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A review by jordansbookescape
Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Stephanie Hemphill
3.0
To be completely honest, I knew that I wasn't going to love this. When I read this a few years ago, I only rated it three stars and I couldn't really remember much about it. It's also written in verse, which is a format that I'm not all that familiar with.
Overall, the plot was interesting and the fact that it was written in the point of the afflicted, aka the girls who accused innocent people of witchcraft, made me intrigued. However, I grew frustrated quite quickly since what was happening was a classic case of peer pressure and bullying. I just wanted to shake some sense into the girls. While I did feel bad for them to a certain extant, since they started acting the way they did to gain a voice and status in their community, I felt worse for the innocent people who were bullied and tortured into confessing that they were witches.
The writing was really good, especially since Hemphill used the language and grammar of the seventeenth century, which made the novel a bit more atmospheric. However, nothing about this book wowed me and I can tell that I'm going to forget about the plot again very quickly.
If you're interested in a quick read about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 or a book written in verse, you might be interested in this. Just be prepared to get frustrated quickly.
Overall, the plot was interesting and the fact that it was written in the point of the afflicted, aka the girls who accused innocent people of witchcraft, made me intrigued. However, I grew frustrated quite quickly since what was happening was a classic case of peer pressure and bullying. I just wanted to shake some sense into the girls. While I did feel bad for them to a certain extant, since they started acting the way they did to gain a voice and status in their community, I felt worse for the innocent people who were bullied and tortured into confessing that they were witches.
The writing was really good, especially since Hemphill used the language and grammar of the seventeenth century, which made the novel a bit more atmospheric. However, nothing about this book wowed me and I can tell that I'm going to forget about the plot again very quickly.
If you're interested in a quick read about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 or a book written in verse, you might be interested in this. Just be prepared to get frustrated quickly.