Critical Praise

"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

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

——The Washington Post