These Teenage Witches Are To Die For

When I first started reading on my own, for my own pleasure I only read contemporary books until I was recommended a book about a young wizard. My world opened so much and from that point on I craved books about the occult and supernatural. It was at that point I decided I wanted to be a witch. I mean, how cool would it be to be able to do real magic? My favorite part of these stories was how much magic there was, and how many different types. The rules of magic changed depending on the author and stories. I mean think about it: were the witches bound by the gods and goddess they worshipped? The elements? Bloodlines? What did it take to be a witch? Raw talent? Blood? Practice? The possibilities were endless. It was just amazing. With witches the story could be anything.

I still really love tales of magic and spellcasting and can tell you the list below of teenage witches are to die for. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Iris (but really both covens) from B*Witch by Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin

Shoutout to everyone here because it's a small town, with more than one coven, who are rivals, but then have to team up. How could you not love everyone? You can’t; it was a trick question.

New girl and secret witch Iris just wants to get through her first day of school without a panic attack. The last thing she expects is to be taken in by a coven of three witches, they may be the first witches Iris has met IRL, but their coven is not alone in their small northwestern town. The Triad is the other coven at their school. When the Triad's not using spells to punish their exes or break up happy couples for fun, they practice dark magic. The two covens have a rivalry stretching all the way back to junior high.

When tragedy strikes and one of their own is murdered, the rival covens must band together to find out who is responsible before it's too late. Someone's anti-witch ideology has turned deadly . . . and one of them is next.

Dayna Walsh from Witches of Ash & Ruin by E. Latimer

Dayna is strong but going through a horrible time. She was outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town and let me say that’s not cool at all. It is never okay to do that to someone! Her mother is back, but she's not exactly A+ in the parent department. All Dayna wants is to be a full witch! But of course that isn't about to come easy either…

On top of struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being outed as bisexual in her conservative Irish town. And her long-absent mother returns even though she barely seems like a parent. But all that really matters to Dayna is ascending and finally, finally becoming a full witch – plans that are complicated when another coven, rumored to have a sordid history with black magic, arrives in town with premonitions of death. Dayna immediately finds herself at odds with the bewitchingly frustrating Meiner King, the granddaughter of their coven leader.

And then a witch turns up murdered at a local sacred site, along with the blood symbol of the Butcher of Manchester-an infamous serial killer whose trail has long gone cold. The killer's motives are enmeshed in a complex web of witches and gods, and Dayna and Meiner soon find themselves at the center of it all. If they don't stop the Butcher, one of them will be next.

Jemmie Carmichael from Devils & Thieves by Jennifer Rush

Sometimes it’s not about the amount of power you have but the amount of passion you have for it. And magic can be really tricky, ok? Oh and there's motorcycle gangs in this one. How can you resist those Sons of Anarchy-vibes?

Jemmie is surrounded by magic where she lives. In her world, magic users are called "kindled," and she would count herself among them if only she could cast a simple spell without completely falling apart. And on top of barely having any magic, Jemmie was recently snubbed by Crowe—the dangerous and enigmatic leader of Hawthorne's kindled motorcycle gang, the Devils' League. Rude much?

When the entire kindled community rolls into Hawthorne for an annual festival, a rumor spreads that someone is practicing forbidden magic. Then people start to go missing. With threats closing in from every side, no one can be trusted. Jemmie and Crowe will have to put aside their tumultuous history to find their loved ones, and the only thing that might save them is the very flaw that keeps Jemmie from fully harnessing her abilities. For all her years of feeling useless, Jemmie may just be the most powerful kindled of all.

Avery Roe from Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

Avery has goals for her life, and I respect her for not waiting to be a witch but The Witch of Prince Island. It’s good to have goals, but if she wants to achieve them, she is going to need to have more than just a dream.

Making the charms that keep the island's whalers safe at sea is all Avery wants, but her mother has forced her into a magic-free world of proper manners and respectability. When Avery dreams she's to be murdered, she knows time is running out to unlock her magic and save herself. Avery finds an unexpected ally in a tattooed harpoon boy named Tane –a sailor with magic of his own, who moves Avery in ways she never expected. Becoming a witch might stop her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers her magic requires a sacrifice she never prepared for.

The Witch from Sweetly by Jackson Pearce

Beware this witch is to die for literally, as in meeting her doesn’t end well for anyone. This unknown witch is always around watching and waiting. Snatching up innocent children. It’s enough to drive anyone mad! 

As a child, Gretchen's twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Ever since, she and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch's forest threatening to make them disappear too. Years later, when their stepmother casts them out, the pair find themselves in sleepy Live Oak, South Carolina. They're invited to stay with Sophia Kelly, a beautiful candy maker who molds sugary magic: coveted treats that create confidence, bravery, and passion.

Life seems idyllic, and Gretchen and Ansel gradually forget their haunted past—until Gretchen meets handsome local outcast Samuel. He tells her the witch isn't gone—it's lurking in the forest, preying on girls after Live Oak's infamous chocolate festival each year, and looking to make Gretchen its next victim. Gretchen is determined to stop running and start fighting back. Yet, the further she investigates the mystery of what the witch is and how it chooses its victims, the more she wonders who the real monster is. Gretchen is certain of only one thing: a monster is coming, and it will never go away hungry.

Nicholas Perevil from The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker

If you’re going to be a witch, then why not be the most powerful and dangerous one in the whole kingdom? Nicholas Perevil has the right idea. Who was it that said it was better to be feared than loved?

Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake. Her only salvation comes from a man she thought was her enemy: Nicholas. He offers her a deal: he will save her from execution if she can break the deadly curse that's been laid upon him.

But Nicholas and his followers know nothing of Elizabeth's witch hunting past—if they find out, the stake will be the least of her worries. And as she's thrust into the magical world of witches, ghosts, pirates, and one all-too-handsome healer, Elizabeth is forced to redefine her ideas of right and wrong, of friends and enemies, and of love and hate.

Amber Sand from The Best Kind of Magic by Crystal Cestari

Amber might not be what you imagine when you think of witches, mostly because the Sand magical gene skipped her for some reason. But she does have one magical talent! She can see true love, and after five seconds of eye contact, she can envision anyone’s soul mate. So, it seems to me like Amber won—I mean how cool is that?

Amber works at her mother's magic shop – Windy City Magic – in downtown Chicago, and she's confident she's seen every kind of happy ending there is: except for one – her own. (The Fates are tricky jerks that way.) So, when Charlie Blitzman, the mayor's son and most-desired boy in school, comes to her for help finding his father's missing girlfriend, she's distressed to find herself falling for him. Because while she can't see her own match, she can see his – and it's not Amber. How can she, an honest peddler of true love, pursue a boy she knows full well isn't her match?