When Autumn Leaves by Amy S. Foster7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Withdrawn and sometimes invisible (literally) to the town, she is overtaken by a spell at the annual winter solstice party and loses the ability to speak, from that point on singing everything she needs to say. ![]() When a sister in the ancient coven of Jaen comes to tell Autumn it’s time to leave her post, she’s given a list of Avening residents from which she must choose a coven of 13 and a leader. Though individual abilities are generally kept secret, and the town seems like any other, all that magic lends the air a certain electricity. Located on an island in the Pacific Northwest, Avening is one of those idyllic spots with cozy bookstores and cafes-and, in this case, a rather high proportion of residents with special gifts: astral projection, mind-reading, invisibility, spell-casting, that sort of thing. The precise significance of Autumn’s residence in the village of Avening isn’t clear until the end, but it’s evident from the beginning that she loves her quirky town (the novel’s most appealing element) and all its mysteries. Small-town witch looks for her replacement. ![]()
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