To be honest, the first couple of chapters were difficult to get through.But I don't think it had much to do with the author and more to do with me being in a reading slump. Once I pushed past my hesitation, I was not disappointed.

The reason I requested this was because hello witches! But then you find out that Vianna is from a long line of murderous witches? Please, tell me more. I like how Cass Kay has made Vianna's character just continue to grow throughout the book. She is a hilarious protagonist that sees ghosts and Cass really shows the struggle she has with that. Most of the time it's harmless and fun, but you can tell that it takes it's toll on her more often than not.

The number one thing for me about this book was that we didn't have any love triangles, no burning love from a rival village or coven. It was a great read with the struggles of family legacy, friendship, and coming into your own.

I enjoyed this book so much!! It was a fun read while still being a bit dark and creepy. Great witchy vibes!! Characters were very well drawn..loved some hated some. Overall a very engaging book.

the FMC: Vianna- sees dead people, has great character growth, strong female lead, hates the other Legacy witches in town and they hate her just as much
POV: 3rd person single perspective
cliffhanger?: not, but openings for the next book
TWs: loss of parent, animal sacrifice, animal death, attempted SA, graphic murder, suicide, graphic violence, deadnaming (not from MC), mild to moderate transphobia- no slurs (not from MC), kinda mental illness?, monsters, demons, witches, haunted house, all the spooky stuff
standalone?: the first in a series!

Vianna can see ghosts and is part of a Legacy family in Salem but chooses her own path until her mother's death forces her back home for the burial. While at home, we get to "meet" several of her ancestor's ghosts, the demon who is possessing her home, and we discover the ghost of her childhood best friend. Vianna decides to stay to solve the mystery of her disappearance and ultimately her death and has to fight a lot of stigma along the way

This is a super fun, but dark, read full of characters you love, hate, and everything in between
There is family drama and town drama to the max and there's never a dull moment- I'm excited to see how the series plays out as there was a lot of room for elaboration and several characters who I would've liked to see more of

This is a really great, fun read! With so many "witchy" books on the market it's hard to find something that feels fresh and different, and I think that Cass Kay gave us just that! I loved the writing in this book and the pacing is spot on. The characters are so well fleshed out that they felt real in some ways.. I look forward to reading more by this author - well done!

Going into this one, I was worried that I would be bored with it because I feel like its hard to come up with an original witch story nowadays. But Cass Kay has given us a riveting new witch novel that was original and enjoyable. I enjoyed that witches were mixed with fantasy and the story kept me captivated from start to finish. I am looking foward to the sequel.

A great read by this author. I definitely recommend checking this one out!
Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a 3.5 read for me, I’m going to round up to 4 for Goodreads & NetGalley purposes!

This was such a good spooky read! I love when a book has a strong FMC! I love how she was so eggar to break generational expectations & didn’t want to be what everyone else had been and she wanted to create her own path. It was so well delivered! The best, best friend ever, lots of comical relief and lots of suspense,

When this book was good, it was GREAT. The in between moments were kind of lacking but all in all I really enjoyed this book!

I really enjoyed this novel! My favourite genre of books is witchy books, and this had a fresh feel, which is great, and promising as this is the beginning in a series! I did feel it was predictable, and it felt more like a dark fantasy than horror, but it had really good bones, so I'm excited to see how this author grows in her writing :)

I did also find a few errors in this book so another look through from an editor would definitely do this book a favour, but it wasn't anything too major.

Thanks so much NetGalley and Cass Kay for this fantastic arc! I can't wait for more :D

Legacy Witches is a very good book, full of dark atmosphere and with a kick-ass female character.
I love read it.

Vianna Roots is a witch from Salem. Her anceresters can be traced back to the Salem Witch Trials. After high school Vianna ran away to escape the abuse of her mother and the coven that they belonged to. Ten years later after her mother passed away she finds herself back in salam to take care of he mothers estate.

The coven that she ran from is now out to et her along with several other people. Vianna just wants to clean out her mother's old house, sell it, and leave Salem behind her for good. But will she make it out unharmed?

I absolutely loved this dark tale of witches and Salem.

Murderous witches, spells and my favorite city in the world, Salem? COUNT ME IN! I've always enjoyed Witchy books and had high expectations going into this one and it did not disappoint. The author is descriptive but not in a way where you get irritated, you can literally put yourself in the world and envision what she's trying to get across to the readers. There are 2 instances of animal death, one including a dog which typically pisses me off because it's usually added for shock value but it fits with the era. Some will say it's predictable and yes maybe because it is a series so going in I knew that Vianna wasn't going anywhere. I absolutely enjoyed this story and am so excited for the next book to come out. Thank you to #netgalley and Cass Kay for the advanced copy (sorry it took so long to read but #life) #LegacyWitches is a book you should add to your TBR if you enjoy Witchy books

4.5/5
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review, thank you!

It took me bit to read this.
Although the plot and writing style were really good and gripping, I found myself putting the book down and pausing reading at specific points in the story because it either hit a bit too close to home, or was pretty horrific to read, or because I am sadly a people pleaser and the MC Vianna is the polar opposite the way she talks and thinks. I admire that and strive to be more like that but it was excruciating sometimes how little of a fuck she gave hahah
Also, excellent witch-vibes, if you like that aesthetic or vibe with witchy stuff and magick, I can definitely recommend this to you!

My favourite characters were:
Vianna, of course
Shuck , the family's familiar <spoiler> who took over the house (if you saw Encanto, Shuck is like a gruffer Casita) </spoiler>
Dee, <spoiler> Vianna's trans bestie-to-be </spoiler>
and
Gray, <spoiler> the stoic but nice policeman who does not make enough appearances in the story, hopefully he'll come back! </spoiler>

TW: MC gets nearly SA'd twice, some characters purposefully deadnaming a trans character, violence and gore

This book read like a YA novel in the first several chapters and I almost DNF’d it for that reason. I’m glad I didn’t, as the final fight scene was the best part of the book. There was quite a bit of world building and it wasn’t clear to me if the coven world was really known to regular humans. If so, I would have liked to see more interaction ( besides the police) with the real world and how they function with the inner workings of the coven.

There were multiple typos throughout the novel, and some line editing is needed.

My favorite part of the book was shuck. What a cool concept to have the familiar be part of the house!

Legacy Witches is a book about old witches blood lines in Salem. The first thing that appealed to me what that, the simplicity of the theme. I wanted to read something that was fiction with a bit of disturbing elements, as well as being well narrated, and this book delivered. Very well written, while at the same time being easy to read. It’s not a complex story, but I feel the characters are well developed and the story is appealing. Overall a very good book, enjoyable and entertaining.

Thank you to NetGalley and Cass Kay for the eARC.

Honestly, I thought I would enjoy this book more than I did. The story has some seriously great aspects: a demon-bound house, legacy witches, ancestral ghosts, and more. There were also some great characters: the aforementioned ghosts, Dee. And characters you loved to hate.

My main issue with this book (and it was a pretty big one) was the main character. She was a mess, which the author enjoyed reminding us about every other page. If there's a seam in the sidewalk, she would trip over it, slam into a guy with hot coffee, soil the last clean shirt she owns, and run headlong into a street sign. Supposedly she's also a free thinker and blazes her own trail, but she remarkably gets roped into doing many things she doesn't want to. And she drinks a lot of moonshine for someone targeted by coven witches. Witches want to kill me? No problem, let's drink.

Vianna is supposed to come from a line of awesomely powerful witches, but she never seems to show us any magic. All her battles are fought by other people (including those who don't like her and randomly never show their faces again). So, we're told she has these extraordinary witchy powers, but where's the proof?

So many characters are thrown away because they barely exist in this book: Tuck, Grayson, and Csada. I was disappointed not to see more of them.

Overall, it was a fine read, but it could be much more. And the main character could annoy me less.

If you are into witches, the supernatural, and family drama in more than one way, this is a book for you.

Vianna Roots ran away from her home many years ago and had to return back. When you are a teenager who skips town in the middle of the night, you're usually not so well welcomed back by the town. Add to this the Coven in which Vianna and her mother were members.

I liked the characters and their development throughout the book.
The lore, the setting, the pace, and the spells were laid out nicely for the reader.

It was a great mix of fantasy, mystery, and drama.

"Hex bags and voodoo dolls, and that was from within the safety of her [own] demon-possessed house. What would happen if she tried to go into town?" loc1672 Kindle ebook

Thank you to Cass Kay and NetGalley for a gifted digital ARC to read of this book.

I'm still trying to decide if "witch fiction" is my genre, but one of the things that I do really love about it is in plenty of supply here in Cass Kay's LEGACY WITCHES and that's the emphasis on family-- born or found. For that matter, the end of this book is the freaking best, and the form is nice too in the way it sort of opposes the beginning not just in position but in tone, outlook, and of course this important subject to witchcraft. Family.

I had a difficult time at first finding my way, but once I did, this was an easy story to enjoy. This is such a <i>witchy</i> book! Herbs, Spells, Lore! My favorite scene is the one in which the ghost Csada attacks the fmc Vianna with a voodoo doll-- disconcerting and darkly funny all at once!

Rating 📍📍📍📍.5 / 5 voodoo doll pins
Recommend? Yes!
Finished December 2022
Read this if you like:
🧙 Witches
✨️ Magic
🧛‍♀️ Urban fantasy
👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Family drama
👩‍🎤 Strong female characters
🧗‍♀️ Good character devolopment

Witch assassins, generational trauma, a demon house. Where do I even start with this review. This book was one thing after another and the pace had me racing to the end. The world building was fun and I really enjoyed the setting. The sheer amount if shenanigans in this book are a great! From mouthy ghosts, to spells gone haywire there’s even a fair bit of mystery woven in. Vianna is one hell of a MC. Conflicted as she is in the beginning her development into badassery was fantastic. This book has characters you will love, some you will hate, and some you will want to pull out and smack around. My favorite character by far was Dee but to find out why you’ll have to read it!

3.5⭐️ rounded up

The book is well written and researched which made it very enjoyable to me. I did feel it had a slow start but overall I liked the book and would recommend it.

I loved that this wasn't one of those softer nice Salam witch books and that true to practice aspects that the author wrote. If you're interested at all in the craft or things of the like you can appreciate the author's knowledge on the subject and how it came across in the book.

This book caught me so off guard. I loved it. It scared the crap out of me, I loved Vianna and Dee was amazing love her. The familiar taking over the home bringing it to life, the ghosts, the covens, modern day world, so much happened what a tide. Book 2 please