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The Witch Haven

By: Sasha Peyton Smith
Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
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Publisher's summary

A New York Times Best seller

The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this “spectacular, singular, and spellbinding” (Casey McQuiston, New York Times best-selling author of Red, White & Royal Blue) historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards.

In 1911 New York City, 17-year-old Frances Hallowell spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the mysterious death of her brother months prior. Everything changes when she’s attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet - her scissors in his neck, and she can’t explain how they got there.

Before she can be condemned as a murderess, two cape-wearing nurses arrive to inform her she is deathly ill and ordered to report to Haxahaven Sanitarium. But Frances finds Haxahaven isn’t a sanitarium at all: It’s a school for witches. Within Haxahaven’s glittering walls, Frances finds the sisterhood she craves, but the headmistress warns Frances that magic is dangerous. Frances has no interest in the small, safe magic of her school, and is instead enchanted by Finn, a boy with magic himself who appears in her dreams and tells her he can teach her all she’s been craving to learn, lessons that may bring her closer to discovering what truly happened to her brother.

Frances’s newfound power attracts the attention of the leader of an ancient order who yearns for magical control of Manhattan. And who will stop at nothing to have Frances by his side. Frances must ultimately choose what matters more, justice for her murdered brother and her growing feelings for Finn, or the safety of her city and fellow witches. What price would she pay for power, and what if the truth is more terrible than she ever imagined?

©2021 Sasha Peyton Smith. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Great witchy listen

This book would make a wonderful tv show! Great narration, solid story and very entertaining!

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This story folds you into a world...

Sasha Peyton Smith did a wonderful job delving into the early 1900's and how we, as women were treated as objects with no worth and how men felt entitled to us as they pleased. And sanitarium's in general, the horror of them. How the upstairs neighbor wanted the apt below for his son so he had Frances mother committed. (Honestly, that's how easy it was to be committed). Makes me angry just thinking about the injustice of it all. Plot, story and characters were well rounded, believable and the ending leading us to assume there will be a sequel.

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Quick little Distraction

It’s not amazing but it had enough character development and a decent plot to keep me entertained while doing chores. The narrator is flat and fairly monotone and didn’t add anything to the characters. Sometimes she play the girls in that won’t shaky “acting” voice

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A breathe of fresh air!

This book was so good! I loved every min and I soooo wanted Finn to…well I won’t ruin it but man…This book was a breathe of fresh air and so magical, adventurous, self made family and love. I can’t wait to jump into book two.

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honest opinion

the performance was great! the book was good too, I was annoyed with the main character always complaining about her brother and was shocked to find out who the actual killer was, but over all the story was great.

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The Witch Haven is AMAZING!

Must read for sure! This audiobook did such an amazing job as well really bringing the book to life!

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If you are in love with the S sound, this narrator is for you!

It kind of physical hurts the ears, but the story seemed good. Your standard Victorian era main character. Rife with weak inner dialogue for doing…anything. I had to know, so I keep going in short bursts. Good luck!!

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Mediocre at best

Not finishing. Unfortunately this is just boring. The writing is feels very…. Self published lol I don’t know how else to say it. And three hours in it’s just boring. Also, this narrator makes everything she reads sound unemotional and cheesy. Not normally this negative on reviews but it’s just mediocre at best.

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Very good book

I enjoyed this book, great narration. Solid storyline did not expect the twist at the end.

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Good. Fun.

Clearly set up for a sequel.

Note to the author: Model T engines are not loud. It's quite easy to carry on a conversation while riding in most touring cars. Please check with the LeMay museum in Tacoma, WA for info on WWI era vehicles before the next book.

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