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- Content warnings: Grief, Parental death, Abandonment, Anxiety
Homegrown Magic
by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos
Book 1 in Homegrown Magic
A cottagecore sapphic friends-to-lovers that wraps found family and plant magic around genuine emotional stakes, with a nonbinary MC whose identity is treated as normal rather than the plot.
goodreads 3.42/5 2,078 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length368 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- F/F
- Slow burn
- High
- Sweet / tender
- Comfort reread material
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- Slow seduction
- Found family feels
- Mutual pining
- First time / discovery
- Romantic fulfillment
- Gentle / romantic
- Feel-good
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Cozy fantasy
- Small town / village
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Second chance
- Cottage / cabin / homestead
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- Homecoming / small town return
- Forbidden love
- Secret relationship
- Found family
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Cozy
- Warm
- Light
- Low
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- Witch/mage
- Nonbinary main character or love interest (MC/LI)
- Heartwarming
- Whimsical
- Caretaker
- Sapphic
- Romantic
- Conversational
- Soft/gentle
- Queer
- Earnest
- Hopeful
- Magical
- Cottagecore
- Plant magic
- Garden witch energy
- Sapphic slow burn
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book