The Book Witch
AUTHOR: Meg Shaffer
Reviewed by Rod M. on April 13, 2026
There are books you read, and then there are books that read you, that seem to know, somehow, exactly what a lifelong lover of stories has always secretly wanted. The Book Witch is the latter, and Meg Shaffer delivers it with the kind of confident storytelling that feels both effortless and extraordinary.
Rainy March, a third-generation Book Witch who leaps in and out of novels to protect them from destruction, is an utterly irresistible heroine: Beautifully human despite operating in a world of pure magic. Shaffer’s premise is inventive enough but it’s the emotional intelligence beneath it that sticks with you. This is a novel about what stories do to us, how they shape us.
Nostalgic, clever, and brilliantly written, The Book Witch is a masterwork for book lovers. The wit, the heart tugs in all the right places. I loved the clever section changes.
Shaffer has now given us The Wishing Game, The Lost Story, and this: three consecutive novels that confirm what we already know. She is one of the most gifted storytellers working today. Each book deepens the promise of the last. With The Book Witch, she doesn’t just meet the bar she set. She moves it even higher.
An absolute must-read. A love letter to literature,
Reviewed on Net Galley by Rod M. on April 13, 2026
