Critical Praise

"[A] ferocious, spellbinding story...completely mesmerizing...April Witch will possess you and make you see the world through different eyes."

——The Washington Post

"Both dreamlike and gritty...Axelsson's irresistible story combines suspense with the supernatural, setting up a haunting confrontation between a soaring mind and a body shackled by disease, family and society....Readers will be disturbed and exhilarated. Bottom line: Bewitching."

——People

"Axelsson has a bone-deep understanding of completely convincing characters. Rendered in fluid, rewarding prose, April Witch offers insight and beauty on every page. I'm recommending it to everyone I know."

——Mary Doria Russell, author of The Sparrow and Children of God