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A review by panicatthebookstore
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
4.0
It's 1970, and fifteen year old Neva is pregnant and unmarried. Shunned by her family, she is sent to a home for unwed mothers, where she is to stay until her baby is born. Once baby has arrived, it is to be adopted so that she can go back to her normal life. When she arrives, she's given the name Fern, and she becomes friends with some of the other girls. But it isn't long before the girls are sneaking out after curfew and they come across the coven of witches in the woods. And now the girls have a book of spells...
This was my first from this author, and not my usual genre. It took me a little while to get into it, but I actually really started to enjoy it after a few chapters. At times, it did drag a little, but I actually ended up reading it pretty quickly and the ending made me cry a little.
I feel it was a pretty bold move for a male author to write a book about teenage pregnant girls, and about how unwed mothers were treated during those times. I think he did it incredibly well and I honestly applaud him.
This was my first from this author, and not my usual genre. It took me a little while to get into it, but I actually really started to enjoy it after a few chapters. At times, it did drag a little, but I actually ended up reading it pretty quickly and the ending made me cry a little.
I feel it was a pretty bold move for a male author to write a book about teenage pregnant girls, and about how unwed mothers were treated during those times. I think he did it incredibly well and I honestly applaud him.