The Lost Book of Salem - Katherine Howe

I picked this book up on a recent trip to Waterstones as I was looking for some easy to read options for a holiday and they had a 3 for 2 offer on. This book was in the offer and although I had never heard of it or of the author before I read the back and it sounded interesting so I bought it. I have read the book over the last week and although it was very easy to read and I didn't dislike it as such, I did find it rather predictable and a tad patronizing as well as being almost laugh out loud ridiculous at times. It made me wonder whether this was actually aimed at teenagers but it would seem not. Basically the book follows Connie Goodwin, a ...  Read the complete review