Read if you like:
Witchy Tales
Honey
Curses
Sapphic frenemies to cursed lovers
Magic-lite
Cottage core settings
Practical Magic (book and/or movie)

I'm not entirely sure how honey is the opposite of ash (Honey=honey bees=bees bring life? Ash= the aftermath of burning=death?) But this was such a sweet, cozy-adjacent, cottage core, witchy read that I don't even give a bother!
The Practical Magic comps are on-point, mainly in the smaller details/themes yet just different enough, like paying homage to the witchy women/authors of our youths (well mine anyway). The story was indeed fast paced, which I was fine with. The focus fell more on Marigold and her personal growth and relationships versus the magic system. And VIBES. It was light and cozy with the perfect amount of suspense to keep the storey moving. There is even a spicey lil scene that literally made me gasp. Shocked.
I waited soo long to read the ARC that I was able to listen to the audiobook in tandem. And I HIGHLY reccomend it as well- Mia Hutchinson Shaw killed it!
Can't wait for the movie