{"id":20996,"date":"2026-06-30T11:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=20996"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:48:39","slug":"review-the-bewitching-by-silvia-moreno-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-bewitching-by-silvia-moreno-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-bewitching-by-silvia-moreno-garcia\/the-bewitching\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?fit=800%2C1216&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1216\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Bewitching\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?fit=674%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?resize=230%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?resize=230%2C350&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?resize=674%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?resize=768%2C1167&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Bewitching.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 85vw, 230px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-bewitching-silvia-moreno-garcia\/6f872aed4cb7c92f?ean=9780593874325&amp;next=t\">The Bewitching<\/a><\/i><\/b><b> by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Del Rey (July 2025)<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Reviewed by <\/b><b>Chandra Claypool<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Three women across different eras grapple with danger and witchcraft.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That single line above was all I needed. <\/span><b>SOLD!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am kicking myself for waiting so long to read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bewitching<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sometimes gothic, folk horror, and dark academia can be a bit too slow for me, and I tend to pass over them more often than I should. And while <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bewitching<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> did start on the slow side for me, I had to keep reading.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gisela Chipe as the audiobook narrator for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bewitching<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is absolutely iconic. Her performance truly made the experience that much better. I listened every chance I got: commuting, cleaning, standing in line. You name it, I was listening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our main protagonist, Minerva, is such an interesting character, and I enjoyed following her as she researches her thesis focusing on Horror Literature and the life of Beatrice Tremblay, a horror author from the 1930s. Beatrice is not as well-known as other horror authors, but she went to the same school as Minerva, which piques her interest, as does the fact that Tremblay&#8217;s most well-known novel, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vanishing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was based on her own life experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have three distinct timelines in this novel, which made me curious about how they would come together. But they do so seamlessly, blending into an understandable and beautiful tale. I do tend to enjoy mixed media in a novel, so that portion of the read was excellent and came across surprisingly well in an audiobook. The atmosphere, the dread, the intrigue of it all! Take this one in slowly because Moreno-Garcia, as usual, puts her spell on you, and you won\u2019t be able to look away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s so much more I could say about this story, but I will just say this: READ IT. Especially if you love historical, witchy horror that sometimes goes THERE. Moreno-Garcia is an exceptional writer, and I need to read more of her work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quite frankly, so do you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia\u00a0 Del Rey (July 2025) Reviewed by Chandra Claypool &#8220;Three women across different eras grapple with danger and witchcraft.&#8221;\u00a0 That single line above was all I needed. SOLD!\u00a0 I am kicking myself for waiting so long to read The Bewitching. 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