Reluctant Witch
A Course in Magic, Book 2

Name: Reluctant Witch
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Melissa Marr
ISBN: 9781250387318

Author: Melissa Marr

Series: Course in Magic #2

Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Max Meyers

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 04/01/2025

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Lgbtq+, Contemporary

Synopsis

The Magicians meets One Last Stop in the sequel to Remedial Magic by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr!

After discovering she's a witch and being whisked away to the magical land of Crenshaw, Ellie wants nothing more than to spend time with her new wife, Prospero, who has magically altered Ellie's memories to convince her of exactly that.

Prospero herself is guilt-wracked after erasing Ellie's memories and being forced into a sham marriage with the woman she loves for real. But Crenshaw is dying, poisoned by Prospero's enemies who want their community to return to the human world, and she will do anything to save it.

The most powerful witch in anyone's memory is in Prospero's home, in her bed, with no idea that she's a prisoner there... yet.

As the very fabric of their world is being destroyed, Ellie and Prospero must find a way to work together and save the world, and themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.

About Melissa Marr

Melissa Marr writes fiction for adults, teens, and children. Her books have been translated into over 28 languages and been bestsellers in the US (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal) as well as overseas. Wicked Lovely, her debut novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller and evolved into an internationally bestselling multi-book series with a myriad of accolades. If she's not writing, you can find her in a kayak or on a trail with her wife.

About Max Meyers

Max Meyers (AEA/SAG-AFTRA) is a multi-hyphenate storyteller with training in classical and musical theatre and a deep commitment to facilitating expansion of the artist inside each of us through their creative work. An Audie Award-Winning Narrator and recipient of several AudioFile Earphones Awards, they have recorded over 60 titles since beginning this work in 2021. Their narration style can be described as warm, engaging, and dynamic; flexible to fit stories across genres, genders, ages, languages, and dialects. They have a particular passion for the surreal, subversive, and countercultural, as well as an interest in natural science, history, and trauma informed healing practices. Outside of their narration work, Max’s music can be found on your favorite streaming platform. For more information, visit maxmeyersonline.com @heyitsmaxmeyers

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 12, 2025

The narration is good. Dual Narration - Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Max Meyers I had a very hard time connecting to the characters. I did not realize this is told in 3rd person POV The story line is decent but I just struggled with the POV. I do think you need to read the books in order. This is the seco......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on March 21, 2025

I loved this book! I wish to thank Emily Honer from Bramble who sent me a beautifully formatted email with a widget for this title. I’ve been wanting to try Melissa Marr since way back when Wicked Lovely came out, so finding an invitation to read this lovely (and it is lovely, the cover art is exqui......more

Goodreads review by Chira on April 03, 2025

This picks up immediately after the end of Remedial Magic, with the fallout of all of the memory-altering that Prospero had to do and marriage deals everyone had to make to continue to live in Crenshaw. A lot of the issues I had with Remedial Magic are still here - while there is a lot of back and fo......more

Goodreads review by Mirandy on May 04, 2025

I did not realize this book was a sequel, otherwise I probably would have read the first book before this one. That being said, I was still able to keep up with most of the plot, which continues from the last book. This book starts with Prospero erasing Ellie’s memories and replacing them with the be......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on March 18, 2025

Reluctant Witch Honest ARC Review: The Magicians meets One Last Stop in this sequel to Remedial Magic, by Melissa Marr. Ellie recently discovered that she was a witch, only to be pulled away to Crenshaw. Ellie hopes to have time to enjoy her new marriage to Prospero, however, she is unable to do so,......more

Quotes

Praise for Remedial Magic:

"A fairy tale with very sharp thorns"--Booklist

"Deep worldbuilding and a large, lively cast...will have Marr's fans clamoring for book two"--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Graveminder:

“Plan ahead to read this one, because you won’t be able to put it down! Haunting, captivating, brilliant!” —Library Journal (starred review)

“Marr serves up a quirky dark fantasy fashioned around themes of fate, free will—and zombies. . . . Well-drawn characters and their dramatic interactions keep the tale loose and lively.” —Publishers Weekly

“Marr does a great job with the mythology of her new world, her prose is as seamless as ever, and if the events described above weren't enough, she slips in a half-dozen or so other subplots that only enrich the main storyline that much more.” —The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

“Melissa Marr has the rare talent of making deeply weird things seem perfectly normal, and making perfectly normal things seem deeply weird.” —io9

“No one builds worlds like Melissa Marr.” —Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series

“If anyone can put the goth in Southern Gothic, it’s Melissa Marr.” —NPR