This is one of my favorite books I have read this year! I could not put it down once I started reading it. It was beautiful written and easy story telling.

The Nature of Witches written by Rachel Griffin

What a stunning YA Fantasy debut! This was the perfect read this autumn season! This book makes me want to drink warm cinnamon apple cider in the fall, attend the winter ball, go hiking through the forest in the spring & run through the sprinklers in the summer. This story is incredibly atmospheric & I wanted to be a part of this world where witches are born on the Spring/Autumn equinox or Summer/Winter Solstice & become one of the seasons’ witches that rely on the suns’ energy. Autumn witches have a transitional magic which “builds on the undercurrent of thankfulness & sorrow”. Winter magic have a deliberate, aggressive pulse that requires less sun. Springs are patient, calm & love plants & growth. Summer magic is a bold constant rush, rapid & powerful relying intensely on the sun.

Clara was born an Everwitch whose magic is tied to every season but she’s unable to control it. At age 17, she is really traumatized by seeing the deaths of those she loves most by the power of her uncontrolled magic. While she’s internally battling herself on how she can rid herself of magic, her teachers ask her to train with a newcomer, a newly graduated botanist named Sang. He is a Spring witch who has the power to calm her while she practices. As she’s faced with ecological challenges, she finds solace & support in unlikely places.

An absorbing contemporary coming-of-age magical novel about a young witch who learns to trust her powers & stand up for herself interwove with a very sweet love story. I truly adored Sang, a sweet, charming patient Korean Spring witch & really loved their growing (get it?!) relationship. I also liked her old bestfriend /ex-gf Paige who is a winter witch that confronts Clara about her self-pity & saw her for what she is really capable of. Author Griffin has such a beautiful & unique style of writing that makes for a wonderful & fascinating story. All the vibrant details of nature that puts me right into the mood of the season. This is a story that I’d want to read over & over again.

Thank you @netgalley @sourcebooksfire for providing me an ARC, I loved it so much I got my own SIGNED physical version! The inner hardcover is stunning as much as the illustration shown here.

This book has been on my radar all year. It did not disappoint! It was the perfect autumnal read about witches whose magic is based on the seasons. What a great debut! Can't wait to read more.

This book took my breath away! I loved the concept of these witches having their magic linked to seasons. I loved that it had romance in it and all of the characters were great. I think Song could've used some fleshing out but I still enjoyed his character.

Thanks so much for allowing me to read this ARC!

This was a very unique take on witches and their role in the world. The story follows Clara who is not like the other witches in that she can control the magic from all the seasons. With this rare gift, there are prices to pay. She is the most powerful witch, but she doesn't know how to control it and inevitably has hurt the ones she loves. Clara's mission is to learn to control her magic to help the world that is falling apart due to the climate becoming more erratic due to climate change and the damage the non-witch population is creating. Clara has to learn to control her magic so that her budding relationship with Sang won't be in danger. Can Clara learn control and save the world? This was a fun look at a completely different take on the witch genre. 4 stars. Thank you NetGalley for the eARC.

The witchy debut is the perfect fall read. This would be a great one to spark conversation about climate change. Beautiful, lyrical writing. Exciting story!

This is such a fantastic book! The Nature of Witches is about a world where witches are known to the general public. The witches in this book have elemental type magic, and their strengths depend on which season they are born into. Clare is an Ever witch, which is quite rare, and she has the magic of all four seasons. The only problem is her magic targets those she loves and because of this she is kept apart from her classmates to prevent harm to them.
Clara is just biding her time until the next solar eclipse so she can be stripped of her magic. She’s tired of being alone. However things start to change when a mew tutor is brought in to help her learn to control her magic.
The ongoing theme of this book is about how we need to treat our planet better before we destroy it. In this world the witches have to help prevent and stop natural disasters brought on by climate change and the damage to the environment.
Overall a great story that I would gladly recommend.

This was…..decent? I didn’t hate it. Magic changing with seasons was a very interesting concept. I guess the climax of the story was the climate issues and witches depleting? I don’t know. It was an interesting story but slow.

slow moving with slow world building. the magic and world building fell flat. beautiful writing, but not much plot.

This was a hard novel to get through. It was a slow moving story that did not stir any emotions in me. I found the world-building and the magic system to be very contend complicated. Still, I recommend this for anyone interested in paranormal reads.

Wow. This book was incredibly beautiful and unique. I absolutely loved the combination of witches and climate change which lead to one fantastic debut. Having witches tied to the season was really cool and I enjoyed seeing Clara, our ever witch, change with the seasons. The chemistry within the romance leaped off the page and was totally swoon-worthy.

The writing, the pacing, the characters were all *chefs kiss* Definitely recommend this one and will be picking up what every Rachel Griffin writes next.

This was really enjoyable, but I did miss some of the action. I wasn't fond of the main character either, and it made it quite hard for me to keep my focus on the story.

I really, really enjoyed this book. It was refreshing, atmospheric, and a great tale about love, self-love, and perseverance, One of my favorite parts of the book was how the author described each season. They were described so beautifully, and I felt swept away as I read. I love autumn (definitely my "season" as a November baby too), and could have stayed in autumn with Clara forever. Sang is an amazing character -- now my new fave couple! I just loved them. I loved the representation in this book and how it ended. Bravo! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

I absolutely loved this book. It was perfect for the spooky season. The magic is unique and the MC is so strong. Plus the hardcover is gorgeous. A definite reread for me.

This is a story about a girl for all seasons.

I loved the magic system here- it’s similar to other elemental systems in some ways, but the first time I’ve ever read anything that was season dependent. So cool! I also really enjoyed the relationships & bi rep! My only real complaint is that this book felt so short, and I would’ve enjoyed some additional length to further explore the magic & world.

Thank you so much Netgalley and sourcebooks fire for the arc!

This atmospheric story explores the tenuous balance that witches who hold seasonal magic must maintain in order to keep the climate from complete disaster. At first Clara thinks she must come to terms with her special gift as an Everwitch and learn to control it in order to keep from hurting the ones she loves, but there are some that think she must do more. Can she harness her unwieldy powers to bring balance to the world and what must she sacrifice in order to do it?

The changing seasons are very much highlighted in this one which sucked me right in and I loved the the main character’s personal growth. I did however, think the ending was a bit rushed and wondered about some inconsistencies regarding Clara’s relationship to the seasons and romance.

I had a hard time getting through this book. I had high expectations but ultimately it fell flat for me. I had a hard time imagining the setting and characters. I feel like a story about withces, magic and fantasy should have that overall feeling when reading and I did not get that from this book.

*eARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I also purchased a copy from Fox & Wit.*

This book is so freaking good! Now, I will say, if you go into this book expecting an epic fantasy battle of good vs evil, you won't get that. This is a story of person vs self, person vs nature. Clara's biggest battle is accepting herself, and accepting the power within her.

This is a world of witches. Every witch has powers relating to one season- spring, summer, fall, or winter. Except for Clara, she's an Everwitch, her power is tied to every season. Her power is extremely volatile, and Clara struggles constantly with the fact that if she grows close to another person, her power may kill them like it did her parents and best friend (dark, I know). Eventually, Clara comes to terms with her powers, she finds love, and starts the fight against climate change (because that is what witches are for!).

I really loved this book, and read half of it while I was getting my hair done, then came straight home and finished it. Clara's story is one of self-acceptance, and I find it really beautiful. Clara is also bisexual, so this book features lovely LGBTQ+ rep.

5 stars.

This was such a unique book and story. It was a great twist on magic and I loved thinking that witches control the weather. It was really sad and heartbreaking, to see Clara struggle so much with her power but it was also really empowering. This is a great book to read during the fall season. It was really well written, beautiful and poetic. I loved the layout of the book...how you were reading a book within a book and it was a great small addition.

I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review, thank you so much!

Clara is the first Everwitch (a witch with magic in every season_ in over 100 years, which comes at a good time. The witches have been warning the regular people of the world and that they are doing to the planet is disrupting the climate and weather. Witches tasked with maintaining the climate and weather are losing control of it, with devastating results, leading to huge weather events and depleted, dying witches. An Ever witch, not only able to have the magic of all seasons, but is also the strongest, can help so much with the ongoing climate crisis, but the pressure is too much for Clara. After some incidents with her magic targeting those she loves and killing them, Clara is at war with her magic and unable to do the things she should be able to. Until Mr. Burrows and Sang come into her life...

I absolutely adored this book. There is such a good message to it and I think that every girl should read this. It really leaves you with this sense of self assurance and self strength. I loved Clara, and how they protrayed hers struggles. She was immensely personable and I saw a lot of myself in her. I loved Sang and how supportive he was of her always, and how he helped her come back to herself and heal on her own time. It was so entertaining and the magic system was amazing. This is one of my favorite reads for this year and I just loved it so immensely.