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- Content warnings: Death, Death of loved one, Death of a parent, Grief, Depression, Fire, Sexual content, Natural disaster, Injury detail, Near-death experiences
The Nature of Witches
by Rachel Griffin
This is climate-anxiety witch fantasy with a romance that asks a brutal question: what if loving someone makes your power more dangerous to them? Clara's magic is beautiful, costly, and tied directly to whether she can stop treating herself like a disaster waiting to happen.
goodreads 3.78/5 23,026 ratings
storykind_community 3.5/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length367 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Earned hope
- Scholar/intellectual
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- Hurt/comfort
- Sweet / tender
- Romantic fulfillment
- Cinnamon roll
- Only one who understands them
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Growth-focused
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Gentle / romantic
- Tension / anticipation
- Caretaker
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Training partners to lovers
- Academy / campus
- Contemporary
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forest / wilderness
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- Academy / school
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Sacrifice/martyrdom
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Romantic
- Atmospheric
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
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- Bisexual MC
- Emotional
- Lyrical
- Reluctant chosen one
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Hopeful
- Survivor
- Magical
- Introspective
- Damaged survivor
- Bittersweet
- Earnest
- Thought-provoking
- Chosen one burden
- Sacrifice for love
- Protect at all costs
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Book details
- Length
- 367 pages
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Fire
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book