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Bezig met laden... How to Hang a Witchdoor Adriana Mather
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The author, herself a descendant of the famous witch trial judge, Cotton Mather, has written a novel about a Mather descendant who moves back to her ancestral home of Salem, MA and is faced with the descendants of the witches who were hanged. This book was a really fun, quick read. I liked the descriptions of Salem. The characters were likeable. The plot has romance, graveyards, a secret library, old grimoires, mean girls, a ghost, good witches and bad witches and a believable main character... all the ingredients for a supernatural teen romance. It is a very enjoyable way to pass a weekend. My one critique is that the plot involving the ghost's fiancee becomes a bit muddled by the end, which I really can't discuss more in depth without ruining it for you. Suffice to say, I still don't really understand the mechanics of how that plot line ultimately worked. Yes, I get that witchcraft was involved, but I think the jump from the past to the present could have been more clearly explained. ( ) Paranormal YA is not really my kind of book so if you do like that sort of thing, you would probably give this a higher rating. I did find the parallels between the historic Salem witch trials and present day high school bullying compelling if rather heavy handed. Adriana Mather, the author, did the narration and did a fine job (not always the case of author-narrated books). DNF at page 150 Why I DNF'd--The writing, the ghost, the M/C. I was SO excited to get this book at BEA. It was a top priority going in because WITCHES!!! And SALEM!!! But ughhh this one was so hard to read. The writing, I felt, was not up to par. The main character was constantly in her own head and telling us every little stupid snarky thing she was thinking. I don't need to know that you thought "Yeah right" and then all the reasons you can't say "Yeah right" to a whoever. I KNOW why you don't want to or can't say certain things to certain people because I am not stupid. So please Samantha, stop treating me like I'm stupid. Let's talk about the love interest(s)-- First off, the neighbor boy (who she meets in the first 2 pages) was a combo of 2 tropes I am so bored of. 1-- Sam instantly acts like she hates him, but it's totally obvious she thinks he's dreamy. 2-- he comes on super strong and tells her he likes within the first 2 conversations he has with her. UGHHHH- stop telling the girl you like her right after you meet her. The whole kissing thing was another disaster that added to my frustration. THEN a ghost romance started happening and I was like ????? I was fully prepared for maybe witches, but not witches and ghosts. Just no. This had the potential to be a favorite book for me. The setting is awesome, the story has potential, but the writing needs a lot of work. A lot. My Blog: geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Follows fifteen-year-old Samantha Mather, who has moved to Salem with her stepmother 300 years after her family hanged witches there, to find she is ostracized by the witch descendants at school, as she unravels the lost secrets of the hangings and her family. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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