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

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.