October Themed BOTM

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Hi everyone! The winning theme for our October BOTM is Witches.

Please nominate your books about witches here. All the rules for our regular BOTM apply here too.

Link to regular BOTM nominations: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Nominations:
Practical Magic
The Crucible
Witch Child
The Witches of Eileanan
A Discovery of Witches
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Winter Witch

[Alissa]

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

[Brittany]

I nominate The Crucible

[Mary-ellen]

I nominate Sabriel by Garth Nix

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Mary-ellen wrote: "I nominate Sabriel by Garth Nix"

I added it to the nominations because I know it involves magic, but is it about witches? I haven't read it.

[Laura]

I nominate The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

I nominate by Deborah Harkness. It's the first of a trilogy.

[Colleen]

The Witches of Eastwick

[Andreea]

I second Practical Magic

[Emily]

Kristie wrote: "Mary-ellen wrote: "I nominate Sabriel by Garth Nix"

I added it to the nominations because I know it involves magic, but is it about witches? I haven't read it."

It's about a girl who is a necromancer which I guess can be considered a type of witch? I don't remember any specific references to witches though from when I read it. But it does have some witchy elements to it (a magical cat for instance)

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Thank you, Emily. Other people I have reached out to have similarly mentioned that it is about necromancy, but stated that there are no witches in it.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Mary-ellen - After speaking with some friends of mine that have read the book, they said that there is necromancy, but no witches. So, unfortunately your book doesn't meet the theme requirements. Please feel free to nominate another book. You can add Sabriel to the general nominations, if you choose.

[Lauren]

I would like to nominate: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

[Donna]

The Winter Witch

[Jocelyn]

I nominate Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Hi Jocelyn - Just checking, are you sure that Fiendish is about witches? There is no mention of "witch" in the synopsis and it is not shelved as witches at all. I also checked some reviews and none that I checked mentioned a witch. Unfortunately, magic does not always refer to witches.

[Mary-ellen]

Kristie wrote: "Mary-ellen - After speaking with some friends of mine that have read the book, they said that there is necromancy, but no witches. So, unfortunately your book doesn't meet the theme requirements. P..."

That's fine, thanks Kristie. Sorry, I'm only just catching up on all of these posts now. I haven't actually read it, so was going off what a friend told me.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

No problem, Mary-Ellen. Sorry, I can't add it. I'm really trying to keep with the theme that was voted on.

[Mary-ellen]

No problem Kristie. My second choice is already there, so all good from my perspective. :-)

[Jocelyn]

Kristie wrote: "Hi Jocelyn - Just checking, are you sure that Fiendish is about witches? There is no mention of "witch" in the synopsis and it is not shelved as witches at all. I also checked some reviews and none..."

Oh, I see. I'm not sure if it involves witches but I actually found this book when I was browsing through the witches shelves. Maybe I got it wrong then. I apologize for my mistake, sorry! *bows*

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

No worries! I'm just trying to stick with the theme and I don't always know all the books.

[Perks Moderator, Know-it-all]

Our winning BOTM for October is Throne of Glass.

Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Our winning witch-themed BOTM for October is A Discovery of Witches.

Discussion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...