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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

"Whispered rumors, midnight pacts, and the dangerous thrill of power collide in a razor-edged tale about the secrets girls keep—and the ones that refuse to stay buried. With sharp wit and creeping dread, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls teases a story where friendship is a spell of its own, and every choice carries a price."

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... the snarky, blood-slick humor of girls wielding witchcraft against everyday monsters?

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

If you had a blast with the razor-edged jokes and audacious set pieces—like that botched ritual that spirals into something truly nasty and the cackling gallows humor the coven uses to cope—then you'll love how The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires turns a suburban ladies' club into a sardonic, stakes-out-and-fangs-in horror romp. Patricia and her friends crack wise even as the bodies pile up, and the book nails that same tightrope you enjoyed: grim, gory turns punctured by killer one-liners and “I can’t believe they went there” audacity.

... a coven of complicated girls taking the lead—and paying the price?

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

If what hooked you was how the girls in Witchcraft for Wayward Girls seize power together—backing one another through the fallout of their early workings, splintering when loyalties are tested, and forcing hard choices in that finale—then Her Majesty’s Royal Coven delivers. Niamh, Helena, and their former coven navigate friendship, betrayal, and the political cost of standing up for the vulnerable. It’s the same vibe of fierce, flawed women driving the action, with tense showdowns that pay off the fractures and bonds you loved watching form and break.

... rituals that actually bite back and occult rules you learn the hard way?

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

If the creeping dread of your book’s early spellwork—the way a quick “harmless” rite scars the circle and each boundary crossed has teeth—was your favorite thread, The Year of the Witching doubles down. Immanuelle’s forbidden excursions into the Darkwood lead to blood-sealed bargains, curses that linger, and rituals whose costs echo through her community. It shares that same sense that magic isn’t a mood board—it’s a trap with rules you uncover only after they’ve drawn blood.

... misfit girls forging a coven-as-family when no one else shows up?

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

If your heart was in the way those wayward girls become a real coven—backing each other up after that disastrous first circle, hiding one another from adults who don’t understand, and turning shared secrets into strength—then The Once and Future Witches will hit the same notes. The Eastwood sisters and their allies build a home out of whispered spells and kitchen-table oaths, fighting for one another as much as for magic itself. It’s the same warm, stubborn loyalty that made your favorite scenes sing.

... unraveling a campus clique’s secret rites one dangerous clue at a time?

The Furies by Katie Lowe

If you were gripped by the investigation angle—piecing together what really happened during that late-night ceremony, decoding journals and rumors, and realizing the girls’ occult “games” have a body count—The Furies mirrors that spiral. At an elite school, Violet falls in with a secretive group whose rites blur performance and power, and every clue drags her deeper into a deadly mystery. It captures that same intoxicating mix of whispers, evidence, and escalating peril you couldn’t put down.

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