I’m not usually one for ghosts and witches but I figured I’d try this one anyways, since quite often old 1600’s witch trials were a complete farce. This, however was a legitimate witch and ghost story, but I didn’t feel like it was all that creepy or eerie. 

The storyline was interesting, going back and forth in the two timelines and I thought the build up was well done. I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style - it just felt kind of flat, at least for Megan’s timeline, and some of the dialogue felt unnatural or mechanical. 

The ghosts depicted in the book supposedly sent people screaming in terror but I never got that from the writing. They felt more like a weird interruption without much description to back up the declared emotional reaction. Susanna’s chapters were more fleshed out and better described, though the characters across the board felt fairly inconsistent. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.