Emma Reads Crime

They are referred to as wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. 15 year old pregnant Fern arrives at Wellwood House in the sweltering summer of 1970, terrified and alone. There, she meets loads of other unwed underage pregnant women. Their families have hidden them in this home so they can have their babies and give them up for adoption. 

Fern then meets a librarian who gives her a book about witchcraft in secret, and power is in the hands of the girls for the first time in their lives.

I would say the best way to describe this book is Cackle meets the Reformatory. 

This is a chunky book but I loved every minute of it! I felt a rollercoaster of emotions with this book. It starts off being quite upsetting. After that, I got major cozy vibes and then it turns quite dark pretty quickly.

I did shed some tears occasionally and at the end too. I thought the writing style was fantastic and engaging.

Some of the scenes in this book are graphic and did make me feel a little nauseous at times so be aware! 

Initially we are introduced to far too many characters however as the book progresses, we only focus on a set few and I found them so interesting!

I would have liked a little more witchcraft in the book but it’s just a personal preference thing.

If you like the sound of this, it is available on Amazon here.

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Spooky season is coming to an end! What has been your favourite spooky read of October so far?