I have read a lot of the history of the Salem Witch Trials, and I love fictional books with those aspects and themes. So I was excited for this book because it's been a while since I've read a good witchy story. Unfortunately this book fell extremely flat for me and I almost DNF'd it several times.

I was unable to connect to any single character, or the group of them as a whole. They were all very one-dimensional to me and I didn't feel like they showed any emotion. The bulk of the story seemed like dialogue. Very proper dialogue. The characters had these proper yet stilted conversations that were just a little to clean and neat and without an iota of emotion. And now I'm being repetitive because I can't think of anything else to say. I would have liked to see some kind of inner monologue or freak out when the characters were fighting or when there was a death, but each situation was dealt with in a few sentences and we moved on.

So the story didn't make me feel anything but "meh". Because I couldn't connect, I also couldn't get invested in the romance or drama (which was somewhat predictable). And after finishing, I kinda wished I would've DNF'd and moved on to something else.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. 2 stars / 1 flame. ( )

In 1693 Karina Howe was burned as a witch; she and her two sisters Kara and Kenna lived as true witches in Ipswitch, Massachusetts. Before Karina could be burned alive, however, she cast a powerful spell that launched the souls of herself and her sisters forward through time. The demon that separated them in 1693 also managed to get caught up in Karina's spell and finds a way every generation to keep one sister separate from the others so their full potential will never be reached. Presently, in Blackbrook, NY Karina lives as Trin with one of her sisters, Kit and they have spent all of their lives looking for the third sister. When Caris and her cousin Jason move into town, Trin feels a bond of the sisterhood with them. The more time Trin spends with Caris and Jason, the more she feels that they are connected, but as their connection grows, an evil shadow seems to tear them apart.



This was a quick, fun paranormal romance read. I really liked the idea that the witches were not truly killed, but their souls carried on through time. At first the plot seemed very simple to me, Trin and Kit are looking for their sister, and when Caris moves into town everything seems to be solved. However, when Caris and Jason arrive, another mystery is introduced. The black shadow that follows them around and seems to deter them from being with one another opens up Trin to her past lives. I really did enjoy Trin trying to figure out the connection between herself, Kit, Jason and Caris, and when it was finally revealed, I was not expecting it at all. A dramatic ending tied everything up nicely with a very different outcome for the witches of Salem than anyone would have expected.



This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )