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Book Review

Ssai Sukumar —

How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather is an absolute page turner.

Mather merges the current reality with the brutal and haunting history of Salem and presents a thrilling story of a young girl who gets caught up in a feud with a group of girls who identify as Descendants, and comes face to face with an angry but handsome ghost. Samantha Mather, who has newly moved to Salem, which was known for its inhumane witch trials, is forced to confront the mysterious yet shocking history of her ancestors and decides to work with the ghost and the Descendants to stop the chain of deaths in Salem that she was somehow responsible for without realising. The author takes the reader through a journey of mystery, terror, adventure and romance while uncovering the history of early modern American. If you want to enter a realm where witchcraft is real and learn the horrific history that is a stain on humankind all while reading a fantasy novel, pick this book up today.