Book Review | The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Grifffin

YA, Fantasy, Contemporary 

Sourcebooks Fire | June 1st, 2021

4/5 Stars

For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season.

In Autumn, Clara wants nothing to do with her power. It’s wild and volatile, and the price of her magic―losing the ones she loves―is too high, despite the need to control the increasingly dangerous weather.

In Winter, the world is on the precipice of disaster. Fires burn, storms rage, and Clara accepts that she’s the only one who can make a difference.

In Spring, she falls for Sang, the witch training her. As her magic grows, so do her feelings, until she’s terrified Sang will be the next one she loses.

In Summer, Clara must choose between her power and her happiness, her duty and the people she loves… before she loses Sang, her magic, and thrusts the world into chaos.

Every witch has one season where they are their strongest, except for Clara . Clara is an Everwitch which means her magic is strong in all the seasons. These witches have used their magic for centuries to maintain climate control. With the atmosphere is becoming more inconsistent and uncontrollable, Clara is the only witch powerful enough to do something about it. Only Clara is scared of her magic because of incidents that had happened before where her magic targeted the people she loved. Clara must learn to love her magic and figure out how to control it in order to help save everyone from the crazy weather changes. 

I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved following Clara as she learned to love herself and the magic she has been given. The author did a great job of highlighting Clara’s inner struggle with herself and her magic. I honestly felt like I could relate and I just wanted to be there for her.

I liked all of the supporting characters as well as Clara’s character. I think Sang, the love interest, was a great character that went from stranger to mentor to boyfriend perfectly. I really liked Paige’s character because despite being Clara’s ex she was supportive of Clara and Sang’s relationship and encouraged Clara’s character development.

I’m really glad I had the opportunity to read this book and can’t wait to check out other books by this author.

Thank you, Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.