Witch lit is the latest book trend enticing women in… here’s what Christians should know

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Lauren Windle delves into the ‘witch lit’ book craze that promises to empower women but often does so at the expense of Christianity.

My mum, a wonderful God-fearing woman, forbid my sister and I from reading Harry Potter. I was nine years old and my sister was eleven when J K Rowling released the first of her series. It was put straight onto the banned list along with The Worst Witch, The Demon Headmaster and any book in the Goosebumps series. I was gutted.

When I got a bit older, I did read the books and these days my mum has softened to the stories of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – although she’s still not enamoured by the franchise. It’s for this reason that I didn’t tell her about my latest read; The Witches of Vardø. A highly popular novel released last year, The Witches of Vardø is the latest in a long line of “Witch Lit” books which has seen a steep rise in popularity.

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