Book guide
Juniper & Thorn
A young witch trapped by her father’s tyranny must face monsters inside and outside the family home.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyRetellingDark FantasyRetellingDark FantasyDark magicGothic FantasyRetellingGothic FantasyFamily curseGothic FantasyDark magicHorrorCreature featureHorrorFamily curseHorrorWitch
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About Juniper & Thorn
In this gothic retelling of The Juniper Tree, Marlinchen and her sisters are among the last witches in a city turning from magic to industry. Dominated by their abusive wizard father and surrounded by monsters, Marlinchen begins a desperate search for identity, freedom, and love.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- gore
- body horror
- child sexual abuse
- incest
- cannibalism
- antisemitism
- xenophobia
- scientific racism
- physical abuse by family
- psychological abuse by family
- gaslighting
- self-harm
- suicidal ideation
- bulimia
- vomiting
- animal death
