How to Hang a Witch

Today’s post is on How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather. It is 350 pages long and is published by Ember. The cover is blue with a young girl looking at the reader through a window with the title written on it. There is mild foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this novel. The intended reader is someone who likes young adult horror. The story is told from third person close of the main character Samantha. There Be Spoilers Ahead

From the back of the book- Being the new girl is tough. Being the new girl in Salem could be deadly.

Samantha Mather has just moved to Salem, Massachusetts- the site of the infamous Witch Trials. It will be tough for anyone to start over in the middle of high school, but when your great-great-great (and add a few more greats to that) grandfather was the one putting the accused witches on trial, your family reputation has a way of proceeding you. So Sam isn't entirely surprised when she's targeted by a group of girls known as The Descendants. You can probably guess who their ancestors were, right? yep, the witches.

As if dealing with a checkered family past wasn't enough, Sam finds herself confronted by a handsome but seriously stubborn ghost, and she's discovered she is at the center of a centuries-old curse. Stopping the cycle of evil will mean working with the Descendants and proving her own innocence. But does anyone actually care if Sam is innocent? Or Salem's deadly history destined to repeat itself ?

Review- A good YA horror romance novel with a pretty interesting world. As the blurb said Samantha Mather is the descendant of Cotton Mather who is in real history the one who actually did start the Salem witch trials. Samantha is forced to move to Salem because her father's medical bills will be less expensive to live there; she does come in contact with the descendants of the witches who still live in Salem. The plot does not have as many twists as I was expecting.  The good people of Salem turn against Samantha very quickly against all evidence that she is innocent but the reveal of the ultimate villain was excellently done and quite surprising. If you're looking for a nice YA horror novel with a little side of paranormal romance you should give this one a try.

I get nothing for my review. I give this book a Four out of Five stars and I borrowed this book from my local library.