Overall Take:
This is a spooky and witchy read with dual timelines and I adored them
Star Rating:
4.5 Stars
Genre:
Spooky Witchy Book
Synopsis
Clem gets a horrible call, and one that all parents would dread. Her 19-year-old daughter is in the intensive burn unit in a coma. When she wakes, she doesn’t recognize her name, but insists she is someone else.
Clem travels to the site of her daughter’s accident and learns the answer may lie in a dark secret of history involving a women who was wrongly accused of witchcraft.
Can Clem figure out what’s wrong with her daughter?
Thoughts:
What a great book for spooky season. C.J. Cook writes amazing atmospheric, haunting reads, and this book was no different. I really enjoyed the dual timelines and multiple POV’s. The past POV was my favorite and I love reading about Alison and her trial as a witch. It is just so horrifying that so many were persecuted as witches, because they were misunderstood. I had recently read a non-fiction book about trials and witches, so this was a nice follow up to that. Since I had just read this book, I could tell that the author had done their research and really paid attention to how real witches were treated, which was a nice treat. The author’s note really sealed the deal for me The present POV was interesting, and I also enjoyed reading it. I do think that some of the cursory POV’s were a little distracting, and I wasn’t exactly sure how they added to the story, but overall, there weren’t so many that it really took away from the story or upset me immensely.
I followed along with this one on audio and really enjoyed the experience. The narrator did a nice job with the book and nailed the characters.
Publication Date:
October 8, 2024
Author:
C.J. Cooke
Page Length:
384 pages
Publisher:
Berkley Pub, PRHAudio
Thank you to:
Thank you to the publisher @berkleypub @prhaudio and @netgalley for the e-arc and @prhaudio for the audiobook. All thoughts are my own
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