This book was disappointing but mainly because the title was intriguing, the cover is cool and the concept sounds great. Who doesn't love a gang of witches? But instead I almost never finished this book.

So the witch trials have been equaled to McCarthyism, now it's to bullying. Okay, as 25 year who did get treated like an outsider in school, I didn't get that till the author note at the end. I think in theory it could work, especially as they are several works that successfully equaled to slut-shaming and the Salem witch trials did involve grudges.

I would be curious to know what someone who was raised in Salem thinks of this book, I can't imagine there's a world where teenagers as whole care so much about their hometown's historical practices. But also I don't think the internet exists this universe somehow, but mobiles do. I guess the answer is magic.

The main character is fifteen and the writing that matches that quality, as in I would 15 wrote while bored in English. It's on the younger side of YA (and not saying that as bad thing but pointing out there lack of younger YA leaning being published).

This also has lacklustre love interests, with a love interest. I think the thing is that characters are really unlikable by their worlds and actions.

For example, This is how Mrs Meriwether is introduced.
"'Uh, Everyone calls me Sam.'
'Nonsense. That's a boy's name. Now, aren't you pretty. Too Skinny, though.' She [Mrs Meriwether] steps back to get proper look. 'We'll fix that in no time.' She laughs a full, tinkling laugh.
I smile, even though I'm not sure she she's complimenting me. There's something infectious about her happiness.'
After her refusing to call Sam by her preferred name, Sam defends her but behaviour doesn't get better till further into the book.

I think the author might be setting her up as possible villain but I'm really not sure, as Sam never once suspects her of anything.

Most of the characters get introduction like this. Also Sam calls someone a horse, and by someone I mean her rival for one of the love interest. "She's pretty, in that equestrienne way." Even being in Sam's head, I have no idea why she feels the way she does. So by the time we got to that very early part of the novel, I kinda just done. But I kept going.

I don't think I will read the sequel, as I got this book from the library and my library doesn't have it. It tries and it debut, so maybe give Adriana Mather another chance in the future if provides an interesting plot.