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TBR: So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

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Jill Baguchinsky’s So Witches We Became is a fierce queer YA horror standalone about a group of friends trapped on a cursed Florida island surrounded by a toxic, vengeful mist and a lurking, unseen beast. When high school senior Nell arrives for what should be a dream spring break, buried secrets and dark magic surface, forcing her and her friends to confront trauma, betrayal, and a curse that demands sacrifice.

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Bookish Essentials

Genre: Young Adult / Horror / LGBTQ
Series: Standalone Novel
Reading Age: 14+
Published: 2024
Pages: 365

From the Jacket of So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

“Skillfully crafted and sharply descriptive with horrifying imagery to spare… Powerfully angry and vengeance-laden, with terrifying and very human monsters.” –School Library Journal, starred review

A queer, feminist spin on Stephen King’s The Mist, this ode to female-rage is a perfect pick for fans of She Is a Haunting, and a reminder that if “boys will be boys”, girls will fight back.

For high school senior Nell and her friends, a vacation house on a private Florida island sounds like the makings of a dream spring break. But Nell brings secrets with her—secrets that fuse with the island’s tragic history, trapping them all with a curse that surrounds the island in a toxic, vengeful mist and the surrounding waters with an unseen, devouring beast.   

Getting out alive means risking her friendships, her sanity, and even her own life. In order to save herself and her friends, Nell will have to face memories she’d rather leave behind, reveal the horrific truth behind the encounter that changed her life one year ago, and face the shadow that’s haunted her since childhood.  

Easier said than done. But when Nell’s friends reveal that they each brought secrets of their own, a solution even more dangerous than the curse begins to take shape. Reading like a YA feminist spin on Stephen King’s The Mist, So Witches We Became is a diverse, queer horror about female friendship, the emotional aftermath of surviving assault, and how to find power in the shadows of your past. 

Step into your witchy power or be swallowed by the curse–the choice is yours.

Why So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky is on my TBR

Jill Baguchinsky’s So Witches We Became sold me when it describes itself as “reading like a YA feminist spin on Stephen King’s The Mist.” Set on a private island cursed by vengeful mist and something monstrous in the water, this story follows Nell and her friends as buried secrets, past trauma, and rage-fueled magic collide.

I love witchy stories that aren’t afraid to get dark, and this one sounds like it’s channeling grief, fury, and survival into something sharp and unforgettable. If it delivers even half of what it promises, I already know it’s going to hit hard.

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