Can Sam, with the help of the Descendants, break the curse?
Sam Mather
Samantha "Sam" Mather has come back to Salem, Massachusetts, because of her dad's medical bills becoming too much. I, first thing, feel the same things for Sam since I know how it feels to be starting a new school. Sam is a great kid that just has had the worst luck keeping anyone with her. There is a lot of things that I like about Sam, and one of them is that she embraces the weirdness that she has seen and is trying to deal with the fact that they might be cursed. This curse is around this group of people. She is a strong character, and I think that we probably would be friends if she were real.
The Descendants
The Descendants are a group of five kids that are descended from the accused party of the Trials. They are four girls and one boy. They dress in all black and only hang out together. Well, until Sam comes into town needing their help to break the curse. I like Susannah, Alice, and Mary the best. I like them the best, mostly because they give Sam the benefit of the doubt regarding what she says about evil. Lizzie and John, I didn't care for. Until the book changed my mind about them. Sam might finally have found a group of friends.
Five Stars
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather is a beautifully written book about how what happened back then could easily relate to something that is happening now. Sam is new to town, and it doesn't help that she's a Mather. Another thing that doesn't help is the deadly cycle. That only happens when a big group of the descendants of the Witch Trials is in Salem. One of the many things that Ms. Mather does with this book is to teach us that high school bullying in a way is like being apart of the Witch Trials. Especially in here. I am giving this book five stars and recommending it.
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This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove