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The Honey Witch: The Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Cosy Sapphic Romantasy

Autor Sydney J. Shields
en Paperback – 13 mai 2025

Observăm în The Honey Witch o abordare plină de căldură a genului 'cosy fantasy', care amintește imediat de The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches de Sangu Mandanna. Ambele titluri celebrează ideea de a găsi un loc unde să aparții, însă debutul lui Sydney J. Shields adaugă o tensiune romantică specifică printr-un blestem străvechi: oricine devine Vrăjitoarea Mierii este condamnată să nu poată fi iubită. Ne-a atras atenția modul în care autoarea construiește contrastul dintre Marigold, care trăiește în armonie cu spiritele pajiștilor de pe Insula Innisfree, și Lottie Burke, o sceptică pragmatică a cărei neîncredere în supranatural devine principala barieră, dar și scânteie a poveștii.

Stilul narativ este unul senzorial, comparabil cu atmosfera din The Library of Botanical Witchcraft de Jasmine Wigham, unde elementele naturale sunt indisolubil legate de practicarea magiei. Descoperim aici o estetică 'cottagecore' autentică, unde zumzetul albinelor și aroma ceaiului îndulcit cu miere maschează subtil o amenințare mai întunecată ce planează asupra insulei. Deși Sydney J. Shields explorează în cealaltă lucrare a sa, An Arcane Study of Stars, o zonă de 'dark academia' mai sobră, în acest roman de debut păstrează concentrarea pe relații de tip 'rivals-to-lovers' și pe prețul personal al puterii. Ritmul este așezat, permițând cititorului să se imersenze în peisajul luxuriant, transformând lectura într-o experiență reconfortantă, în ciuda mizei emoționale ridicate. Este o poveste despre vulnerabilitate și despre curajul de a risca totul — inclusiv magia — pentru o conexiune umană autentică.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780356522548
ISBN-10: 0356522547
Pagini: 342
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Orbit
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această beletristică este ideală pentru cititorii care caută o evadare într-un decor idilic, unde magia se împletește cu viața cotidiană. Veți câștiga o poveste reconfortantă despre acceptarea de sine și depășirea barierelor emoționale. Este recomandarea noastră pentru fanii genului romantasy sapphic care apreciază personajele feminine bine conturate și o atmosferă ce amintește de farmecul grădinilor englezești, oferind un echilibru perfect între fantezie și romantism.


Descriere

'Reading The Honey Witch is like dreaming in a fragrant sunlit garden while bees sing around you. It's a gorgeous book, with a lovely cottagecore ambience and a heart-warming sapphic romance intertwined with unique magic that enchants the imagination' India Holton, internationally bestselling author

***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***

The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn't believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet debut novel of magic, hope, and love overcoming all.

Twenty-one-year-old Marigold Claude has always preferred the company of the spirits of the meadow to any of the suitors who've tried to woo her. So when her grandmother whisks her away to the family cottage on the tiny Isle of Innisfree with an offer to train her as the next Honey Witch, she accepts immediately. But her newfound magic and independence come with a price: No one can fall in love with the Honey Witch.

When Lottie Burke, a notoriously grumpy skeptic who doesn't believe in magic, shows up on her doorstep, Marigold can't resist the challenge to prove to her that magic is real. But soon, Marigold begins to care for Lottie in ways she never expected. And when darker magic awakens and threatens to destroy her home, she must fight for much more than her new home-at the risk of losing her magic and her heart..

A delicious debut that combines the swoon-worthy romance of Bridgerton and the whimsical sorcery of Practical Magic, with a dash of The Secret Life of Bees thrown in for good fun.

Praise for The Honey Witch:

'As effervescent as a bottle of sparkling mead, The Honey Witch charms with every sentence. Shields writes with a fierce, uncynical honesty that will have you believing in soulmates, uncovering magic everywhere, and embracing your own wildness' S.T. Gibson, author of An Education in Malice

'The Honey Witch is a sweet feast, brimming with whimsy, magic, and tender longing. . . sugar-glazed and heart warming and thoroughly enjoyable' Rachel Gillig, author of One Dark Window

'As sweet and warm as honeyed tea. Shields' debut deftly explores love, loss, and loneliness-and the joy of seeing magic in all things, however small. With charming characters and a lush setting, The Honey Witch will delight fans of cosy fantasy'
Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder Magic

'Gorgeously lyrical and utterly addicting' Rebecca Thorne, author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

'Enchanting, whimsical, and firmly rooted in finding yourself after loss, this novel will break your heart and then soothe it with magic honey. Pour yourself a cup of tea, drizzle in some local honey, and let this decadent book transport you' Breanne Randall, author of The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

'The Honey Witch will charm you with its setting and its love for all things natural - especially bees! This tale of a young witch dealing with a curse and a battle between dark magic and light, with her romance in the balance, is one all fans of witches and folk magic will love' Louisa Morgan, author of The Secret History of Witches

'Shields has written a cosy confection of a book-full of whimsy, spice, and heart. The Honey Witch is an ode to love, and just how sweet it can be' Maiga Doocy, author of Sorcery and Small Magics

'For anyone who has ever known what the mundane world wants them to be isn't possible or even desirable, The Honey Witch takes a luminous, divergent path' Willa Reece, author of Wildwood Magic

Recenzii

Reading The Honey Witch is like dreaming in a fragrant sunlit garden while bees sing around you. It's a gorgeous book, with a lovely cottagecore ambience and a heart-warming sapphic romance intertwined with unique magic that enchants the imagination. I was so charmed by this impressive debut
The Honey Witch will charm you with its setting and its love for all things natural - especially bees! This tale of a young witch dealing with a curse and a battle between dark magic and light, with her romance in the balance, is one all fans of witches and folk magic will love
As sweet and warm as honeyed tea. Shields' debut deftly explores love, loss, and loneliness-and the joy of seeing magic in all things, however small. With charming characters and a lush setting, The Honey Witch will delight fans of cosy fantasy
For anyone who has ever known what the mundane world wants them to be isn't possible or even desirable, The Honey Witch takes a luminous, divergent path
Enchanting, whimsical, and firmly rooted in finding yourself after loss, this novel will break your heart and then soothe it with magic honey. Pour yourself a cup of tea, drizzle in some local honey, and let this decadent book transport you
Shields has written a cosy confection of a book-full of whimsy, spice, and heart. The Honey Witch is an ode to love, and just how sweet it can be
The Honey Witch is a sweet feast, brimming with whimsy, magic, and tender longing. . . sugar-glazed and heart warming and thoroughly enjoyable
Gorgeously lyrical and utterly addicting
As effervescent as a bottle of sparkling mead, The Honey Witch charms with every sentence. Shields writes with a fierce, uncynical honesty that will have you believing in soulmates, uncovering magic everywhere, and embracing your own wildness