Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire

De: Don Martin

Narrado por: Jennifer Hale

WELCOME TO FOXFIRE

The rules here are simple:

Don’t look in the trees.

Don’t whistle in the woods at night.

Don’t answer if you hear your name called.

And remember . . . everything wants.

Verity Vox is a witch-in-training who has never met a problem her spells can’t solve. But when a cryptic plea for help sends her to the forgotten coal mining town of Foxfire, she soon learns even magic has its limits.

Verity discovers a curse was laid years ago by a traveling magician who vanished into the ancient Appalachian hills to seek greater power. Crops won’t grow. Bellies go hungry. Even treasured possessions fall apart. What’s worse, people have gone missing amidst rumors that they’ve sought out the magician who is lying in wait for those foolish or desperate enough to strike a deal with him.

The witch must break the curse, find a missing girl, and solve the mystery of what’s really under the mountain before the town falls forever into the clutches of the monster lurking in the hills.

©2025 Don Martin (P)2025 Listening Library

An amazing read!

I LOVED this book. I appreciate the care and thought that were put into so many of the details. My favorite details being those that described witchcraft and how it ties back to the land (and the moon!). The prose and language used in the story are just beautiful.

The narrator is FANTASTIC. Her easy cadence made this such an enjoyable read. The only critique, and the reason for docking one star, is because she didn’t pronounce Appalachian correctly at the beginning of the book. I KNOW that may seem silly, but as someone who lives in Appalachia I can attest that we are sensitive and easily riled by this very thing. Otherwise it was a perfect performance.

an unsuspecting beautiful read

a debut novel with a beautiful depth and surprising grip on my attention and heart... easily going down as a new favorite YA novel!!

A heartfelt and beautiful book

I bought this because I'm a fan of the writer, but it's honestly one of the best books I've read all year. it reminded me of the fun I had reading the Harry Potter books as a kid. It's a warm, welcoming and hopeful book about the challenges of finding your place and I look forward to reading it again and again.

Cozy, witchy, oozing with small town charm

I’m obsessed. It is beautifully written and narrated. I just wish it was longer and there were 12 more of them. By the end I was crying like a baby even at the acknowledgments.

Absolutely Magical

A magical world you can lose yourself in without a problematic author. I can't wait for the next one!

Absolutely fantastic

Honestly this was even better than I expected. I loved the beauty of the story. The beauty of the characters. And the beauty of the land. This book was a sweet adventure. The narrator was excellent

Familiar and yet new and exciting

Don built a world that felt both familiar and yet was new and kept me on the edge of my seat. I love the simple power of this book that calls on something magical in all of us. Fantastic!

A Western Witch story

I loved this book and couldn’t stop listening. I don’t honestly know of any stories I’ve ever read of witchcraft in a western setting and really enjoyed the storyline. I’m typically very good at spotting the resolution but this one had me guessing until the very end.

wonderful!

such a great story! it's filled with great characters and a meaningful story. i want more!

Entirely amazing

This book was a flashback to they types of books that got me reading in the first place. the story was rich and well thought out. The characters were multifaceted and experienced growth. There were great references to real life situations as well as other folklore of the world. It was simply amazing and a joy to read!