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What it's about
After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie, a woman who has always played it safe, moves from Manhattan to a picture-perfect village upstate to teach. Her new apartment is lovely, apart from all the spiders. Then she meets Sophie, a beautiful, magnetic woman who wants to be her friend, and who may be a witch.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a cozy, funny witchy horror novel.
You'll love it if you liked
Such Sharp Teeth
Play Nice
The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesGood to know
It's light and only mildly scary.
By the numbers
- Readers0 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Why it made the list
Reads as
Dark, Gripping
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Quick answers
Is Cackle worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 49.2 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Cackle about?
After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie, a woman who has always played it safe, moves from Manhattan to a picture-perfect village upstate to teach. Her new apartment is lovely, apart from all the spiders. Then she meets Sophie, a beautiful, magnetic woman who wants to be her friend, and who may be a witch.
How long does it take to read Cackle?
About 8 hours (305 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Cackle?
If you liked it, try Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison, Play Nice by Rachel Harrison or The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna.