This Coven Won't Break

By: Isabel Sterling

Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio

Isabel Sterling's gripping sequel to These Witches Don't Burn is equal parts sweet romance and thrilling mystery.

Hannah Walsh just wants to finish high school.

It’s her senior year, so she should be focusing on classes and hanging out with her new girlfriend, Morgan. But it turns out surviving a murderous Witch Hunter doesn’t exactly qualify as a summer vacation, and now the rest of the Hunters seem more intent on destroying her magic than ever.

Of course, Hannah knows a thing or two about juggling romance and recon missions, so when she learns the Hunters have armed themselves with a serum capable of taking out entire covens at once, she doesn’t think twice about helping. Hannah could be the best shot at finally defeating the Hunters. After all, she’s one of the only Witches to escape a Hunter with her magic intact. Or so everyone believes…

As the Hunters get dangerously close to their final target, and Hannah is at risk of losing everything she’s ever known, will all the witches in Salem be enough to stop an enemy determined to destroy magic for good?

©2020 Isabel Sterling (P)2020 Listening Library

Critic reviews

2021 ALA Rainbow Book List

Entertaining, Infuriating, and Encompassing

The follow up to These Witches Don’t Burn was much better than I thought it would be. The story was engrossing EVEN if I forgot a few times that the main character is a teen and is discovering on the fly the blurred lines between doing the right thing and for whom.
People get to have representation & I’m still a firm believer that literature and captivating stories can all lead to a different tomorrow.

THIS WAS AMAZING

I finished this audiobook in a day and a half.
Usually I like listening in my car, but I just couldn't wait any longer.
This book is perfect and narrator is great in both audiobooks.
I just wish this wasn't the last installement in this series!!

Excellent Sequel!

Again, the performance was superb and the story checked all the boxes. What makes this special is the combination of how the author captures the voice of Hannah, a teen on the verge of adulthood, dealing with grief and fear and love and a slew of other emotions, and the narrator delivers so convincingly.

Witches, lesbians and magic!

Wish there were more books like this. I think I liked book 1 better but regardless!

Even better than book One!

Phenomenal young adult fantasy! I loved the version of Salem the author created. The queer representation made the story even better.

A Fantastic book

I enjoyed this book, but let me be perfectly queer. This book needed more puns

I cant wait for more of her books

another great book from Isabella sterling! not going to give any spoilers but the ending was so suspenseful. I waited 6 months for this book to come out and once again very pleased with her books. I'll be getting more of her books for sure!

It’s good.

It’s a good YA book with magic, and makes queer characters more normalized while still showing how Hunter Regs hate and want to kill whatever is diffident from them as a parallel for acceptance of people. The main cast and side characters have representation across the board except for Asian Americans.

The first book in the series was good and I read this one right after. It started off strong but mid way it lulled and I took a few breaks or lost interest for a little bit. I’m glad I stuck it out as the last 12-15 chapters pick it back up.

There’s not overly perfect ending - it’s more realistic than a happily every after. And leaves room for another book.

There were definitely secret circle and motherland fort Salem vibes to it. If there’s a third book that features college and more blood witch background that would cool and I would read that.

I think I like that at least you get some understanding behind the why for the big bad boss, though maybe another one will go into Mid level bad bosses. And it did show just how messed up parents and culture and society can shape people from early on.

Awesome books!

I loved both books in this series! They got very intense in some chapters, causing my blood pressure to rise...And then they caused me to cry in other chapters... The author really developed all of the characters VERY well. And the narrator really brought all of them to life. It was a great collaboration! I recommend this series!

Enjoying

I have really enjoyed these books. It has a little something for everyone. Magic. Mystery. Romance. Friendship. Easy story to get into.