Wildwood Magic by Willa Reece is a historical fantasy featuring strong women and folk magic (4/5 stars)

Wildwood Magic by Willa Reece is a historical fantasy featuring strong women and folk magic.

We jump between multiple timelines here, mostly staying in 1969 Morgan’s Gap, Virginia, but also jumping back to 1885 in dream sequences. There are also three different narrators for the audiobook, and each of them voice more than one character (but they’re easy to tell apart).

I really enjoyed this read. It made me really want to pick up the author’s other book, Wildwood Whispers, which is vaguely related and set in the same area about 30 years later than this book.

The villain here is a bit over the top in both the past and present storylines, at least for my taste. I also thought it meandered a bit in the middle. But the ending was very strong!

If you’re a fan of books like Practical Magic or Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, this may be the book for you.

CW: violence, assault, religious zealotry, child abuse, domestic violence, religious intolerance/trauma, racism, prejudice

I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Redhook Books for sending me a free paperback copy and Hachette Audio for the audiobook. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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