Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

 

⚠️Please see TW/CWs before consuming: Pregnancy, medical trauma, blood, pedophilia, child abuse, sexual assault, rape, racism, and vomit.

 

To expand on these warnings above, I would just stay away from this book if anything concerning child birth, pregnancy, or pregnancy loss triggers you. There is SO much about pregnancy in this book, it is on every page!

 

Could I ever dislike a Hendrix?? Idk if it is possible y’all. I really loved this, it does not top Horrorstor or Southern Book Club for me, but it comes close. It def tops his last two releases for me just cuz I love this subject matter, I love witches!!

 

I weirdly found this Hendrix more tame, but it certainly gets graphic especially with all the child birth, but it has a slow build of unsettling events. I really loved all the spells and how detailed they got! It was so interesting to read.

 

I loved the setting in 1970 at a home for unwed mothers, it led to such interesting and such awful conversations on giving up children for adoption. And how these are children having children and they are treated poorly by ALL the adults in their lives…every single one!

 

If you loved My Best Friends Exorcism, you will love this one too. Just because the young women friendships are so prominent in this book!

 

My only complaint is the length. I felt there was some repetitive introspection our MC does that could have been cut out. And maybe a few scenes were unnecessary as well, and those things kind of just bogged the plot down to me. I also didn’t love reading from such young characters, but that is on me, not the book.