Our Crooked Hearts has a lot of suspense, adrenaline and witchcraft. Now, I don’t read many books on anything related to magic so this one took me by surprise when I actually started liking it. We also have a mother daughter relationship that takes the centre stage amidst the interesting storyline. It has all the necessary elements to make it a best seller and I can’t wait to read more by Melissa.

Seventeen year old Ivy is in a complicated relationship with her mother, a woman of eccentric personality and one who is quite hard to read. There’s something unsaid and heavy that hangs between them as Ivy watched her mother overcome by strange moods now and then. One night, while coming home from a party,Ivy spots a naked woman in the middle of the road. After lending her shirt to her, Ivy still can’t stop thinking about the woman once she’s back home. She looked almost like a dream. This event is just the beginning of Ivy’s journey in becoming someone whom she can barely recognise.

The book is narrated from the perspective of both Ivy and her mother, Dana. While Dana speaks of her own growing up years and her stint at being a witch, Ivy narrates her present life. Both their stories eventually meet somewhere in the middle of the book and everything falls into place. What I really liked about the story was how women centric the entire plot is. The characters, both the good and bad ones are equally interesting. The writing is crisp, straight to the point and the book length too is just the right amount. For someone who doesn’t enjoy reading about witchcraft and magic, this one was quite something.

I really recommend this book. Thanks for the copy @penguinindia