Wildwood Magic

Name: Wildwood Magic
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Willa Reece
ISBN: 9781668605820

Author: Willa Reece

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky, Alyssa Bresnahan, Christopher Ryan Grant

Unabridged: 14 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 07/25/2023

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Southern, Romance, Small Town & Rural

Synopsis

A woman escapes her abusive husband and finds shelter in a magical orchard in this spellbinding novel of magic and self-discovery from the author of Wildwood Whispers.

Here be witches and wayward girls…

In a town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, Rachel Smith has found a new life tending a lush apple orchard. She’s safe within its grove. If her dreams are haunted by memories of her violent husband, that pain is soothed by fresh mountain air and apples that taste as sweet as honey.

But Rachel wasn’t meant to live in the shadows. The orchard drew her to Morgan’s Gap to fulfill a purpose and a tight-knit community of wisewomen who honor the old mountain traditions are ready to teach her. A world of magic awaits Rachel, one filled with new friendships and possibly new love.

Yet Rachel’s past is creeping in. A preacher with a familiar face has stormed into town, and his dangerous sermons may damn Rachel—and the people she’s come to love—to the flames.
For more from Willa Reece, check out Wildwood Whispers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tammy on August 07, 2023

The nitty-gritty: Folk magic and relatable characters are front and center in Willa Reece's latest Morgan's Gap story. "Community was like wildwood magic, a precious gossamer thing, light and fleeting, which could easily slip from your grasp." Wildwood Magic is set in the same small rural town of Morg......more

Goodreads review by April on May 05, 2023

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I need to preface this with the fact that I normally hate this genre of book. However, the blurb for the ARC sounded like it might be okay, so I requested it. Best thing I have done for a while! For me, this was a five st......more

Goodreads review by KM on August 05, 2023

This book was so magical and wonderful and instantly so special to me.......more

Goodreads review by Annalisa on April 02, 2024

3.4* I really wanted to like this book more than I did. It was just so slow to start, I felt like the same thing was written over and over just in a slightly different way through the whole book.......more

Goodreads review by Terra on July 10, 2024

A nice prequel to the wildwood whispers. Even slower and more descriptive. Sometimes the lesson felt repetitive, but overall it was a nice compliment to the first one that provided a little more back story and a whole lot of cozy vibes......more

Quotes

Praise for Wildwood Whispers:

"A feast for the senses. Wildwood Whispers is everything I love in a book and I fell under its spell. Willa Reece has written a magical, romantic tale about our essential connections to nature and to each other." —Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author

"Willa Reece has perfectly infused magic, suspense, and a love of nature deep into the pages of this novel. Ultimately filled with hope, love, and the power of growth and resilience, Wildwood Whispers is a thought-provoking, memorable debut." —Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Café

“Dark, tender, and thought-provoking, Wildwood Whispers is a beautifully woven tale of fantasy, feminism, and mystery set in rural Appalachia.” —Constance Sayers, author of The Ladies of the Secret Circus

"The Appalachian Mountains are alive with magic in this folksy, feminist contemporary fantasy...Mel’s story is full of human compassion and animal wisdom that will charm readers. This works both as a contemporary fairy tale and a slow-burning romance—and fans of both genres will appreciate this walk through the wild woods." —Publishers Weekly

"A lovely tale of sisterly love, the power of inheritance, and the many magics of the natural world. Readers will love Reece’s wonderful wisewomen and cheer for the abandoned baby who grows up to find her true home. A deeply satisfying read!" —Louisa Morgan, author of The Age of Witches