e-ALC, 13:29:24
Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating
Release Date: July 28, 2026
Published by: Hachette Audio
Read from: August 19-21, 2026
Stand-alone
Source: Library’s Libby
Content Warning: Murder,
For Readers of: Audio, Catchy Title, Contemporary, Fantasy, Sparkly Cover, Libby, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Thrillers, YACliques clash and sparks fly in this delightfully fast-paced read that’s part fluffy rom-com, part murder mystery with a (literal) witch hunt—the perfect pick for Wednesday fans.
Pretty, popular, and a total witch, Embry Woodcross is queen bee at Raven’s Head School for the Magically Gifted. Entering senior year as head prefect, Embry is a celebrated fashionista and unrivaled solver of problems big, small, and unattractive. (She’s quite generous with her handcrafted magical beauty products.)
When she meets Oakley Riddle, clueless transfer student and ultrarare vampire, Embry’s mission is clear: take the new girl under her wing and make sure she’s not thrown to the (were)wolves. Coven mate Rye Knighton may scoff at Embry’s aggressive benevolence, but Raven’s Head students reward her with love and appreciation…
Until one good deed too many makes Embry the lead suspect in a murder investigation.
Suddenly, the same people who begged Embry for enchanted acne potions are convinced she’s a cold-blooded killer. Apparently, everyone loves a witch until something bad happens, and then it’s all pitchforks and anecdotal evidence. As everything she’s ever done is used against her, Embry teams up with Rye to find the real murderer, clear her name, and maybe fall in love along the way.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was cute! Weird, but cute. I wasn’t expecting to like it like I did, but I did lol It was like if Clueless mixed itself with a paranormal aspect? Idk it was weird af but I couldn’t stop listening lol
Ok so the main thing I liked about this was the mystery. With the little fantastical elements folded in, it was actually really cool. I was especially thrown by the way the author implemented AI into this kinda story lol I can’t tell what happened because it’s a spoiler, but man i was impressed. I also liked the way the MC was so persistent. Even with everyone on her ass, she didn’t let that stop her at all. She was still going full steam ahead when it seemed like nothing was going right. I just knew at the end there was no way they were getting out of that, but what she did was genius!
The romance was cute, but I didn’t see the point. He wouldn’t/couldn’t help her, so it was like pointless for him to be just sitting there while she was going through all of this. I mean I got it, but I also got mad too lol I also felt weird about it because what in the world? Why do y’all act like that to people that you like but don’t want to admit that you do? He was pining for her and she was being weird.
The whole time tho I kept wondering about their back stories. I was hoping this was going to be like Monster High where you get an intro to everyone, but I realized I don’t even know if there is going to be a sequel lol It wrapped up pretty nicely and there wasn’t anything really anything that stood out about getting another one, but with all the different cliques at that school, I think it would be cool to see all of them.
This was cute. Definitely one of the ones I wished more people would read. At the very least so I can talk about it with someone. So someone go get it and let me know what you think!
Overall, I give this
