I had never heard of this book until I saw a reel on insta about witchy books. Then I looked it up and saw it was a feminist classic of a kind and I couldn’t NOT read it. Ultimately, I’m not sure I would truly classify it as a witchy book even if the MC, Laura, does become a witch. It happens fairly late in the book and is more a metaphor/symbolism for the feminist thesis that women have their own inner lives, their own desires, their own right to belong to themselves and not just to their husbands, fathers, families, etc. But even so, I quite enjoyed it. The beginning is slow, it takes half the book for Laura to leave her family, and most of that half is spent on the family history, but I still found that compelling. Once she’s moved out it still takes a while for her to become a witch, but the writing is strong, the setting intriguing, and I quite enjoyed the few witchy moments (the Sabbat, the talk on the hill with Satan) that happened. And the fall vibes can be really strong in places. While I don’t think I would recommend it for someone really looking for witchy stuff, I would recommend it overall to anyone.