Book Review - Born Wicked

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I like a good realistic witch story (does that even make sense?).

Spotswood's alternate hsitory of the late 1880's New England was very intriguing. She used some real events for inspiration (Salem witch trials)but played them out in her own way (New England became very oppressive of women while other parts of the world (Dubai) developed into very progressive states.

The main character, Cate Cahill, struggles with the promise that she made to her mother on her mother's deathbed that Cate will help protect the fact that she and her sisters are all witches from The Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has cracked down on witchcraft by abducting any female suspected of witchcraft. Some of the girls/women are returned emotionally and physically damaged while some never return at all. Cate is coming of age where she must decide to either marry or join The Sisterhood (the less powerful female version of The Brotherhood).

This is the first in a series and while I was a little disappointed that although witchcraft is supposed to be a big taboo, the secret is really not so much of a secret, I'm looking forward to finding out what happens next to the Cahill witches.



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