I Want Candy by Azzurra Nox
A family of witches. A girl in love.
Hidden away in an old, dilapidated Victorian home, the Dresden witches have been making their prized candies for years. Their secret ingredient would make most people squeamish, but for Lollipop it’s just another typical day at home. Lolli spends her days making candies and longing for her classmate Stella. As her infatuation for Stella deepens, Lollipop begins to question her loyalty to her family. Will she choose love or will she do anything it takes to preserve the Dresden legacy at any costs? Does she have what it takes to be the next head witch or will her powers never be strong enough?
Stella Morris has recently moved to Arcana, California after a tragic incident involving her mother. Stella is both beautiful and popular, but she harbors a darkness in her that threatens to make her whole world come undone.
This coming of age queer romance is drenched in blood and sugar.
CanadaA Sweet Treat With A Devilish Bite
A deliciously twisted tale about a young witchy woman finding her destiny. I Want Candy takes the reader on a journey with Lolli, a young girl moving toward womanhood fast, and finding herself torn between her love for her family and her attraction for Stella, a girl at her school. Her family, a clan of witches, are a loveable bunch. They make the most delicious candy, gummy hearts from the most gruesome ingedients. As their hold over Lolli tightens, she finds them stifling at times and struggles with her place in life. As the story unfolds, the twists and turns are dark and surprising. Lolli begins to find out who she really is. The reader is immersed in a witchy world where terrifying and gory things happen. You will find yourself gripping the page, dying to know what Lolli will do. *** A sweet treat with a devilish bite ***
United StatesWitchy and gory
This isn't your typical witch story and Lollipop Dresden didn't your typical witch. I Want Candy is about a matriarchal family of witches that originated in Germany before they moved to California. Now, the family supports themselves by making candies but unbeknownst to their customers they use human collagen to do so. But I Want Candy isn't only a story about witches, but also a love story. Lollipop, the protagonist is in love with her classmate Stella, who also has some deep trauma to overcome. This was very twisty and gothic and different from the usual witch novels I've read in the past. Some scenes were very scary and some of the creepy images will stick with me for a while. Don't be fooled by the tag of being a queer romance (it is) but it's also a solid horror.