Atmospheric and stunning. Cozy and comforting and magic. Would definitely recommend to anyone in the genre.

I absolutely adored the characters and a different take on magic. I’m definitely reading again and sharing to my audience.

I loved this book! Witches, curses, magic, animals & adventure.  The premise of this book immediately had my attention-Iris & Pike work with Iris' mother at an animal refuge.  They don't get along well even on their best day. When Pike expresses his hatred of witches, Iris' feelings for Pike reach an exponential degree of hatred, she's a witch & so is her mother.  When she tries to relieve the feelings by creating a curse to make Pike a mage, it gets bound to an owl rather than her herbs & she knows the consequences of turning a non-magical person into a witch/mage-she witnessed her best friend be stripped of her powers.  She embarks on a journey to find the owl and release the curse & she'll be accompanied by the one the curse is meant to change.  

The growth of the characters, the speed at which the story evolves, and the overall storyline make this a 5⭐️ read.

I was able to meet Rachel Griffin during the release of this book and get it signed and I am so lucky I got that chance. This book is so whimsical, and I love her writing. 

I loved her debut novel as well and both are amazing. Wild is the Witch, is aesthetically pleasing and the atmosphere made me feel so comfortable. I read my copy in two days and couldn’t put it down. 

I am looking forward to Griffin’a new novel and I am sure that one will be just as amazing as her other two.

Rachel Griffin's sophomore novel is a remarkable powerhouse of storytelling, with moments of heartbreak and immense hope.

A beautifully picturesque novel set in the Pacific Northwest, a witch-in-hiding and a magic-hating young man must traverse through nature to find an injured flyaway owl from the animal sanctuary where they both work. What Pike doesn't know, however, is that the owl isn't just hurt-it is also carrying a curse crafted for him, one that Iris must never let out, because at this stage, Pike would only be the beginning of those who would be affected. 

Both the external and internal drives for Iris' search are strongly written by Griffin, and I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever felt like they had to hide a big part of themselves to be accepted.

I enjoyed the story and the plot a lot. The characters were lovely. However, there were slow parts but it still flow well.

I received a copy of the book via NetGalley (thank you Sourcebooks Fire). All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this one a lot, but felt like the magic system could have been explained/fleshed out a bit more. I loved the slow building relationship between Pike and Iris.

Absolutely loved this story by Rachel Griffin! Her take on witches living in modern society is something I could picture and it’s fantastic!

I went into Wild is the Witch pretty blind, but expecting a true sequel to The Nature of Witches, and was unfortunately disappointed.  The two books, though in the same world, didn't really it together in my mind (this may be a me issue for expecting something the book wasn't meant to be).

I'd recommend this one to many readers, as long as they are clear from the beginning of their expectations.

Enjoyed the connections to nature, and the magic system and I look forward to future books from this author.

This was a very compelling story. I loved the enemies to lovers romance. I also love the fantasy element in this book. The only thing about the book is that it feels very rushed. I think it should have been broken into two books so that the story could take time to develop. Still, I recommend this for fans of The Secret Circle, Witches of East End, and The Bone Witch!

A really fast paced book with a nice magical storyline. Griffin is a fabulous storyteller. Every word that she writes seems to leap off the page and form electrifying imagery and realistically flawed characters. The way that she weaves magic and worldbuilding into the narrative is phenomenal, and I never felt like I was being lectured to, which is a difficult feat for many fantasy writers. The way that magic works in this world is quite unique and fascinating, but never overly complex. I genuinely hope that Griffin writes another book set in this dynamic fantasy world!.

Another wonderful story taking place in the world created by Rachel Griffin. I hope we get many more.

*Thank you to the publisher for this eARC.

This one took me a bit to find my groove but one I did I was flipping pages like crazy. I’ve been very finicky with my books lately. It’s hard to find that keeps me going. But this one did.

There's no doubt that Rachel Griffin can write an atmospheric story. The level of setting details are like a character in of itself. With that said, Wild is the Witch wasn't my favorite. My issues were inconsistencies and the believability of some scenes as well as questionable decision making by the main character. 

It saddens me that I did not enjoy Wild is the Witch when I absolutely adored Nature of Witches. Still, I am looking forward to Griffin's upcoming release, Bring Me Your Midnight.

I loved this book so much! Rachel Griffin wrote such a gorgeous story! A love letter to nature and treating our planet right, the casual and unquestioned queer rep, the asthma rep, and such a fun banter filled hate to love romance. Iris and Pike were so fun to watch, and they way their story developed felt so genuine! Not to mention we always love an only one tent situation 👏

Plus the anxiety rep! Rachel did such a freaking incredible job weaving Iris's anxiety through the story in subtle and extremely realistic ways that 53% in was the first time the word was actually used but I recognized her anxiety in my soul from the beginning of the story.

Magic and wishes going wrong...a great premise to work off of. Iris must find the answers after a spell goes bad. Nature, mental health, and relationships are all worked into this story. All these subplots add up to a great read. I enjoyed the descriptive language, the character development, and the story itself making this read one you won't want to put down. Ms. Griffin definitely knows how to spin a tale that you want to belong to and in. It was a great read.

I really liked the interesting view on witches and nature in this book. It was a little slow and repetitive to me in some parts but overall I'm glad I read it. Definitely recommend!

This story was really good! I loved how different it was from Nature of Witches, Rachel really knows how to write an eco-conscious witch story!

3.5 stars. I'm rounding up because it kept me interested through the end, although there are definitely weaknesses that threaten that rating with something more like two or three stars. That said, let's start at the top: girl is a witch, girl pretends not to be a witch because of this thing that happened with her friend that got her in trouble, even though she didn't get in trouble, causing her to move to a new town to start over, where she meets a boy who hates witches. Girl (henceforth Iris) has a method of dealing with her anxiety, which is to cast curses into the earth. She curses boy (Pike) with becoming a witch, the thing he hates, because she's so scared he'll find out her secret. Before she can cast the spell into the earth, an owl comes out of nowhere and essentially steals it. Iris essentially goes nuts, because if she can't find the owl she'll accidentally turn Pike into a witch (which means he'll probably burn to death) and since the owl is an amplifier that means everyone in the region will become witches and probably also burn up.

Okay! Fine! She convinces Pike to help her find the owl. Also fine. They stomp off into the wilderness and begin to get to know each other and fall in love. Fine. The problem comes in with Iris acting like a total twit about the owl. At one point she dashes off into a full-blown storm at night to find it, which only makes sense because the reader knows the stakes, but Pike doesn't at this point. Iris keeps doing these things that on their face make no sense, but Pike keeps going along with it and never asks what is going on until so late in the story that it starts to get difficult to keep up with the characters. Why is Pike falling in love with this girl who is acting not okay about this owl? It is an owl. No one acts this insane about an owl. And it just keeps going and going and going until it is way past redemption time for Iris. 

So, I still am rating this highly because I did enjoy the atmosphere and the stakes kept me interested. I'm less impressed with how Pike was handled, and how the narrative leaned on him to let bygones be bygones in order to wrap up the book. The book would have been stronger, in my opinion, had Pike found out about the owl and Iris's true abilities earlier, because as it is I was not convinced by the ending. 

Otherwise this goes by quickly. Easy read. Much better than the author's debut.

I loved this story. It’s touching and unlike most typical angsty YA novels. Griffin uses a different approach to magic as part of the storyline, and I loved it.