I fell in love with this book from the very beginning and totally wish I could be dropped into this world (as a witch, not a shader obvs). Part of me is disappointed this isn’t a series, but I’m also relieved as well - I don’t think future books would hold a flame to this one. Even though it’s a YA book and I’m in my late 30s, there were still so many quotes and bits that I could relate to/my soul needed to hear. I’m so glad I found this in my TBR while trying to finish more of my A-Z challenge. So, sorry The September House, I have a new fav book for this year.

ETA: JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDN’T LOVE THIS BOOK MORE, I DISCOVERED THERE’S A REFERENCE TO THE MOVIE SPEED, ONE OF MY FAVORITE (AND TOTALLY UNDERRATED) MOVIES EVER, IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 😍😍😍

Cozy season-driven book focusing on self-discovery of a young, rare witch who is learning to use magic of all the seasons.

Had elements of a magical school with students divided into “houses” but not as fleshed out as Harry Potter and main character is so isolated from most of typical school happenings it’s as if she’s not really there.

Also elements of Avatar the Last Airbender and mastering skills

Appreciated the take home message about working together to overcome climate change and extreme weather. 

Enjoyed the bisexual representation and the Korean male love interest!

Pushing people away to try to protect them isn’t anything new and it didn’t feel like there was going to be anything but a happy ending; very forced high stakes that didn’t quite feel deserved at the end

Very innocent on the spice scale (they’re teenagers) so I wasn’t embarrassed to be listening to scenes at the airport

So god damn cute 

aw my first five star read of the year 🥺 so many quotable/relevant/heart wrenching sentences in this book, tears did fall. I adore the premise, witches and climate change? love it. I liked the plot and I thought it had good pacing. characters were great and I really enjoyed the MCs character growth.