.25

Format: None pages, ebook

Do you remember when you believed in magic? The Emporium opens with the first frost of winter. It i… read more

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7. Barbarian's Taming (Ice Planet Barbarians, #8)

By: Ruby Dixon

4.54

Format: 380 pages,

As a newcomer to the alien tribe, I've struggled to find my place. It might be because I'm a tad he… read more

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8. Medea

By: Euripides , Rex Warner

3.42

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Medeacenters on the myth of Jason, leader… read more

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9. The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

By: A.M. Shine

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different… read more

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"Every grudge, if it is to stand the test of time, relies on the certainty of a selective memory."

-A.M. Shine, The Watchers (The Watchers, #1)

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10. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

By: Susan Dennard

3.68

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more

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"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

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11. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)

By: Janice Hallett

3.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more

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12. Just Like The Other Girls

By: Claire Douglas

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An electrifying tale of psychological suspense in which an unsuspecting young woman finds herself t… read more

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13. The Postscript Murders (Harbinder Kaur, #2)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.93

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by… read more

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14. A Single Thread

By: Tracy Chevalier

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become… read more

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"It is perhaps difficult to understand if you have not had children yourself. The biological imperative of the parent is to protect the child, and when that is impossible it feels like a failure, what…"

-Tracy Chevalier, A Single Thread

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15. The Foundling

By: Stacey Halls

3.99

Format: 400 pages, ebook

London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hosp… read more

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"Waarom moesten we de kaarten die ons waren toebedeeld, klakkeloos accepteren?"

-Stacey Halls, The Foundling

"Mijn wereld was gekrompen tot de grootte van een walnoot. En toen was Daniel naar een van tante Cassandra's feestjes gekomen en had hij de noot gekraakt."

-Stacey Halls, The Foundling

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16. Slade House

By: David Mitchell

3.81

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door. Down the road from a working-class British p… read more

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"Coffee’s the elixir of life."

-David Mitchell, Slade House

"In racy Victorian novels, beware of young widows."

-David Mitchell, Slade House

"It takes more than holding hands and singing ‘Ebony and Ivory’."

-David Mitchell, Slade House

"Truth has this habit of changing after the fact, don't you find?"

-David Mitchell, Slade House

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17. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Love can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one o… read more

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"It flicked through all the channels until it found a repeat of the 1990s show in which people in swimwear saved other people from drowning by running in slow motion towards them"

-C.K. McDonnell, Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

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18. Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

By: Cari Thomas

3.97

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic. … read more

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"She wasn't sure what to do next. They were so close. The room so hot. Their anger alive and temporarily frozen like the sparks of only moments ago; Attis's breath fast and heavy and the scent of him …"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

"She could feel his breath on her neck, the heat of him. Her legs were stuck to the floor. The dress hung on her, open. She turned around slowly. It was like losing her free will again, only this time…"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

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19. The Leviathan

By: Rosie Andrews

3.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

She is awake... Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Tr… read more

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"Before leaving, I stopped to drip some water into my father’s mouth. I took one unresponsive hand in mine, willing him to understand. ‘A day, no more, and we will return with help for you. My oath up…"

-Rosie Andrews, The Leviathan

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20. Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #1)

By: Juno Dawson

3.84

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

If you look hard enough at old photographs, we're there in the background: healers in the trenches;… read more

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  • witches
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21. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

By: India Holton

3.67

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming h… read more

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"I love a horizon. . .That feeling of longing, of mystery and distant magic, pulls always on my soul. I suppose that's where my mother must be. Roaming through the afterlight, stealing heaven. . ."

-India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

"I needed a book in case of emergencies." "You mean like being attacked by foul-mouthed highwaymen?" "No, I mean those moments when nothing important is happening, such as during travel. After supper.…"

-India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

"You're fully ruined now," he murmureed, smiling wryly. "No," she breathed. "I was rurined the moment I laid eyes on you. Uttterly ruined for everything else, evermore." "Told you so." "Fiend." She fr…"

-India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

"It landed on Cecilia's hat, which exploded in a puff of smoke and feathers. Everyone stared at it. "Oh dear," Constantinopla said after a shocked moment. "What will you do, Cecilia? You're now expose…"

-India Holton, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

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22. 29 Seconds

By: T.M. Logan

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The sensational new page-turning thriller from the number 1 bestselling author of LIES. Perfect for… read more

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23. Hex Appeal

By: Kate Johnson

3.49

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

Encanto meets Hocus Pocus in this perfect witchy romcom. An absolute must-read if you love Erin Ste… read more

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24. Spiritus Mundi: Writings Borne from the Occult

By: Elizabeth Kim

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When does creativity become spiritual? An enthralling anthology of prose and poetry, Spiritus Mundi… read more

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25. The Haven

By: Amanda Jennings

3.80

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark and glittering literary psychological thriller for fans of Will Dean and Lucy Atkins from th… read more

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26. Northerners: A History

By: Brian Groom

3.62

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A Times Bestseller A Waterstones ‘Book You Need to Read in 2022’ The definitive history of t… read more

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27. SCRAVIR - While Whitby Sleeps

By: C.M. Vassie

3.57

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Contemporary Gothic Thriller The explosive reimagining of Whitby's darkest hour. The famous … read more

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28. The Witches of North Yorkshire

By: Michael Francis Wray

3.72

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Inside this little book you will meet some of the North Riding’s more notorious witches. All of the… read more

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  • witches
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29. The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures

By: Sarah Clegg

3.77

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Enter the dark side of discover the monsters, witches, and nightmarish traditions behind one of th… read more

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