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.
★ "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
