I just did not care about this setting. Honestly thought this would be mostly black people. The rural, puritan, cult setting is just not something I'm interested in. The "women" in the woods seem more supernatural in a grotesque way. While I'm curious about what happened, it's not enough to overcome my general disinterest. I was starting to get into it a little and then the main character started making stupid decisions and I was done, lol. 

That was fascinating. 

Inconsistent pacing but I like where the overall world building is going. I should've seen this coming but I didn't. No overarching evil bad guy. Probably because we had two plotlines going on here. I'm still curious about the original use for the bunker.

This was really great. I like that it's not one size fits all with root magic. And not a story moralizing good vs evil. I wasn't expecting it to be set in the 60s. I admit I didn't read the synopsis recently. I loved these kids and watching them do kid things even with everything going on around them made me want to protect them. Jez and Jay. I wasn't expecting to identify with their sibling dynamics. Picking fights because you know you're getting older and may not be as close anymore was super relatable. Even now I'm almost 40. There are themes of violent racism in here but I like that they don't take over the plot. Black people living their lives. It's not all segregation and whippings and slurs. And the root work. Loved it. I don't know that I could call myself a rootworker but this is a great example of it in fiction. There were some fantastical elements but nothing too fancy. Most of what's here is realistic. Quite honestly I could've been reading this child's diary for how realistic and full this world building was. Younger me is happy.

A lot of people cried in this one I hear. I didn't but maybe it's because I took a break reading these for awhile and I was reading other things at the same time. As usual everyone is scrambling around all in their emotions reacting to things. It's a wild ride. 

We dive deeper into the root work side of things. I also like that the world is expanded in many ways in this one. Not much actually happens and in that way it falls into middle book syndrome. Though I don't know if this will be a trilogy or more. There's a lot of conversations with both the living and the dead. Several new characters but they are easier to keep track of then all the scions and squires from the last book. One reminds me strongly of Jasper, lol. I absolutely love the historical and mythological elements. The "love triangle" is actually a triangle?! There's more to identify with for me personally in this one. Anyway, in most ways this feels like a stronger book. Looking forward to the next one. 

That was fun and I definitely want to jump into the next volume to find out more. You just get thrown straight into the story and it gets complex quickly with no explanation. But then you learn as the three siblings learn things. So it all makes sense in the end. 

I liked this better than I expected. I was interested in their lives after the first section really. Somewhat compelling in that way. It's until the very end you get the connectiong to Practical Magic, the movie. I haven't read that book so maybe there's more clues in it. I did cry a bit for Vincent and Haylin. A decent read.