The Library of Botanical Witchcraft

a whimsical, light academia fantasy about magical plants, dusty books and blossoming love

De: Jasmine Wigham

A plant-loving librarian and a standoffish witch team up to cure a botanical curse in this whimsical and charming fantasy perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Spellshop.
The Evergreen Conservatoire of Botanical Witchcraft is off limits to anyone without magical gifts.

But Thalia Sylvestre has just landed herself a prestigious job as an assistant in Evergreen's library, granting her rare access to this unique repository of botanical witchlore.

It's Thalia's perfect job: to be surrounded by gilded tomes of magic and enchanted plants with minds of their own. Most importantly, it gives her the resources she needs to research, in secret, a cure for the curse that afflicts her twin sister Hebe.

If only the place wasn't teeming with troublesome witches. Witches like August Hawthorne, a post-graduate student from a distinguished line of magical botanists. August is standoffish and clearly disdainful of Thalia. But his research could be the key to helping Hebe - if Thalia can stop acting so flustered around him for long enough to find out.

As Thalia and August grow closer, time is running out for Hebe. But within Evergreen are secrets yet to be unearthed . . .

If you love:

📚 Books
🌱 Plants
✨ Magic & whimsy
🎓 Light academia
💖 Blossoming romance

. . . then you'll be spellbound by The Library of Botanical Witchcraft!

Praise for Jasmine Wigham's enchanting writing:
'High action and intricate plot twists are woven through the magical tapestry that Wigham conjures here, but the real sorcery comes from how she brings the characters and their relationships to vivid life . . . spellbinding' Kirkus Reviews

Reader reviews for Jasmine's novel Cradle of Secrets:

'I fell in love with the characters . . . The book flowed really well and I read it in two separate sittings because I just couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Fans of found family, misfit monster fighters and/or the Penny Dreadful TV show will adore the beginning of Jasmine Wigham's gothic fantasy series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'As soon as I started I couldn't put it down . . . I loved the detailed descriptions throughout which allow you to fully immerse yourself in the book and really brought the characters to life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐©2026 Jasmine Wigham (P)2026 Headline Publishing Group Limited