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Such a Witch

A bewitching romance with just a dash of murder
Brief Description
Clueless meets Wednesday in this delightfully light, fast-paced read set in a magic boarding school—part fluffy romcom and part murder mystery, featuring a (literal) witch hunt. Pretty, popular, and a total witch, Embry Woodcross is queen bee at Raven's Head School for the Magically Gifted. Entering... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Clueless meets Wednesday in this delightfully light, fast-paced read set in a magic boarding school - part fluffy romcom and part murder mystery, featuring a (literal) witchhunt.

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Clueless meets Wednesday in this delightfully light, fast-paced read set in a magic boarding school—part fluffy romcom and part murder mystery, featuring a (literal) witch hunt.

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 unrivalled 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 ultra-rare 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444986341

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tempest

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Sarah Henning lives in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, and is the author of several books for young adult readers, most recently the rom-com, Running Back to You. Her witchy mystery, The Lies We Conjure, is a Kansas Notable Book selection for 2025. When not writing, she runs a lot, dotes on her two kids. and takes walks with her husband and fluffy corgi.

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