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How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1)
How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1)
Adriana Mather | 2016 | Young Adult (YA)
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8.3 (4 Ratings)
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Witches, history, girl power, salem, girls defending girls, what's not to like? (0 more)
Its salem like you've never seen it.
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Samantha Mather moves to Salem with her stepmother into her dads childhood house.
So with a last name like hers, when the descendants of the original witch families start mysteriously dying after her arrival its not surprising that she becomes a prime suspect.
Samantha overcomes alot of obstacles, and really finds who she is within this book.
Adriana mather is a complete inspiration and an amazing author and I can't wait to read more of her work.
  
Rating: 3.75

Lord Benjamin, the youngest of the Westfeld brothers, is a broken werewolf. He can no longer change in the light of the full moon. Horrified at himself, he seeks out a healer—a witch, although he isn't sure he believes in them—and comes across the beautiful Elspeth Campbell. But in order to let Elspeth heal him, he has to tell her everything. And spilling his guts to a beautiful Scottish girl isn't the easiest thing in the world.

Elspeth isn't quite sure what to think of Lord Benjamin… especially when her sister witch, a seer, claims that he will take her away from them forever. She vows not to leave them, but when she meets him… she begins to have second thoughts. Falling in love with him hadn't been part of the plan.

Tall, Dark, and Wolfish was really cute. I adored Elspeth: she was a fun, stubborn, slightly sarcastic character who was strong in herself. And Benjamin… poor broken Benjamin who lost his wolf-ness. I loved their interactions and I loved their dialogue. I especially liked the interactions between Ben and Will, his brother. They're just… great.

The writing was satisfactory… but the accents were great. Elspeth and her witch sisters spoke in their Scottish accents, and it was written with the accent. Although it was a little hard to read at first, you can catch onto the sound of their voices quickly, and it adds to the character.

I was pleased at the plot: at first I was wondering how Dare would stretch the limited romantic plot into a full length novel, but there were a lot of aspects and sub-plots that were woven in, making it an exciting fun story.

Although, all things considered, it was just a tad sappy. But not enough to make me put it down. I think I read it through from beginning to end in about four hours.

Content/recommendation: some language, some sex. Ages 18+