A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES

Grace Gray narrates this WWII historical fantasy from the perspectives of three characters: Lydia Polk, a British woman who recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Witches; Rebecca Gagne, a Jewish resistance fighter in France; and Henry Boudreaux, a Haitian American art historian with a little magic of his own. Lydia must enlist the help of Rebecca and Henry to obtain a dark-magic grimoire capable of mass destruction before a coven of Nazi witches claims it. Gray is an absolute master of accents. She accurately portrays Lydia with the voice of an educated Londoner, Rebecca with the accent of a native French speaker, and various characters with German accents, to name a few. Henry's voice, in particular, is striking. Gray ensures that he sounds male yet mild-mannered, and she portrays the character's Black New Orleans identity in a respectful way. S.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2025]