This was quite the book; I’ll tell you that. A little bit of magic, and a whole lot of trauma was contained within the pages of this book. Fern was an interesting character. I felt for her, and had to remind myself multiple times that she was a young teenager, so might not make fully rational decisions. This book was also a hard read because what the girls went through was quite traumatic. Being forced to have their babies and then the babies being taken, all while having no one to love them. It was so sad in that regard. The witchcraft and magic elements were fairly minimal, I felt this book was more of a character exploration than anything else. It was a lovely story, but I was just expecting more witchcraft. This one is also very vivid, which I feel is just how this author writes. I love it and continue to read them and enjoy. Of all the books by this author, this one is probably my favorite to date. I really enjoyed the topic and just how well done it was.

Be mindful of reading this one if you have any triggers surrounding child birth as there are some very vivid scenes.

Thank you to @berkleypub and @netgalley for this e-arc. All thoughts are my own.