this is the second book in a series (first book is these witches don't burn!!!) so there's not too much I can say without spoiling the first book, but this is about Hannah who is from a family of elemental witches who live in Salem (from the witch trials!!!) and it's about the witchy shenanigans with her, her friends and her ex gf and this book continues that story. first I just want to say: I LOVE THIS WORLD. this is such a cool magic system (there are three different types of witches, elementals who draw their power/can control the elements, castors who can make potions and blood witches that can do like body magic??? but they need your blood to be able to use their magic on you). these magical communities are just so believable, there are different cultures for each type of witch as well as different stereotypes that each of the different types of witches put onto each other. small details like how elementals mostly congregate in covens that usually have the same families but castors have different spell "languages" depending on region is so so cool!!!! this was a duology so there's nothing else in this series but I would LOVE another story in this same universe just because I think this magic system is awesome! okay onto the actual story. I think this was a great continuation from the first book but by god is the main character annoying as fuck😭😭 I thought she was bad last time but man!!! girl shut up!! girl stop lying!!! that part during the raid.... iykyk.... and then she's like it's all my fault nooo I'm so sad and I'm just like😑😑 yes girl it is your fault. god. I think this just soured the novel for me. I did really think that her relationship with Morgan was sweet and I was sad that we didn't see as much of veronica this time, I loved their dynamic and I love that they stayed friends! always good to see cal but I thought that the detective being such a main player and a father figure for hannah and cal was a bit forced and I wasn't super emotional about it. I think the main conflict was really well done and I really liked a peak behind the curtain of the "evil people" (sorry I don't want to spoil) and show how this ideaology forms and is perpetuated. I saw the plot twist coming from a mile away which was a bit boring but on the whole I did enjoy this and I liked it more than the first book. 3.75 stars