“Heartwarming and full of wit. Kvita’s debut casts an irresistible spell!” — Rosalie M. Lin, author of Daughter of Calamity
“An Unlikely Coven is crackling with mystical action and romantic tension. I was rooting for Joan and her coven all the way to the jaw-dropping finale.” —Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments
“An Unlikely Coven is a wild romp through the backstreets of New York like you’ve never seen her. Full of witty banter, magical mayhem, and friends in high (and low) places, it’s a must read for urban fantasy lovers!” —Shay Kauwe, author of The Killing Spell
“Hand Kvita’s debut to fans of witchy reads, especially those looking for fantasy featuring queer and BIPOC characters” — Library Journal

“An impressively assured urban fantasy [that] packs a paranormal punch” — Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Kvita has woven a lush, magical realm that feels both familiar and refreshing. Set in the hubbub of modern-day New York City, AM Kvita’s An Unlikely Coven is a heartrending and heart-mending adventure centered on chosen family, slow-burning sapphic heroines and self-acceptance.” — BookPage
“Charming and utterly unputdownable. An Unlikely Coven is the perfect combination between sparkling humor and cosmic stakes, set within a magical New York City that unfolds to reveal an ingenious new world.” —Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
“Personalities clash, feelings are felt, and great magic is discovered. Kvita, in their debut, has written a wonderfully charming start to a new series for readers of funny fantasy with rich world building.” —Booklist
“Reading An Unlikely Coven feels like coming home. Featuring my favorite found family, an electrifying supernatural New York City, and a plot that doesn’t slow down for even a second, this is a hilarious and heartwarming start to a spellbinding series. AM Kvita is a talent to behold.” —S. Hati, author of And the Sky Bled
The outcast daughter of a powerful family of witches returns home to New York City and is immediately embroiled in a supernatural power struggle in this wickedly funny fantasy debut from AM Kvita.
After seven long years, Joan is finally returning home.
Unfortunately, her family totally forgot about it.
The outcast daughter of a powerful witch family, Joan’s homecoming is lukewarm at best, but soon turns disastrous when news hits that someone has created a spell that can turn an ordinary human into a powerful witch, threatening the balance of the magical world and the Greenwood’s place at the top of it.
When her best friend confesses that he has secretly, accidentally, saved this human-turned-witch from an uncertain fate, Joan is thrust headfirst into a desperate race to undo the spell before it does permanent damage to its unwilling host.
Soon, Joan finds herself drawn deeper into the heart of the city’s magic, into an uncertain alliance with a (very attractive) family rival, and far beyond the limits of everything she thought her own magic capable of.
Welcome home, Joan Greenwood.
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- New York Public Library, “Spooked by Love: New Fantasy & Paranormal Romances to Put a Spell on You”
- Nerd Daily, Q&A: AM Kvita, Author of An Unlikely Coven
- BookRiot, It’s Witchy, It’s Queer, It’s Laugh-Out-Loud Hilarious
- Geek Girl Authority, New Release Radar: New Books Coming Out on October 28
- Geeky Waffle, Book Review: An Unlikely Coven
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- Podcast: Book Riot/All the Books!: Review Round-Up
- USA Today, Cozy up with 8 fall books that feel like ‘Gilmore Girls’ and ‘Practical Magic’
- BookRiot, Stories of Queer Witches and Wizards
- Reactor, All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in October 2025
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