praise for The Witch Haven
"Smith opens a trick door between bruising history and glittering fantasy, to a place that will leave you drunk on secrets and dreaming of magic (and murder). The Witch Haven is spectacular, singular, and spellbinding." -Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue
"A beautiful story filled with sisterhood, mystery, and interesting magic. This book will keep you turning the page with immersive prose and clever, memorable characters. I will be dreaming about this story for a long time." -Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep
"As dark and lush as it is utterly enrapturing, The Witch Haven is sure to enchant." -Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching
"A positively spellbinding debut. Smith has crafted a delectably immersive mystery packed with magic, enchantment, and an absolute powerhouse cast of women." -Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth
“Sasha Peyton Smith’s debut draws you in with its mystery and magic and doesn’t let go. Frances is a powerful, angry girl full of grief and salt that readers will love to root for. THE WITCH HAVEN is a must-read for anyone looking for a hangover cure to Cassandra Clare’s THE INFERNAL DEVICES and their next addicting read.” - Ashley Poston, author of the national bestseller Geekerella
“THE WITCH HAVEN is a dazzling debut -- a wonderfully thrilling, sinister take on a secret school for witches. Sasha Peyton Smith deftly balances a nuanced exploration of loss with a page-turning magical romp through 1911 NYC. I grieved, raged, and swooned right alongside Frances.” - Jessica Spotswood, author of The Cahill Witch Chronicles and The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls
“One of the best new books of 2021” -Popsugar
One of Uppercase YA’s “Big Books of Summer”
“The Witch Haven is a riveting debut. Smith is a skilled wordsmith. Her writing sings as her vivid style pops off the page…Historical fiction and fantasy readers alike will appreciate the world she constructs as she seamlessly weaves the two genres together.” -Nerds and Beyond
“…A fast-paced adventure that mixes one part murder investigation with two parts historical drama and a dash of romance, then puts it all in a magical boarding school full of young witches…the end result is surprisingly great, giving us a story that is like almost nothing else in YA fantasy right now.” -Culturess