Book guide
The Book of Gothel
The witch from Rapunzel finally tells the story history buried.
GenresFantasyHistorical
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyRetellingHistoricalRetelling
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About The Book of Gothel
Haelewise, the woman later remembered as Mother Gothel, tells a version of Rapunzel shaped by forbidden magic, medieval Germany and the dangers facing women who know too much. Set around the mysterious refuge of Gothel, the novel reclaims the fairy tale from the witch’s point of view.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- violence
- injury
- death
- ableism
- misogyny
- sexual assault
- rape
- threat of rape
- pregnancy
- childbirth
- miscarriage
- death of parent
- infant death
- torture mention
- child neglect
- antisemitism
- suicide
- abortion reference
- stillbirth reference
- stoning reference
